Hall of Fame
Reese Witherspoon ($1,500)
Dr Phil McGraw ($1,000)
Marlo Thomas ($425,066)
David Soul ($500)
Tracey Edmonds ($36,475)
Larry Gatlin ($15,490)
Reba McEntire ($2,500)
Barbra Streisand ($681,275)
Stephen Sondheim ($19,475)
Melissa Gilbert ($9,800)
Lisa Loeb ($3,600)
Chuck Palahniuk ($2,000)
Gloria Vanderbilt ($6,900)
Ashley Judd ($8,750)
Rip Torn ($4,300)
Lou Diamond Phillips ($2,000)
Lorenzo Lamas ($1,450)
Warren Littlefield ($9,620)
Vanessa Williams ($3,500)
Laurie David ($309,500)
Jasper Johns ($10,000)
Jack Klugman ($7,866)
John Ratzenberger ($9,525)
Tom Coughlin ($1,126)
Woody Allen ($12,750)
Natalie Maines ($4,672)
Jeff Goldblum ($1,000)
Dick Ebersol ($112,250)
Mel Brooks ($20,300)
Goldie Hawn ($49,090)
Mark Wahlberg ($3,000)
John McEnroe ($11,600)
Griffin Dunne ($6,950)
Beverly LaHaye ($20,011)
Patti Smith ($9,979)
Jeremy Sisto ($2,000)
Candice Bergen ($87,200)
Robert Duvall ($1,000)
Ivana Trump ($10,000)
Ernest Borgnine ($2,500)
Melvin Van Peebles ($750)
Thomas Schlamme ($62,175)
Jay Chandrasekhar ($1,200)
Larry Mize ($2,250)
Chris Tucker ($4,000)
Dan Reeves ($18,500)
Tony Robbins ($32,290)
Oliver Stone ($39,200)
Arthur Blank ($288,300)
Norv Turner ($4,600)
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Hall of Fame ► Politics
Lady Bird Johnson
, 1912-2007 (bio ) First Lady 1963-68
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,858
Election Picks: 12 wins, 18 losses
$1,000 Republican $84,350 Democrat $3,500 special interest total: $88,850
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78746 SELF/RETIREDJack Carter (D) Senate - NV CARTER FOR SENATE COMMITTEELost $500 primary 06/30/06
Johnson, Claudia Mrs. Austin, TX 78705 Retired DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $1,000 primary 11/05/04
Johnson, Claudia T Austin, TX 78746 retired/First LadyGRAHAM, BOB (D) President BOB GRAHAM FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $2,000 primary 06/30/03
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 Ken Bentsen (D) Senate - TX KEN BENTSEN FOR US SENATE COMMITTEELost $250 primary 10/28/02
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 Ron Kirk (D) Senate - TX RON KIRK FOR U S SENATELost $1,000 general 10/15/02
Johnson, Claudia T Austin, TX 78746 None/RetiredNick Lampson (D) House (TX District: 22) LAMPSON FOR CONGRESSWon $500 general 09/28/02
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 RETIRED DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $1,000 primary 03/29/01
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 RETIRED DNC-NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUAL (soft-money donation) - $2,500 primary 11/01/00
Johnson, Claudia T. Mrs. Austin, TX 78746 Self employedAl Gore (D) President GORE/LIEBERMAN GENERAL ELECTION LEGAL AND ACCOUNTING COMPLIANCE FUNDLost $1,000 general 10/12/00
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78746 DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF VIRGINIA (D) - $5,000 primary 10/03/00
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA AUSTIN, TX 78746 LADY BIRD JOHNSONBENTSEN, KENNETH EDWARD JR (D) House (TX District: 25) KEN BENTSEN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 09/07/00
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 RETIRED DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $5,000 primary 07/17/00
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 RETIRED DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $5,000 primary 06/29/00
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78746 SELF-EMPLOYEDHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY NEW YORK SENATE 2000Won $1,000 primary 06/12/00
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA AUSTIN, TX 78746 Peter Wareing (R) House (TX District: 31) PETER WAREING FOR CONGRESSLost $1,000 04/14/00
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA AUSTIN, TX 78705 THE LBJ COMPANYROBB, CHARLES S (D) Senate - VA ROBB FOR THE SENATELost $1,000 general 05/28/99
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA AUSTIN, TX 78705 THE LBJ COMPANYROBB, CHARLES S (D) Senate - VA ROBB FOR THE SENATELost $1,000 primary 05/28/99
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 RETIRED DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $1,000 primary 05/26/99
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 RETIRED DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $1,000 primary 03/30/98
JOHNSON, LADY BIRD AUSTIN, TX 78705 EXECUTIVEBENTSEN, KENNETH EDWARD JR (D) House (TX District: 25) KEN BENTSEN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $1,000 09/30/96
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA AUSTIN, TX 78705 RETIRED DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $1,000 primary 09/12/96
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 RETIREDVictor Morales (D) Senate - TX TEXAS VICTORY FUNDLost $1,000 primary 07/31/96
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 THE LBJ COMPANYJay Rockefeller (D) Senate - WV FRIENDS OF SENATOR ROCKEFELLERWon $500 primary 02/02/96
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 RETIRED DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF VIRGINIA (D) - $5,000 primary 10/28/94
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 RETIRED DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $5,000 primary 10/13/94
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 RETIRED DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $5,000 primary 10/13/94
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 RETIREDFISHER, RICHARD WELTON (D) Senate - TX FISHER FOR SENATE '94Lost $500 general 09/15/94
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 RETIREDSULLIVAN, MICHAEL J (MIKE) (D) Senate - WY SULLIVAN FOR SENATELost $750 general 09/13/94
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 RETIRED DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $5,000 primary 08/10/94
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA AUSTIN, TX 78705 THE LBJ COMPANYROBB, CHARLES S (D) Senate - VA ROBB FOR THE SENATEWon $400 general 06/14/94
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 76705 RETIREDBENTSEN, KENNETH EDWARD JR (D) House (TX District: 25) KEN BENTSEN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $200 primary 02/24/94
