There were at least 343 contributions made to political candidates and committees by State of Iowa employees, 65.6 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.
Joseph Romano's contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rita Hart for Iowa | Rita Hart | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Finkenauer for Congress | Abby Finkenauer | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Cindy Axne for Congress | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Biden for President | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
Other donations by employees of State of Iowa
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rob H. Sand | - | Democratic Party | $12,500 |
| Terry E. Branstad | Joni K. Ernst | Republican Party | $8,400 |
| Rob H. Sand | - | Democratic Party | $5,000 |
| David G. Neil | - | $5,000 | |
| Amy Nielsen | Cory A. Booker | Democratic Party | $3,926 |
| William L. Brauch | Rita Hart | Democratic Party | $3,000 |
| Martha A. Davis | - | Republican Party | $2,830 |
| Nick Weltha | Justin Amash | Libertarian Party | $2,800 |
| Herman Quirmbach | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Ann Meyer | - | Republican Party | $2,500 |
| Marti Anderson | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $2,408 |
| Tim Kraayenbrink | - | Republican Party | $2,305 |
| Norlin Mommsen | - | Republican Party | $2,250 |
| Sara Gongol | Ashley Hinson Arenholz | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Mariclare T. Culver | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Joann Mardelle Johnson | David Young | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Helen K. Miller | - | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Dennis Guth | - | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| David Maxwell | - | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| William Brauch | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $1,950 |
| Theresa Wilson | - | Democratic Party | $1,950 |
| Tami Draper | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $1,913 |
| William L. Brauch | Abby Finkenauer | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| William Brauch | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Ross Paustian | - | Republican Party | $1,500 |
| Michael Sexton | - | Republican Party | $1,500 |
| Martha Davis | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,500 |
| Linda Hansen | Rita Hart | Democratic Party | $1,450 |
| John Crespi | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,400 |
| Gary Carlson | Randall Feenstra | Republican Party | $1,250 |
| Amy Nielsen | - | Democratic Party | $1,250 |
| Donald Dean Stanley Jr. | - | Democratic Party | $1,200 |
| Daryl L. Hart | - | Republican Party | $1,150 |
| Doug Ommen | - | Republican Party | $1,129 |
| Heather Ann Matson | - | Democratic Party | $1,096 |
| David R. Deyoe | - | Republican Party | $1,095 |
| Susan Hemminger | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Sara Craig | - | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Sara Craig | David Young | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Nancy Boettger | - | $1,000 | |
| Mary L. Wolfe | Rita Hart | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Linda Yates | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Kenneth Rozenboom | - | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Kenneth Rozenboom | Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| John Landon Trust | - | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Jarad Klein | - | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Janet A. Petersen | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Gary Carlson | Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Elizabeth A. Mathis | Rita Hart | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| David Kerr | - | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Ann Meyer | Randall Feenstra | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Jeffrey Zoelle | Joni K. Ernst | Republican Party | $978 |
| Marti Jane Anderson | - | Democratic Party | $976 |
| Marti Anderson | Rita Hart | Democratic Party | $950 |
| Daryl Hart | - | Republican Party | $931 |
| Daniel Morrissey | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $925 |
| Mary A. Gaskill | Rita Hart | Democratic Party | $920 |
| Tony Girardi | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $879 |
| Marti Jane Anderson | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $775 |
| Gary L. Carlson | Joni K. Ernst | Republican Party | $750 |
| Gary L. Carlson | David Young | Republican Party | $750 |
| Carol Doris Olson | David Young | Republican Party | $750 |
| Amanda Elsie Ragan | - | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Alison Ver Schuer | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $747 |
| Robert Bacon | - | Republican Party | $730 |
| Guy Vanderlinden | - | Republican Party | $730 |
| Dustin Hite | - | Republican Party | $730 |
| Dean Fisher | - | Republican Party | $730 |
| Chip Baltimore Ll | - | Republican Party | $730 |
| Kimberly A. Weaver-Fritzsche | - | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Mark D. Smith | - | Democratic Party | $665 |
| Joseph Lloyd Bolkcom | - | Democratic Party | $650 |
| Ross Wilburn | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Matthew Haubrich | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Linda Yates | Rita Hart | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Kathy Condon | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $600 |
| David A. Sieck | - | $600 | |
| Christine Lindgren | - | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Max Miller | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $586 |
| Teresa Baustian | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $583 |
| Martha A. Davis | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $579 |
| Rebecca Dardon | - | Republican Party | $572 |
| Kerry Hainline | - | Republican Party | $561 |
| Marti Anderson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $535 |
| Kyle Parks | - | Republican Party | $530 |
| Mike Jones | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $525 |
| William Jacobs | Cory A. Booker | Democratic Party | $522 |
| Cecil Wright | - | $516 | |
| Rosemary Kirlin | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $514 |
| Rick Kavan | - | Republican Party | $510 |
| Daryl L. Hart | - | $505 | |
| Daryl Hart | - | $505 | |
| William Brauch | Michael Franken | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Theresa Wilson | Rita Hart | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Theresa Wilson | James D. Scholten | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Theresa Wilson | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Theresa R. Wilson | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Tedd Gassman | Steve King | Republican Party | $500 |
| Steven Holt | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Steve Crew | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Stephen Harris | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Shannon Lundgren | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Sean Fitzsimmons | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Sean Fitzsimmons | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Ronald Berges | Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks | Republican Party | $500 |
| Rob Sand | Adair Ford Boroughs | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Paul Pate | David Young | Republican Party | $500 |
