Hall of Fame
Michael Smerconish ($22,850)
Philip Glass ($14,671)
Greta Van Susteren ($3,100)
Jill Eikenberry ($6,000)
Yoko Ono ($2,000)
Digger Phelps ($1,250)
Steve Young ($1,000)
Madeleine Stowe ($2,800)
Denise Austin ($10,000)
Lorenzo Lamas ($1,450)
Maggie Gallagher ($500)
Clint Eastwood ($4,750)
David Cross ($11,600)
Brian De Palma ($2,000)
David Ogden Stiers ($10,650)
Jimmie Johnson ($4,300)
Armstrong Williams ($1,800)
Mariska Hargitay ($2,400)
Teri Hatcher ($2,300)
Michael Jordan ($22,400)
Paul Azinger ($4,700)
Bonnie Raitt ($220,604)
Amy Tan ($6,800)
Susan Dey ($1,350)
Bob Balaban ($2,300)
Mike McCaskey ($10,500)
Kim Basinger ($5,500)
Anna Wintour ($47,150)
Sean Penn ($6,600)
Adam Sandler ($2,100)
Jerry Reinsdorf ($443,903)
Priscilla Presley ($750)
George Bodenheimer ($73,080)
Margot Kidder ($7,250)
Fred Wilpon ($128,465)
Cris Collinsworth ($6,500)
Rich Eisen ($1,500)
Michael Waltrip ($4,800)
Patti Smith ($9,979)
Angela Bassett ($2,300)
Mark Brunell ($5,000)
Marla Gibbs ($3,900)
Alexander Payne ($4,750)
Jennifer Jason Leigh ($300)
Larry Merchant ($10,050)
Joaquin Phoenix ($2,000)
John Daly ($1,000)
Spike Jonze ($7,500)
Steven Weber ($4,300)
Jann Wenner ($189,654)
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Hall of Fame ► Media
Les Moonves
, 60 (bio ) CBS president and CEO
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
601
Election Picks: 13 wins, 11 losses
$1,000 Republican $26,950 Democrat $12,500 special interest total: $40,450
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Moonves, Leslie Washington, DC 20004 CBS Corporation/Manager CBS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $5,000 primary 09/08/09
MOONVES, LESLIE LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 CBS INCJoseph Lieberman (D) Senate - CT FRIENDS OF JOE LIEBERMANWon $1,000 primary 11/12/99
Moonves, Leslie Ms. Los Angeles, CA 90049 CBSAl Gore (D) President GORE 2000 INCLost $1,000 primary 04/07/99
MOONVES, LESLIE LOS ANGELES, CA 90036 CBS TELEVISIONHOLLINGS, ERNEST F (D) Senate - SC HOLLINGS FOR SENATEWon $1,000 general 10/14/98
MOONVES, LESLIE LOS ANGELES, CA 90036 CBS TELEVISIONEvan Bayh (D) Senate - IN EVAN BAYH COMMITTEEWon $500 general 08/07/98
MOONVES, LESLIE LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 CBS TELEVISIONGORDON, BARRY (D) House (CA District: 27) BARRY GORDON FOR CONGRESSLost $500 primary 03/30/98
MOONVES, LESLIE LOS ANGELES, CA 90036 CBS TELEVISIONTom Daschle (D) Senate - SD NEW LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA PACWon $1,000 primary 02/11/98
MOONVES, LESLIE LOS ANGELES, CA 90049 CBSGREEN, MARK (D) Senate - NY GREEN FOR UNITED STATES SENATELost $500 primary 01/23/98
MOONVES, LESLIE LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 CBSPatrick Leahy (D) Senate - VT LEAHY FOR U.S. SENATOR COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 04/30/97
MOONVES, LESLIE LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 CBSPatrick Leahy (D) Senate - VT LEAHY FOR U.S. SENATOR COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 04/30/97
MOONVES, LESLIE LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 John F. Kerry (D) Senate - MA KERRY COMMITTEEWon $1,000 04/29/97
MOONVES, LESLIE LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 CBS ENTERTAINMENTRichard A. Gephardt (D) House (MO District: 03) GEPHARDT IN CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 04/11/97
MOONVES, LESLIE MR LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 CBS ENTERTAINMENT DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $5,000 primary 11/04/96
MOONVES, LESLIE LOS ANGELES, CA 90036 CBS ENTERTAINMENT PAXON PAC (FKA PAXON FOR CONGRESS) - $1,000 general 09/30/96
MOONVES, LESLIE LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 CBS INC DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $1,000 primary 08/16/96
MOONVES, LESLIE LOS ANGELES, CA 90049 CBS ENTERTAINMENTCarl Levin (D) Senate - MI FRIENDS OF SENATOR CARL LEVINWon $500 primary 07/24/96
