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Phil Mickelson ($705)
Jane Seymour ($6,000)
Deepak Chopra ($14,900)
Joan Jett ($7,550)
Gretchen Wilson ($2,300)
Dean Cain ($3,000)
Laura Linney ($2,300)
Justine Bateman ($1,300)
Chris Tucker ($4,000)
Marc Cherry ($10,150)
Elisabeth Hasselbeck ($1,000)
George Steinbrenner ($259,600)
Ron Kuby ($7,250)
Andrew Tobias ($1,075,329)
Jim Cramer ($261,000)
Isaac Mizrahi ($18,765)
David Montgomery ($54,200)
Peter Falk ($6,900)
Griffin Dunne ($6,950)
Brian Grazer ($133,492)
Matt Groening ($59,450)
David Ogden Stiers ($10,650)
Suzanne Somers ($1,000)
Oliver Platt ($7,930)
Richard Dreyfuss ($39,200)
Anna Paquin ($900)
Charles Grodin ($4,000)
Seth Rogen ($30,400)
Rick Mears ($1,000)
Marg Helgenberger ($28,750)
Joss Whedon ($34,500)
David Arquette ($4,300)
Mimi Rogers ($5,250)
Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Sr ($5,250)
Rose McGowan ($800)
Herbie Hancock ($9,560)
Sean McManus ($1,250)
Lowry Mays ($488,790)
Joe Dumars ($1,000)
Larry Mize ($2,250)
Rob Morrow ($2,750)
Sam Waterston ($45,927)
Steve Bing ($8,896,940)
Liev Schreiber ($1,500)
Maura Tierney ($45,100)
John Larroquette ($2,500)
Jonathan Franzen ($9,100)
Tom Coughlin ($1,126)
Kris Kristofferson ($17,000)
Julia Roberts ($2,000)
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Hall of Fame ► Politics
Karl Rove
, 58 (bio ) Deputy Chief of Staff; political consultant
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
425
Election Picks: 15 wins, 9 losses
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
ROVE, KARL AUSTIN, TX 78735 SELF EMPLOYED/WRITER - CONSULTANTBLUNT, ROY (R) Senate - MO FRIENDS OF ROY BLUNT - $1,000 primary 06/26/09
Rove, Karl Washington, DC 20016 Self-Employed/ConsultantNorm Coleman (R) Senate - MN COLEMAN MINNESOTA RECOUNT COMMITTEELost $1,000 11/27/08
Rove, Karl Washington, DC 20016 self/writer and consultantSCHMETT, KIM (R) House (IA District: 03) IOWANS FOR KIM SCHMETTLost $2,000 general 11/12/08
ROVE, KARL WASHINGTON, DC 20016 SELF EMPLOYED/CONSULTANTWICKER, ROGER F (R) Senate - MS WICKER FOR SENATEWon $2,300 03/31/08
ROVE, KARL MR. WASHINGTON, DC 20016 SELF-EMPLOYED/CONSULTANTJohn McCain (R) President JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC.Lost $2,300 primary 02/07/08
ROVE, KARL C MR. WASHINGTON, DC 20032 THE WHITE HOUSE/GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEEGeorge W Bush (R) President BUSH-CHENEY '04 (PRIMARY) INCWon $2,000 primary 09/30/03
ROVE, KARL AUSTIN, TX 78746 BUSH FOR PRESIDENTASHCROFT, JOHN D (R) Senate - MO ASHCROFT 2000Lost $1,000 primary 05/14/99
ROVE, KARL C AUSTIN, TX 78746 ROVE & ASSOCIATESRoger F. Wicker (R) House (MS District: 01) FRIENDS OF ROGER WICKER 2000Won $1,000 primary 03/26/99
ROVE, KARL C AUSTIN, TX 78746 KARL ROVE & COMPANYGeorge W Bush (R) President BUSH FOR PRESIDENT INC.Won $1,000 primary 03/04/99
ROVE, KARL AUSTIN, TX 78746 ROVE & ASSOCIATESRoger F. Wicker (R) House (MS District: 01) FRIENDS OF ROGER WICKER 1998Won $1,000 primary 12/12/97
ROVE, KARL C AUSTIN, TX 78746 KARL ROVE & CO REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS (R) - $500 primary 10/08/97
ROVE, KARL C AUSTIN, TX 78746 KARL ROVE AND COMPANYKay Bailey Hutchison (R) Senate - TX KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON FOR SENATE COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 03/10/97
ROVE, KARL C MR AUSTIN, TX 78746 BUSINESS OWNERBob Dole (R) President DOLE/KEMP '96 COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE INCLost $1,000 general 02/04/97
