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Doris Kearns Goodwin ($1,400)
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Mike Shanahan ($1,000)
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Paul Anka ($2,250)
Dean Smith ($26,808)
Mark Kulkis ($6,100)
Mimi Rogers ($5,250)
Donna Mills ($32,425)
Barry Diller ($474,678)
Rosie O'Donnell ($198,600)
Ellen DeGeneres ($3,000)
Don Henley ($772,385)
Joe Francis ($4,000)
Jim Kelly ($4,000)
Larry Flynt ($49,074)
Taye Diggs ($2,300)
Melissa Gilbert ($9,800)
Michael Chiarello ($600)
Linda Ronstadt ($14,000)
Garrison Keillor ($103,861)
Francis Ford Coppola ($8,518)
Sam Raimi ($5,950)
Al Franken ($57,653)
Lea Thompson ($3,308)
David Pecker ($88,170)
Lanny Wadkins ($1,300)
Will Smith ($34,600)
John Hinderaker ($18,912)
Reese Witherspoon ($1,500)
Alan Tudyk ($250)
Hugh Hefner ($136,800)
Kristen Johnston ($3,250)
Jeff Goldblum ($1,000)
Kate Capshaw ($244,475)
Trisha Yearwood ($3,000)
Justine Bateman ($1,300)
Kevin Spacey ($42,000)
Errol Morris ($3,200)
Holly Robinson Peete ($36,640)
JoBeth Williams ($8,250)
Bernie Kosar ($72,800)
Karen Duffy ($4,050)
Rocco DiSpirito ($1,000)
Sela Ward ($625)
Ethan Hawke ($25,000)
Jon Cryer ($3,000)
Virginia Halas McCaskey ($24,200)
Lucy Liu ($4,800)
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Hall of Fame ► Politics
Barbara Bush
, 81 (bio ) First Lady 1989-93
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,102
Election Picks: 5 wins, 5 losses
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
BUSH, BARBARA HOUSTON, TX 77024 N/A/FORMER FIRST LADYPORTMAN, ROB (R) Senate - OH PORTMAN FOR SENATE COMMITTEE - $600 primary 04/21/09
BUSH, BARBARA HOUSTON, TX 77024 N/A/FORMER FIRST LADYPORTMAN, ROB (R) Senate - OH PORTMAN FOR SENATE COMMITTEE - $2,400 general 04/21/09
BUSH, BARBARA HOUSTON, TX 77024 N/A/FORMER FIRST LADYPORTMAN, ROB (R) Senate - OH PORTMAN FOR SENATE COMMITTEE - $1,284 primary 04/03/09
BUSH, BARBARA P. FIRST LADY HOUSTON, TX 77024 RETIRED/RETIREDJohn McCain (R) President JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC.Lost $2,300 primary 07/28/08
Bush, Barbara P Kennebunkport, ME 04046 Retired/RetiredCharles E., Jr. Summers (R) House (ME District: 01) CHARLIE SUMMERS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $2,300 general 07/24/08
BUSH, BARBARA KENNEBUNKPORT, ME 04046 RETIRED/RETIREDSusan M. Collins (R) Senate - ME COLLINS FOR SENATORWon $2,300 primary 09/07/07
BUSH, BARBARA KENNEBUNKPORT, ME 04046 RETIRED/RETIREDSusan M. Collins (R) Senate - ME COLLINS FOR SENATORWon $2,300 general 09/07/07
Bush, Barbara P Kennebunkport, ME 04046 RetiredCharles E., Jr. Summers (R) House (ME District: 01) CHARLIE SUMMERS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 07/06/07
BUSH, BARBARA P MRS. HOUSTON, TX 77024 RETIREDGeorge W Bush (R) President BUSH-CHENEY '04 (PRIMARY) INCWon $2,000 primary 06/10/03
BUSH, BARBARA HOUSTON, TX 77024 HOMEMAKERJohn E. Sununu (R) Senate - NH TEAM SUNUNUWon $1,000 primary 06/12/02
Bush, Barbara Houston, TX 77024 n/a/Former First Lady REPUBLICAN PARTY OF FLORIDA (R) - $5,000 primary 02/01/02
BUSH, BARBARA P HOUSTON, TX 77024 HOMEMAKERGeorge W Bush (R) President BUSH FOR PRESIDENT INC.Won $1,000 primary 04/14/99
BUSH, BARBARA P MRS HOUSTON, TX 77024 RETIREDBob Dole (R) President DOLE FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $1,000 primary 03/25/96
BUSH, BARBARA HOUSTON, TX 77042 1994 REP S/H DINNER TRUST (NON-FEDERAL) (soft-money donation) - $275 primary 06/14/94
BUSH, BARBARA P WASHINGTON, DC 20500 FIRST LADYGeorge H W Bush (R) President BUSH - QUAYLE '92 PRIMARY COMMITTEE INCLost $1,000 primary 06/04/92
BUSH, BARBARA P WASHINGTON, DC 20501 SELF-EMPLOYEDBUSH, PRESCOTT S JR (R) Senate - CT FRIENDS OF PRESCOTT BUSH CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE INCLost $1,000 primary 08/19/82
BUSH, BARBARA HOUSTON, TX 77057 HOUSE WIFEGREGG, JUDD ALAN (R) House (NH District: 02) JUDD GREGG FOR CONGRESSWon $500 general 10/08/80
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