Hall of Fame
Jerry Stiller ($2,000)
Lea Thompson ($3,308)
Nicole Miller ($33,500)
Arthur Blank ($285,800)
Roger Ailes ($6,750)
Bobby Flay ($1,000)
Drew Barrymore ($1,000)
Danny Goldberg ($185,800)
Terry McMillan ($5,750)
Norman Jewison ($16,550)
Chris Evert ($500)
Jane Smiley ($13,725)
Harvey Weinstein ($487,367)
Jann Wenner ($189,654)
Tom Bergeron ($8,800)
Aaron Sorkin ($201,700)
Kristen Johnston ($3,250)
Dennis Green ($9,550)
Daniel 'Lemony Snicket' Handler ($40,800)
Merril Hoge ($1,000)
Maura Tierney ($45,100)
Kirk Hammett ($6,000)
Richard Lewis ($6,000)
Richard Mellon Scaife ($849,454)
Kathleen Turner ($35,500)
Lisa Loeb ($3,600)
Lucy Lawless ($4,000)
Oleg Cassini ($21,250)
Ellen DeGeneres ($3,000)
Patricia Cornwell ($210,400)
Larry Charles ($2,500)
Adam Sandler ($2,100)
Tom Kite ($2,000)
Jerry Richardson ($76,150)
James Denton ($2,300)
Fran Tarkenton ($11,600)
Phil Jackson ($7,755)
Jennifer Jason Leigh ($300)
Lionel Richie ($7,800)
Elaine May ($7,000)
Talia Shire ($5,500)
Chris Weitz ($24,838)
Pauly Shore ($1,000)
Gayle King ($8,300)
Brian De Palma ($2,000)
Jeffrey Tambor ($250)
Anna Wintour ($47,150)
Alan Ruck ($1,250)
Rick Mears ($1,000)
Sharon Lawrence ($18,658)
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Hall of Fame ► Sports
George Bodenheimer
(bio ) ESPN president
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
263
Election Picks: 11 wins, 3 losses
$10,500 Republican $17,150 Democrat $45,430 special interest total: $73,080
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Bodenheimer, George W. New York, NY 10023 ESPN, Inc./President WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS EMPLOYEES PAC, THE - $5,000 primary 03/11/09
BODENHEIMER, GEORGE NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 ESPN/EXECUTIVEPatrick Leahy (D) Senate - VT LEAHY FOR U.S. SENATOR COMMITTEE - $2,400 primary 02/15/09
Bodenheimer, George W. New Canaan, CT 06840 ESPN Inc./President NATIONAL CABLE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTA PAC) - $1,000 primary 02/09/09
BODENHEIMER, GEORGE NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 ESPN/PRESIDENTArlen Specter (D) Senate - PA CITIZENS FOR ARLEN SPECTER- $1,000 primary 12/08/08
BODENHEIMER, GEORGE NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 ESPN INC./PRESIDENTMitch McConnell (R) Senate - KY MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE '14Won $1,000 general 09/11/08
Bodenheimer, George W. New Canaan, CT 06840 ESPN Inc./President NATIONAL CABLE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTA PAC) - $1,000 primary 03/11/08
Bodenheimer, George W. New Canaan, CT 06840 ESPN, Inc./President WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS EMPLOYEES PAC, THE - $5,000 primary 02/29/08
BODENHEIMER, GEORGE NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 ESPN/EXECUTIVEMax Baucus (D) Senate - MT FRIENDS OF MAX BAUCUSWon $2,000 primary 05/23/07
Bodenheimer, George W. New Canaan, CT 06840 ESPN Inc./President NATIONAL CABLE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTA PAC) - $1,000 primary 03/29/07
BODENHEIMER, GEORGE W. MR. NEW YORK, NY 10023 ESPN INC./EXECUTIVEJohn McCain (R) President JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC.Lost $1,000 primary 03/15/07
Bodenheimer, George W. New Canaan, CT 06840 ESPN Inc./President WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS EMPLOYEES PAC, THE - $5,000 primary 02/12/07
Bodenheimer, George New Canaan, CT 06840 ESPNChris Dodd (D) President CHRIS DODD FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $1,500 primary 12/01/06
BODENHEIMER, GEORGE NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 ESPN/PRESIDENTChris Dodd (D) Senate - CT FRIENDS OF CHRIS DODD- $1,500 primary 12/01/06
BODENHEIMER, GEORGE NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 ESPN, INC./EXECUTIVEJoseph Lieberman (D) Senate - CT FRIENDS OF JOE LIEBERMANWon $500 general 09/22/06
Bodenheimer, George W. New Canaan, CT 06840 ESPN Inc./President NATIONAL CABLE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTA PAC) - $1,000 primary 03/21/06
Bodenheimer, George W Mr. New Canaan, CT 06840 NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $1,000 primary 03/20/06
Bodenheimer, George New Canaan, CT 06840 ESPN Inc./President WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS EMPLOYEES PAC, THE - $5,000 primary 01/26/06
BODENHEIMER, GEORGE NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 ESPN/PRESIDENTBill Nelson (D) Senate - FL BILL NELSON FOR U S SENATEWon $600 primary 11/22/05
