There were at least 65 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Drake University employees, 87.7 percent of which have gone to Democratic Party causes and candidates.
According to the Federal Elections Commission, donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections. In a study by opensecrets.org, they found the state with the highest percentage of contributions going to Democrats was Vermont with over 86-percent of the money going to Democratic candidates and committees. The most Republican-leaning state was Mississippi with over 71-percent of the money going to Republican candidates and committees.
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Bennett | James D. Scholten | Democratic Party | $4,000 |
| Keith Miller | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Amy Letter | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $2,512 |
| Amy Letter | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $1,575 |
| Mark Bennett | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,400 |
| Mark Bennett | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $1,250 |
| Douglas Lampe | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,125 |
| Neil Hamilton | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Eleanor Zeff | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $634 |
| Emily Newman | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $625 |
| John Graham | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $553 |
| David Courard-Hauri | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Nicholas H. Roby | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Neil Hamilton | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Douglas Lampe | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Alice Cronin | William Schafer | Republican Party | $500 |
| Eleanor Zeff | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $435 |
| Colin Young | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $430 |
| Kathy Schott | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $414 |
| Jennifer Konfrst | Cory A. Booker | Democratic Party | $414 |
| Patrick Bourgeacq | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $413 |
| Dale Purdy | - | Republican Party | $403 |
| Joseph Schneider | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Andrew Jurs | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Mark Bennett | - | $340 | |
| Drinda Lea Williams | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $330 |
| Maura I. Strassberg | - | Democratic Party | $315 |
| Patricia A. Houlihan | Michael Franken | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Eleanor Zeff | - | Democratic Party | $280 |
| Eleanor H. Zeff | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $258 |
| Venessa Macro | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $256 |
| Amy Letter | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $255 |
| Samuel Reno | Michael Franken | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Sally R. Beisser | Ashley Hinson Arenholz | Republican Party | $250 |
| Katie Rock | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Debra Delaet | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| David Courard-Hauri | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Alice Cronin | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $235 |
| Venessa Macro | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $205 |
| Eleanor Zeff | - | $203 | |
| Douglas Lampe | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Andrew Jurs | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Hayley Elizabeth Ellis | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $163 |
| Leslie Noble | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $154 |
| Mark Bennett | - | $150 | |
| Eleanor Zeff | - | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Maura Irene Strassberg | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $140 |
| Sandra Tomer | - | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Brina Jean Coppi | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Clarence Padilla | Tulsi Gabbard | Democratic Party | $99 |
| Pamela Patton | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $84 |
| Lee Jolliffe | Cory A. Booker | Democratic Party | $84 |
| Dale Purdy | - | Republican Party | $70 |
| Nanci Ross | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Joseph Schneider | - | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Zachary Foltz | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $37 |
| Sophie Tibbals | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $29 |
| Athanasios Petridis | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $27 |
| Drinda Williams | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $12 |
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