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 LBJ COMPANYBROOKS, JACK BASCOM (D) House (TX District: 09) COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT JACK BROOKSLost $250 primary 02/18/94
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 RETIREDPATMAN, CARRIN F (D) House (TX District: 25) CARRIN PATMAN FOR CONGRESSLost $500 primary 01/28/94
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA AUSTIN, TX 78705 THE LBJ COMPANYROBB, CHARLES S (D) Senate - VA ROBB FOR THE SENATEWon $500 general 10/08/93
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA AUSTIN, TX 78705 THE LBJ COMPANYROBB, CHARLES S (D) Senate - VA ROBB FOR THE SENATEWon $1,000 primary 02/25/93
JOHNSON, LADY BIRD AUSTIN, TX 78705 RETIREDKRUEGER, ROBERT (BOB) (D) Senate - TX BOB KRUEGER CAMPAIGNLost $1,000 02/15/93
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 FORMER FIRST LADY DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $500 primary 10/22/92
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 RETIREDPATTERSON, ELIZABETH J (D) House (SC District: 04) COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT LIZ PATTERSON '92Lost $250 general 10/21/92
JOHNSON, LADY BIRD AUSTIN, TX 78705 RETIREDKRUEGER, ROBERT (BOB) (D) Senate - TX BOB KRUEGER FOR RAILROAD COMMISSIONER COMMITTEELost $250 10/20/92
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA AUSTIN, TX 78705 LBJ CO DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $1,000 primary 09/21/92
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 FORMER FIRST LADY DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $2,500 primary 09/17/92
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 RETIREDPICKLE, JAMES JARRELL (D) House (TX District: 10) J J "JAKE" PICKLE RE-ELECTION COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 09/16/92
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 RETIREDHUGHES, BRIAN MURPHY (D) House (NJ District: 04) WE CHOOSE HUGHES FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $250 general 06/30/92
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 FORMER FIRST LADY DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $1,000 primary 04/28/92
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 FORMER FIRST LADY DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $1,000 primary 04/10/92
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 FORMER FIRST LADY DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $1,500 primary 10/31/91
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 FORMER FIRST LADY DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $1,000 primary 09/25/91
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 FORMER FIRST LADY DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $1,500 primary 10/04/88
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 FORMER FIRST LADY DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $5,000 primary 09/27/88
JOHNSON, LADY BIRD AUSTIN, TX 78705 NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER DEMOCRATS FOR THE 90'S (NNE) - $2,000 primary 04/11/88
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA AUSTIN, TX 78705 THE LBJ COMPANYROBB, CHARLES S (D) Senate - VA ROBB FOR THE SENATEWon $500 general 03/22/88
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA AUSTIN, TX 78705 THE LBJ COMPANYROBB, CHARLES S (D) Senate - VA ROBB FOR THE SENATEWon $1,000 primary 01/06/88
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 PICKLE, JAMES JARRELL (D) House (TX District: 10) J J "JAKE" PICKLE RE-ELECTION COMMITTEEWon $500 primary 11/02/87
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 JONES, JAMES R (D) Senate - OK JAMES R JONES ELECTION COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 07/08/86
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 FORMER FIRST LADY DEMOCRATS FOR THE 90'S (NNE) - $500 primary 11/21/85
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 UNEMPLOYEDJONES, JAMES R (D) Senate - OK JAMES R JONES ELECTION COMMITTEELost $1,000 general 10/04/84
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 HOMEMAKERBOGGS, LINDY (MRS HALE) (D) House (LA District: 02) LINDY BOGGS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (AKA LINDY BOGGS CAMPAIGN FUND)Won $750 primary 09/07/84
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 RETIREDPICKLE, JAMES JARRELL (D) House (TX District: 10) J J "JAKE" PICKLE RE-ELECTION COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 11/19/81
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T STONEWALL, TX 78671 L B J COMPANY AVERILL HARRIMAN 90TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION COMMITTEE - $1,000 primary 09/19/81
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T MRS AUSTIN, TX 78705 LBJ CO DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $500 primary 05/19/81
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T AUSTIN, TX 78705 Jimmy Carter (D) President CARTER-MONDALE REELECTION COMMITTEE, INC (1980 GEN PCC & COMPLIANCE FUND)Lost $1,000 general 10/14/80
JOHNSON, CLAUDIA T MRS AUSTIN, TX 78705 INVESTMENTS DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $1,000 general 09/22/80
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycle
Data for this NEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 3/8/10 — 17,477,706 records
NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,552
3,080
GIs Killed in Action
3,478
722
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
906
206
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,930
2,953
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
98,000
68,000
Brookings
, AP
Total Cost (approved through Sept 30, 2010)
$791 Bln
$269 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$288 Mil
$82 Mil
casualty status updated March 8, 2010
NEWSMEAT HALL OF FAME
individual donations of $200 or more made after 1977
Political donations made by the powerful, rich, and famous.
• Celebrities (actors, musicians, authors, icons)
• Billionaires
• Sports Stars
• Media
• Business Executives
• Politics (pols, players, pundits, shills)
Data Provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 3/8/10
17,477,706 records (election cycles 1980-2010)
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