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John Goodman ($4,000)
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Mike Myers ($12,000)
Ozzy Osbourne ($2,000)
Campbell Scott ($250)
Sam Waterston ($42,627)
Trisha Yearwood ($3,000)
Lauren Graham ($1,000)
Errol Morris ($3,200)
John Legend ($5,600)
Camryn Manheim ($1,300)
Linda Gray ($6,500)
Melissa Etheridge ($7,000)
Tim Robbins ($38,210)
Kevin Costner ($24,000)
Paul Hornung ($3,000)
Anne Heche ($1,000)
Jennifer Lopez ($4,200)
Timothy Dalton ($250)
Mia Farrow ($1,000)
Philip Glass ($13,733)
Ed Helms ($250)
Prince ($1,000)
Beverly LaHaye ($20,011)
Carrie Fisher ($13,500)
Jerry Stiller ($2,000)
Amy Brenneman ($12,000)
Seth Green ($2,300)
Sheena Easton ($8,700)
David Fincher ($5,900)
Natalie Portman ($4,300)
Kevin Bacon ($36,000)
Rob Reiner ($636,483)
Jeff Goldblum ($1,000)
Tina Brown ($1,000)
Gary Collins ($2,250)
Larry Flynt ($49,074)
Carson Kressley ($250)
Beverly D'Angelo ($2,000)
Sam Sheperd ($500)
Marisa Tomei ($2,900)
Arnold Schwarzenegger ($20,250)
Robert Smigel ($8,100)
Richard Mellon Scaife ($834,854)
Michael Mann ($13,950)
Chuck Scarborough ($3,500)
Laura Innes ($3,800)
Tucker Carlson ($1,000)
David Stern ($1,057,860)
Dave Matthews ($2,100)
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Hall of Fame ► Sports
Byron Nelson
, 1912-2006 (bio ) pro golfer 1935-46
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
877
Election Picks: 5 wins, 1 loss
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
NELSON, BYRON ROANOKE, TX 76262 RETIRED/RETIREDJohn Cornyn (R) Senate - TX TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INCWon $200 primary 01/30/06
Nelson, Byron Mr. Roanoke, TX 76262 Retired REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $200 primary 11/30/04
Nelson, Byron Mr. Roanoke, TX 76262 Retired REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $200 primary 09/30/04
NELSON, BYRON ROANOKE, TX 76262 RETIREDJohn Thune (R) Senate - SD JOHN THUNE FOR US SENATEWon $200 general 08/08/04
Nelson, Byron Mr. Roanoke, TX 76262 Retired REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $200 primary 07/28/04
NELSON, BYRON ROANOKE, TX 76262 RETIREDJohn Thune (R) Senate - SD JOHN THUNE FOR US SENATEWon $200 general 07/15/04
Nelson, Byron Mr. Roanoke, TX 76262 Retired REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $200 primary 07/07/04
Nelson, Byron Mr. Roanoke, TX 76262 Retired REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $201 primary 10/17/02
NELSON, BYRON ROANOKE, TX 76262 RETIREDJohn Cornyn (R) Senate - TX TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INCWon $200 general 08/26/02
Mr. Byron Nelson Roanoke, TX 76262 Retired REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS (R) - $200 primary 08/02/02
NELSON, BYRON ROANOKE, TX 76262 RETIREDJohn Cornyn (R) Senate - TX TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INCWon $200 general 04/18/02
NELSON, BYRON ROANOKE, TX 76262 NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONS (R) - $250 primary 11/05/01
Nelson, Byron Mr. Roanoke, TX 76262 Retired REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $200 primary 09/28/01
Nelson, Byron Mr. Roanoke, TX 76262 Retired REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $200 primary 08/30/01
Nelson, Byron Mr. Roanoke, TX 76262 Retired REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $225 primary 05/29/01
Nelson, Byron Mr. Roanoke, TX 76262 Retired REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $225 primary 02/20/01
NELSON, BYRON ROANOKE, TX 76262 RETIRED REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS (R) - $200 primary 04/09/99
NELSON, BYRON ROANOKE, TX 76262 RETIRED REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS (R) - $200 primary 11/20/98
NELSON, BYRON ROANOKE, TX 76262 RETIRED REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS (R) - $200 primary 12/12/97
NELSON, BYRON ROANOKE, TX 76262 RETIRED REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $200 primary 12/05/94
NELSON, BYRON ROANOKE, TX 76262 RETIREDKay Bailey Hutchison (R) Senate - TX KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON FOR SENATE COMMITTEEWon $200 general 09/30/94
NELSON, BYRON ROANOKE, TX 76262 RETIRED FRIENDS OF PHIL GRAMM PAC (R) - $250 primary 12/17/93
NELSON, BYRON ROANOKE, TX 76262 RETIRED REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $200 primary 12/09/93
NELSON, BYRON ROANOKE, TX 76262 NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE (R) - $250 primary 11/12/93
NELSON, BYRON ROANOKE, TX 76262 RETIRED REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $200 primary 05/20/93
NELSON, BYRON ROANOKE, TX 76262 RETIRED REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $200 primary 12/18/92
NELSON, BYRON ROANOKE, TX 76262 RETIREDGRAMM, PHIL (R) Senate - TX FRIENDS OF PHIL GRAMM '90Won $250 primary 03/13/90
NELSON, BYRON MR ROANOKE, TX 76262 REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS (R) - $200 primary 03/06/89
NELSON, BYRON MR ROANOKE, TX 00000 RETIRED TEXAS VICTORY COMMITTEE-REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS (FEDERAL ACCOUNT) (R) - $1,000 general 08/28/80
NELSON, BYRON MR ROANOKE, TX 76262 GOLF PRO & RANCHERCONNALLY, JOHN B. (R) President CONNALLY FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEELost $750 primary 06/22/79
NELSON, BYRON ROANOKE, TX 76762 GOLF PROCONNALLY, JOHN B. (R) President CONNALLY FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEELost $250 primary 02/09/79
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycle
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Days
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3,456
475
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Non-Hostile GI Deaths
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167
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13,830
1,976
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38,000
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