| Norlin Mommsen | Ashley Hinson Arenholz | Republican Party | $500 |
| Mary A. Gaskill | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Mariannette Miller Meeks | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Mariannette Miller Meeks | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Mariannette Miller | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Mariannette Miller | Kimberly Klacik | Republican Party | $500 |
| Liz Mathis | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Linda Miller | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Kimberly Weaver-Fritzsche | Kimberly Graham | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Kim Reynolds | Ashley Hinson Arenholz | Republican Party | $500 |
| Kim Reynolds | David Young | Republican Party | $500 |
| Kenan Judge | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Joseph Russell Riding | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Jonathan Thorup | Ashley Hinson Arenholz | Republican Party | $500 |
| John Wills | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| John Mccormally | Rita Hart | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Jeffrey Thompson | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Janet Petersen | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $500 |
| James Flansburg | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Herman C. Quirmbach | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Gerd Clabaugh | Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks | Republican Party | $500 |
| Emily Willits | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Dean C. Fisher | Joni K. Ernst | Republican Party | $500 |
| Dakin Schultz | Jeremy Taylor | Republican Party | $500 |
| Connie Mckean | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Anthony Bisignano | Rita Hart | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Andrew Conlin | Randall Feenstra | Republican Party | $500 |
| Monica Kurth | Cory A. Booker | Democratic Party | $488 |
| Tam Ormiston | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Linda Hines | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $444 |
| Rob Mason Hogg | - | Democratic Party | $440 |
| Mary Oberreuter | - | Republican Party | $440 |
| Mary Pamela Jochum | - | Democratic Party | $425 |
| Mary Gaskill | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $415 |
| Zach Wahls | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $409 |
| Tammi Green | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Margaret Joan Hough | Joni K. Ernst | Republican Party | $400 |
| Cheryl Ellis | - | Republican Party | $400 |
| Carol Olson | - | Republican Party | $400 |
| Linda Fevold | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $390 |
| John Goerdt | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $375 |
| Dustin Lies | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $375 |
| Jeffrey Zoelle | - | Republican Party | $370 |
| Tedd Gassman | - | Republican Party | $365 |
| Holly Brink | - | Republican Party | $365 |
| John Satre | - | Republican Party | $363 |
| Tyler Johnston | - | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Timothy Kacena | - | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Pam Jochum | Rita Hart | Democratic Party | $350 |
| John Wenck | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Maria Sanchez | - | $344 | |
| Marti Anderson | Abby Finkenauer | Democratic Party | $332 |
| Tony Girardi | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $324 |
| Shannon Ryan | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $312 |
| Steven Mandernach | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Loren Bawn | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $300 |
| John Crespi | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Doug Ommen | - | Republican Party | $300 |
| Deborah Ann O'Leary | - | Democratic Party | $294 |
| Debra Arp | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $286 |
| Rachel Lunsford | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $280 |
| Terri Lynn Miller | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $275 |
| Corenne Liabo | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $275 |
| Robert Dvorsky | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $270 |
| Rick Kavan | Chip Roy | Republican Party | $260 |
| Nathan James Blake | - | Democratic Party | $252 |
| William Freeland | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| William Brauch | Jill Darlyne Schupp | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Victoria S. Lensing | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Tony Bisignano | Rita Hart | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Timothy Kacena | Rita Hart | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Tim Kapucian | Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks | Republican Party | $250 |
| Theresa Wilson | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Theresa Wilson | Abby Finkenauer | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Theresa Oconnell Weeg | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Monica C. Kurth | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Michael Morain | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Mary Joan Mascher | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Mark Smith | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Mark Smith | Rita Hart | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Mark Costello | Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks | Republican Party | $250 |
| Lindsay James | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Kristin Sunde | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Kristin M. Hanks-Bents | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Kim Weaver | Kimberly Graham | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Kevin James Kinney | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Kathy Cubit | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Joseph Hoagbin | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| John Mccormally | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $250 |
| John Mccormally | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $250 |
| John Dluhos | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Jo Oldson | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jeff Edler | Randall Feenstra | Republican Party | $250 |
| Jeff A. Kurtz | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| James Carlin | Randall Feenstra | Republican Party | $250 |
| Jackie Smith | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jackie D. Smith | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Emily Willits | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Emily Willits | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Elizabeth Mathis | Rita Hart | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Donald Stanley | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $250 |
| David Williams | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Charlie Mcconkey | Rita Hart | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Charles Schneider | Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks | Republican Party | $250 |
| Bernardo Granwehr | - | $250 | |
| Angelina Manfredi | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Andrew Mckean | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Aaron Todd | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Kasey Ninneman | Cory A. Booker | Democratic Party | $246 |
