The Celebrity Connection in Politics

With the April quarterly disclosure reports comes the list of Hollywood Celebrities who have contributed funds to presidential candidates. The Democrats made out among Hollywood's famous. Hillary Clinton received the maximum allowable primary contribution of $2,300 from Hugh Hefner. According to the Hill, Clinton's campaign did not comment.

A chart, representing a sampling of celebrity endorsements/donations for the 2008 race for the White House, follows:

Clinton
Candice Bergen
Christie Brinkley
Chevy Chase
Hugh Hefner
Christine Lahti
Barry Manilow
Marla Maples
Rosie O’Donnell
Jerry Springer
Barbra Streisand

Obama
Jennifer Aniston
Jackson Browne
Morgan Freeman
Tom Hanks
Dennis Haysbert
Tobey Maguire
Barry Manilow
Branford Marsalis
Eddie Murphy
Ed Norton
Ben Stiller
Gene Wilder

Dodd
Edie Brickell
Michael Douglas
Steve Martin
Lorne Michaels
Paul Newman
Elisabeth Shue
Paul Simon
Joanne Woodward

Edwards
Larry David
Seth Green
Don Henley

Kucinich
Mark Ruffalo

Richardson
Michael Douglas
Rosie O’Donnell
Rob Reiner

Giuliani
Kelsey Grammer
John O’Hurley
Adam Sandler
Ben Stein

Hmmm!