BODENHEIMER, GEORGE NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 ESPN/PRESIDENTBill Nelson (D) Senate - FL BILL NELSON FOR U S SENATEWon $900 general 11/22/05
Bodenheimer, George W. New Canaan, CT 06840 WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS EMPLOYEES PAC, THE - $-570 primary 03/21/05
Bodenheimer, George W. Mr. New Canaan, CT 06840 BSPN/President TEXAS FREEDOM FUND (R) - $1,000 primary 02/24/05
Bodenheimer, George W. New Canaan, CT 06840 ESPN Inc./President NATIONAL CABLE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTA PAC) - $1,000 primary 02/15/05
Bodenheimer, George New Canaan, CT 06840 ESPN Inc./President WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS EMPLOYEES PAC, THE - $5,000 primary 02/07/05
Bodenheimer, George W New Canaan, CT 06840 ABC Sports/PresidentEdward J. Markey (D) House (MA District: 07) MARKEY COMMITTEE, THEWon $1,000 primary 05/27/04
BODENHEIMER, GEORGE W NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 ESPNBill Nelson (D) Senate - FL BILL NELSON FOR U S SENATEWon $1,500 primary 02/27/04
Bodenheimer, George New Canaan, CT 06840 ESPN Inc./President NATIONAL CABLE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTA PAC) - $1,000 primary 02/19/04
BODENHEIMER, GEORGE W MR. New Canaan, CT 06840 NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $2,000 primary 12/08/03
BODENHEIMER, GEORGE MR. NEW YORK, NY 10023 E.S.P.N./EXECUTIVEGeorge W Bush (R) President BUSH-CHENEY '04 (PRIMARY) INCWon $2,000 primary 06/30/03
Bodenheimer, George W. New Canaan, CT 06840 ESPN Inc./President NATIONAL CABLE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTA PAC) - $1,000 primary 04/16/03
Bodenheimer, George Mr. New Canaan, CT 06840 ESPN/President & Ceo DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $1,000 primary 11/04/02
BODENHEIMER, GEORGE W. MR. NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONS (R) - $1,000 primary 10/10/02
Bodenheimer, George W. New Canaan, CT 06840 ESPN Inc./President NATIONAL CABLE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTA PAC) - $1,000 primary 02/27/02
Bodenheimer, George W. Mr. New Canaan, CT 06840 ESPN/ExecutiveNancy L. Johnson (R) House (CT District: 05) JOHNSON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $500 primary 09/18/01
Bodenheimer, George W. New Canaan, CT 06840 The Walt Disney Co./ExecutiveHoward L. Berman (D) House (CA District: 28) BERMAN FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 primary 06/27/01
Bodenheimer, George W. New Canaan, CT 06840 The Walt Disney Co./ExecutiveHoward L. Berman (D) House (CA District: 28) BERMAN FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 general 06/27/01
Bodenheimer, George New Cannaan, CT 06840 ESPN Inc./President NATIONAL CABLE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTA PAC) - $1,000 primary 01/30/01
Bodenheimer, George W. New Canaan, CT 06840 ESPN Inc./President WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS EMPLOYEES PAC, THE - $5,000 primary 01/17/01
BODENHEIMER, GEORGE W NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 ABC/WALT DISNEY COEdward J. Markey (D) House (MA District: 07) MARKEY COMMITTEE, THEWon $750 primary 06/26/00
BODENHEIMER, GEORGE NEW CANNAAN, CT 06840 ESPN NATIONAL CABLE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTA PAC) - $1,000 primary 02/25/00
BODENHEIMER, GEORGE W NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 ESPN INC WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS EMPLOYEES PAC, THE - $5,000 primary 01/18/00
BODENHEIMER, GEORGE NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 ABRAHAM, SPENCER SENATOR (R) Senate - MI ABRAHAM SENATE 2000Lost $1,000 primary 06/19/99
BODENHEIMER, GEORGE NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 ESPN NATIONAL CABLE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTA PAC) - $500 primary 02/23/99
BODENHEIMER, GEORGE NEW CANNAAN, CT 06840 ESPN NATIONAL CABLE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTA PAC) - $500 primary 01/21/99
BODENHEIMER, GEORGE W NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 ESPN INCHOLLINGS, ERNEST F (D) Senate - SC HOLLINGS FOR SENATEWon $500 primary 06/09/98
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US WAR SHEET
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
Current Troop Deployment
124,000
68,000
AP
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Total Cost (approved through Sept 30, 2009)
$711 Bln
$219 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$298 Mil
$75.2 Mil
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