ROVE, KARL C AUSTIN, TX 78746 SELF-EMPLOYEDBob Dole (R) President DOLE FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $1,000 primary 11/04/96
ROVE, KARL AUSTIN, TX 78746 ROVE & ASSOCIATESRoger F. Wicker (R) House (MS District: 01) FRIENDS OF ROGER WICKER 1996Won $1,000 general 03/30/96
ROVE, KARL C AUSTIN, TX 78746 KARL ROVE & COSteve Forbes (R) President FORBES FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE INCLost $1,000 primary 10/23/95
ROVE, KARL C AUSTIN, TX 78746 KARL ROVE & COGRAMM, WILLIAM PHILLIP (R) President PHIL GRAMM FOR PRESIDENT, INC.Lost $1,000 primary 10/23/95
ROVE, KARL C AUSTIN, TX 78746 KARL ROVE & COJoe L. Barton (R) House (TX District: 06) CONGRESSMAN JOE BARTON COMMITTEE, THEWon $500 primary 04/20/95
ROVE, KARL C AUSTIN, TX 78746 KARL ROVE & CO REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS (R) - $1,000 primary 08/15/94
ROVE, KARL AUSTIN, TX 78746 DIRECT MAILINGRoger F. Wicker (R) House (MS District: 01) FRIENDS OF ROGER WICKER (1994)Won $1,000 general 07/02/94
ROVE, KARL AUSTIN, TX 78746 KARL ROVE & ASSOCRoger F. Wicker (R) House (MS District: 01) FRIENDS OF ROGER WICKER (1994)Won $1,000 primary 12/30/93
ROVE, KARL C AUSTIN, TX 78746 CONSULTANT FRIENDS OF PHIL GRAMM PAC (R) - $250 primary 08/31/93
ROVE, KARL C AUSTIN, TX 78746 CONSULTANTCOVERDELL, PAUL DOUGLAS (R) Senate - GA COVERDELL SENATE COMMITTEEWon $1,000 11/18/92
ROVE, KARL C AUSTIN, TX 78746 KARL ROVE & CO REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS (R) - $500 primary 10/18/92
ROVE, KARL C AUSTIN, TX 78746 Robert F. Bennett (R) Senate - UT FRIENDS OF BOB BENNETT SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEEWon $250 general 09/14/92
ROVE, KARL C AUSTIN, TX 78767 PAUL ROVE & CO REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $1,000 primary 08/14/92
ROVE, KARL C AUSTIN, TX 78746 KARL ROVE & CO REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS (R) - $1,000 primary 06/02/92
ROVE, KARL C AUSTIN, TX 78746 CONSULTANTGeorge H W Bush (R) President BUSH - QUAYLE '92 PRIMARY COMMITTEE INCLost $1,000 primary 04/13/92
ROVE, KARL C AUSTIN, TX 78746 CONSULTANTGRAMM, PHIL (R) Senate - TX FRIENDS OF PHIL GRAMM '90Won $250 primary 12/11/90
ROVE, KARL C AUSTIN, TX 78746 ROVE & CO REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS (R) - $1,000 primary 10/23/90
ROVE, KARL C MR AUSTIN, TX 78746 CONSULTANTGRAMM, PHIL (R) Senate - TX FRIENDS OF PHIL GRAMM '90Won $500 primary 06/01/89
ROVE, KARL C AUSTIN, TX 78746 KARL ROVE AND COMPANYHEINZ, HENRY JOHN III (R) Senate - PA PEOPLE FOR JOHN HEINZ COMMITTEEWon $500 general 11/07/88
ROVE, KARL C MR AUSTIN, TX 78776 ROVE & CO REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS (R) - $2,000 primary 09/28/88
ROVE, KARL II MR AUSTIN, TX 78746 KARL ROVE & CO REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS (R) - $500 primary 08/02/88
ROVE, KARL C MR AUSTIN, TX 78746 KARL ROVE AND COMPANYGeorge H W Bush (R) President GEORGE BUSH FOR PRESIDENT, INCWon $500 primary 03/01/88
ROVE, KARL C MR AUSTIN, TX 78746 George H W Bush (R) President GEORGE BUSH FOR PRESIDENT, INC - $-500 primary 05/19/87
ROVE, KARL C AUSTIN, TX 78746 KARL ROVE AND COMPANYGeorge H W Bush (R) President GEORGE BUSH FOR PRESIDENT, INCWon $500 primary 05/08/87
ROVE, KARL C AUSTIN, TX 78756 KARL ROVE & COMPANY REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS (R) - $1,000 primary 10/02/84
ROVE, KARL C AUSTIN, TX 78756 SELF-EMPLOYEDGRAMM, PHIL (R) Senate - TX FRIENDS OF PHIL GRAMM '90Won $500 general 07/19/84
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