10 Celebrities Who Give Big to Democrats

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Three of the biggest political givers for the 2010 election cycle are the trio at the helm of film studio Dreamworks SKG-Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen.

Spielberg and his wife, actress Kate Capshaw Spielberg, gave $30,400 to the DNC. They also contributed $40,000 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and over $20,000 to other committees and candidates, including Harry Reid, California Sen. Barbara Boxer, and New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

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