Hall of Fame
Herbie Hancock ($9,560)
Morgan Spurlock ($5,800)
Gary Bettman ($4,300)
Mel Brooks ($20,300)
James Brolin ($3,737)
Paul Weitz ($2,750)
Don Criqui ($1,700)
George Foreman ($1,000)
Harvey Fierstein ($4,750)
Alan Alda ($32,600)
Jeffrey Tambor ($250)
Gwyneth Paltrow ($32,450)
Nancy Walls ($10,000)
Michael Waltrip ($4,800)
Curtis Martin ($2,300)
Christine Baranski ($1,500)
Jeff Zucker ($10,000)
Deborah Norville ($1,000)
Tom Hayden ($113,628)
James Whitmore ($34,270)
Billy Baldwin ($22,666)
Rush Limbaugh ($2,000)
Valerie Bertinelli ($2,800)
Julia Roberts ($2,000)
Amanda Peet ($4,200)
Matt Damon ($89,600)
Garth Brooks ($1,000)
Peter Bonerz ($1,250)
Jane Curtin ($14,200)
Michael Mann ($13,950)
Don Shula ($18,734)
Ina Garten ($5,800)
Laura San Giacomo ($1,500)
Amy Grant ($21,250)
Max Wright ($1,500)
Joanna Kerns ($25,600)
Traci Lords ($300)
Bobby Bowden ($15,500)
John Ramsey ($2,000)
Robert Zemeckis ($113,225)
Kate Hudson ($17,000)
John Larroquette ($2,500)
David Hiller ($29,550)
James Woods ($1,500)
Alex Karras ($14,200)
Bob Weir ($9,092)
Mike Shanahan ($1,000)
Josh Lucas ($250)
Armstrong Williams ($1,800)
Jeffrey Lurie ($68,300)
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Dave Checketts
, 53 (bio ) St Louis Blues - Chairman
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,902
Election Picks: 4 wins, 7 losses
$59,300 Republican $27,600 Democrat total: $86,900
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
CHECKETTS, DAVID W MR NEW YORK, NY 10022 SPORTS CAPITAL PARTNERS/CHAIRMAN NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE (R) - $28,500 primary 10/31/08
CHECKETTS, DAVID W. MR. NEW YORK, NY 10166 SCP WORLDWIDE/CHAIRMANJohn McCain (R) President MCCAIN VICTORY 2008Lost $25,000 primary 05/15/08
Checketts, David New Canaan, CT 06840 SCP Worldwide/ChairmanLEAVITT, DAVID O (R) House (UT District: 03) LEAVITT FOR CONGRESSLost $1,000 04/08/08
Checketts, David W. New Canaan, CT 06840 Self Employed/EntrepreneurCHAFFETZ, JASON (R) House (UT District: 03) FRIENDS OF JASON CHAFFETZWon $500 primary 03/03/08
CHECKETTS, DAVID W. MR. NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 SPORTS CAPITAL PARTNERS/CHAIRMANRudy Giuliani (R) President RUDY GIULIANI PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE INC - $-2,300 primary 10/31/07
CHECKETTS, DAVID W. MR. NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 SPORTS CAPITAL PARTNERS/CHAIRMANRudy Giuliani (R) President RUDY GIULIANI PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE INCLost $4,600 primary 10/31/07
CHECKETTS, DAVID NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 SPORTS CAPITAL PARTNERS/CHAIRMANJoseph Lieberman (D) Senate - CT FRIENDS OF JOE LIEBERMANWon $1,000 general 11/03/06
CHECKETTS, DAVID W NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 SPC LLCHarry Reid (D) Senate - NV FRIENDS FOR HARRY REIDWon $2,000 general 12/01/03
CHECKETTS, DAVID W NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 SPC LLCHarry Reid (D) Senate - NV FRIENDS FOR HARRY REIDWon $2,000 primary 12/01/03
CHECKETTS, DAVID W NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 MADISON SQUARE GARDENCharles Schumer (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF SCHUMERWon $1,000 primary 01/31/01
CHECKETTS, DAVID W NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 MADISON SQUARE GARDE DNC NON-FEDERAL UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION ACCOUNT (soft-money donation) - $20,000 primary 10/26/00
CHECKETTS, DAVID NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 MADISON SQUARE GARDENGIULIANI, RUDOLPH W (R) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF GIULIANI EXPLORATORY COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 06/14/99
Checketts, David Mr. New Canaan, CT 06840 Madison Square GardenBill Bradley (D) President BILL BRADLEY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $1,000 primary 05/18/99
CHECKETTS, DAVE NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 NEW YORK KNICKSROMNEY, W MITT (R) Senate - MA ROMNEY FOR U S SENATE COMMITTEE INCLost $1,000 primary 03/29/94
CHECKETTS, DAVID W NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 PETERSON, GRETHE B (D) Senate - UT COMMITTEE TO ELECT GRETHE PETERSON TO THE U S SENATE - $-400 primary 03/06/94
CHECKETTS, DAVID W NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 NEW YORK KNICKSPETERSON, GRETHE B (D) Senate - UT COMMITTEE TO ELECT GRETHE PETERSON TO THE U S SENATELost $1,000 primary 12/28/93
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Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,439
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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$711 Bln
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$298 Mil
$75.2 Mil
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