MOONVES, LESLIE LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 CBS ENTERTAINMENTGORDON, BARRY (D) House (CA District: 27) BARRY GORDON FOR CONGRESSLost $500 primary 04/02/96
MOONVES, LESLIE LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 SAVITSKY SATIN GEISANDERS, CHARLES ADDISON (D) Senate - NC SANDERS FOR SENATELost $500 primary 03/22/96
MOONVES, LESLIE LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 CBS ENTERTAINMENTGORDON, BARRY (D) House (CA District: 27) BARRY GORDON FOR CONGRESSLost $500 primary 09/28/95
MOONVES, LESLIE LOS ANGELES, CA 90049 CBS ENTERTAINMENTBill Clinton (D) President CLINTON/GORE '96 PRIMARY COMMITTEE INCWon $1,000 primary 09/27/95
MOONVES, LESLIE BURBANK, CA 91522 WARNER BROS AOL TIME WARNER INC CMTE TO CONNECT & INFORM (F/K/A TIME WARNER INC POLITICAL ACTION CMTE - $2,500 primary 10/19/94
MOONVES, LESLIE BURBANK, CA 91505 WARNER BROS TELEKERREY, J ROBERT (D) Senate - NE KERREY FOR U S SENATE COMMITTEEWon $500 primary 05/06/94
MOONVES, LESLIE MR LOS ANGELES, CA 90049 WARNER BROTHERS TV DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $2,500 primary 11/29/93
MOONVES, LESLIE LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 WARNER BROS TVDINICOLA, RONALD A (D) House (PA District: 21) RON DINICOLA FOR CONGRESSLost $250 primary 11/23/93
MOONVES, LESLIE LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 LORIMAR TELEVISIONDECONCINI, DENNIS (D) Senate - AZ DECONCINI '94 COMMITTEELost $500 primary 08/05/93
MOONVES, LESLIE LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 LORIMAR TELEVISIONEdward M. Kennedy (D) Senate - MA KENNEDY FOR SENATE (1994)Won $500 primary 02/24/93
MOONVES, LESLIE LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 LORIMAR TELEVISIONDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 12/02/92
MOONVES, LESLIE ENCINO, CA 91316 LORIMAR TELEPICTURES CORPORATION AOL TIME WARNER INC CMTE TO CONNECT & INFORM (F/K/A TIME WARNER INC POLITICAL ACTION CMTE - $2,500 primary 11/21/91
MOONVES, LESLIE LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS * (R) - $1,000 primary 07/31/91
MOONVES, LESLIE BURBANK, CA 91505 LORIMAR TELEVISIONLEVINE, MEL (D) Senate - CA LEVINE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELost $200 general 06/19/91
MOONVES, LESLIE BURBANK, CA 91505 LORIMAR TELEVISIONLEVINE, MEL (D) Senate - CA LEVINE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELost $500 primary 04/30/91
MOONVES, LESLIE LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 LORIMAR TVGRAHAM, BOB (D) Senate - FL FRIENDS OF BOB GRAHAM COMMITTEEWon $500 primary 04/11/91
MOONVES, LESLIE ENCINO, CA 91316 LORIMAR TELEVISIONChris Dodd (D) Senate - CT FRIENDS OF CHRIS DODD (1992)Won $500 primary 03/22/91
MOONVES, LESLIE ENCINO, CA 91316 WARNER BROSCRANSTON, ALAN SENATOR (D) Senate - CA CRANSTON FOR SENATE '92 INCLost $500 primary 05/23/89
MOONVES, LESLIE ENCINO, CA 91316 EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENTMichael Dukakis (D) President DUKAKIS/BENTSEN GENERAL ELECTION LEGAL AND ACCOUNTING COMPLIANCE FUND (GELAC)Lost $500 general 06/06/88
MOONVES, LESLIE ENCINO, CA 91316 LORIMAR TELEVISIONMichael Dukakis (D) President DUKAKIS FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE, INCLost $500 primary 03/31/88
MOONVES, LESLIE ENCINO, CA 91316 SR VP LORIMAR-TELEPICTURES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $1,500 primary 09/30/86
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Afghanistan
Days
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2,967
GIs Killed in Action
3,476
649
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
889
192
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,883
2,678
DoD
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124,000
68,000
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Total Cost (approved through Sept 30, 2009)
$711 Bln
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