Hall of Fame
Vanessa Williams ($3,500)
Rosanna Arquette ($17,300)
Billy Dee Williams ($1,000)
Maureen McGovern ($6,300)
Joe Scarborough ($9,562)
Annie Leibovitz ($8,300)
Diane English ($7,750)
Dana Delany ($32,250)
Jim Boeheim ($500)
Adrien Brody ($2,000)
Christopher Ruddy ($17,900)
Pat Benatar ($2,375)
John Grisham ($154,725)
Sam Wyche ($4,000)
Janel Moloney ($1,700)
Francine Pascal ($3,250)
Billy Joel ($11,250)
Oliver North ($5,300)
Magic Johnson ($16,100)
Peter Jacobsen ($2,500)
James Cromwell ($6,550)
Jeff Gordon ($4,300)
Sean 'Diddy' Combs ($3,000)
Richard Kind ($2,500)
Christie Hefner ($175,882)
Trisha Yearwood ($3,000)
Judith Regan ($14,500)
Alan Ruck ($1,250)
Eddie Vedder ($5,208)
Barry Bostwick ($250)
Rip Torn ($4,300)
Gary Collins ($2,250)
Bart Starr ($32,610)
David Zucker ($27,714)
David Westin ($9,000)
Kirk Douglas ($20,300)
Jack Klugman ($7,866)
Greg Biffle ($3,500)
Neil Diamond ($32,750)
Larry Merchant ($7,750)
Tommy Maddox ($2,000)
Timothy Hutton ($500)
Annabeth Gish ($1,250)
Jim Nabors ($800)
Chris Matthews ($2,000)
Michael Moore ($25,500)
Sela Ward ($625)
James Caan ($4,200)
Annette Bening ($7,200)
Mark Burnett ($2,300)
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Hall of Fame ► Media
Les Moonves
, 58 (bio ) CBS president and CEO
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
476
Election Picks: 13 wins, 11 losses
$1,000 Republican $26,950 Democrat $7,500 special interest total: $35,450
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
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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Iraq
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Days
1,886
2,414
GIs Killed in Action
3,326
298
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
754
133
DoD
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13,395
1,198
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
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30,000
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$241 Mil
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