When Bill Clinton ran for president in the nineties, Hollywood rallied around him. His campaign coffers spilled over with money from A-list actors and studio honchos. His wife has similar star magnetism — Hillary's Senate campaign features checkbook cameos from Harvey Weinstein, Billy Crystal, Kim Cattrall, and Chris Rock.

But this year, New York –based movie stars aren't just jumping on Hill and Bill's bandwagon. The pet causes (and pet PACs) of the day include Barack Obama's Hopefund, Bob Casey's run to replace Rick Santorum in the Senate, and that kwiki mart of blue-state campaign financing: the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

Here's where various boldfaced New Yorkers are placing some of their political bucks*:

Alec Baldwin
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: $2,500
Tim Bishop for Congress (D-Suffolk County): $1,000

Ron Howard
Ciro D. Rodriguez for U.S. Congress: $500
Rodriguez, a Democrat, served in Congress from 1997 to 2002 but lost his seat to redistricting. He is running again following a Supreme Court ruling to redraw the district lines.
Political Action Committee of the Directors Guild of America: $1,200

Nora Ephron
Al Franken's Midwest Values PAC: $5,000

Marlo Thomas
Claire McCaskill for U.S. Senate: $2,100
McCaskill is the Missouri state auditor looking to unseat incumbent Republican Jim Talent in one of this year's closest contests.

Bob Weinstein
Rahm Emanuel's Our Common Values PAC: $5,000
Emanuel, a Democratic congressman from Illinois, also chairs the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
Midwest Values PAC: $5,000

Harvey Weinstein
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: $26,700

Chevy Chase
Democratic National Committee: $25,000

Tim Robbins
John Hall for Congress: $2,500

Susan Sarandon
Bernie Sanders for Senate: $2,400
Sanders, an independent congressman from Vermont, is looking to fill the seat of retiring independent senator Jim Jeffords.

Rosie O'Donnell
Bob Casey for U.S. Senate: $2,100
Casey, a Democrat, wants to unseat Republican incumbent Rick Santorum.
Jeanine Pirro for New York Attorney General: $1,000

Kelsey Grammer
Rudy Giuliani's Solutions America PAC: $5,000

Jeffrey Wright
Barack Obama's Hopefund PAC: $2,500

*How much did your favorite celeb donate? Search the Federal Election Commission's Disclosure Database.

— Jon Steinberg