| Sandy Briggs | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $242 |
| Linda Grathwohl | - | Democratic Party | $225 |
| Karen Dahlstrom | - | Republican Party | $221 |
| Kimberley Falzbot | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $220 |
| Kerry Hainline | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $210 |
| William Blum | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Thomas Litchfield | - | Republican Party | $200 |
| Sharon Sue Steckman | James D. Scholten | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Rodney Reed | Eddie J. Mauro | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Elizabeth Bennett | Kimberly Graham | Democratic Party | $200 |
| David E. Heaton | Joni K. Ernst | Republican Party | $200 |
| Christine Lindgren | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Brent Neff | - | Republican Party | $200 |
| Molly Donahue | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $199 |
| Susan Hase | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $195 |
| Michael Lehner | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $189 |
| Daniel Morrissey | Rita Hart | Democratic Party | $186 |
| Daryl L. Hart | - | Republican Party | $180 |
| Nancy Courtney | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $178 |
| Eileen Skogerboe | James D. Scholten | Democratic Party | $175 |
| Nancy Garner | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $170 |
| Vanessa Miller | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $162 |
| Daryl L. Hart | - | Republican Party | $162 |
| Ralph J. Christian | - | Democratic Party | $160 |
| Thomas J. Miller | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Jim Hennessey | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Deborah Noe | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Daniel Wolter | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Anthony Girardi | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Robin Madison | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $140 |
| Nancy Garner | - | Republican Party | $140 |
| Marti Anderson | - | $135 | |
| Marc Robert Wallace | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $135 |
| Rebecca Gangestad | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $130 |
| Mathew Highland | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $128 |
| Becki Plunkett | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $126 |
| Tammi Green | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Steve Konrady | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $125 |
| David Johnson | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $125 |
| David J. Johnson | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Brad Hopkins | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $115 |
| Joel Martin | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $114 |
| Martha A. Davis | - | Republican Party | $112 |
| Justin Glisan | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $112 |
| Mary Baughman | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $108 |
| Sarah Clayton | - | Republican Party | $105 |
| Mary Gaskill | - | Democratic Party | $105 |
| Ralph J. Christian | - | Democratic Party | $104 |
| William L. Brauch | - | Democratic Party | $100 |
| William Jacobs | Antone Melton-Meaux | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $100 |
| Tony Almquist | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Robin G. Formaker | Steve King | Republican Party | $100 |
| Robin Formaker | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Rebecca Groff | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Ralph Christian | - | $100 | |
| Philip Wise | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Nancy Pinkerton | - | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Meladee Angus | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Matthew Schuling | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Mary Downing | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Kathleen A. Farnsworth | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $100 |
| John Anthony Manternach | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $100 |
| David Perret | - | Democratic Party | $100 |
| David Leslie Dyvig | David Young | Republican Party | $100 |
| Daniel Morrissey | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Charles Kenville | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Amy Nielsen | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Allison Ritchie | Rita Hart | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Jennifer Turnbull | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $98 |
| Thomas Stone | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $84 |
| Thomas Stone | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $83 |
| Paul Kreger | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $80 |
| Mary Jo Rehm | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $80 |
| Jo Wilson | - | Republican Party | $76 |
| Tony Almquist | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Rick Kavan | James D. Jordan | Republican Party | $75 |
| Linda Fevold | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $75 |
| John Goerdt | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Dale Peterson | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Martha A. Davis | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $70 |
| Larry Vanden | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $70 |
| Kelly Noble | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $70 |
| Charles Scott | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $70 |
| William Jacobs | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $68 |
| Jeff Mikkelsen | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $68 |
| Calvin Kibby | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $66 |
| Mel B. Shelnutt | Joni K. Ernst | Republican Party | $65 |
| Erin Howland | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $65 |
| Daryl Hart | - | Republican Party | $65 |
| Shannon Pagel | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $60 |
| Rick Kavan | Devin Gerald Nunes | Republican Party | $60 |
| Lila Pm Starr | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $60 |
| Kayla A. Stratton | - | Democratic Party | $60 |
| William Jacobs | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $54 |
| Calvin Kibby | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $52 |
| Teresa Baustian | Michael F. Bennet | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Sharon Steckman | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Rachel Antonuccio | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Linda Fevold | James D. Scholten | Democratic Party | $50 |
| John Dluhos | - | Republican Party | $50 |
| Dawn Connet | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Rebecca Gangestad | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $43 |
| Jeanne Phillipls | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $40 |
| Andrew Connet | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $40 |
| Stacey Siepmann | - | Democratic Party | $38 |
| Martha Davis | - | Republican Party | $35 |
| Martha A. Davis | - | Republican Party | $35 |
| Jon Cleereman | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $35 |
| Monica Kurth | Rita Hart | Democratic Party | $32 |
| Vicki Harris | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $30 |
| Max Miller | James D. Scholten | Democratic Party | $30 |
| Rick Kavan | Chip Roy | Republican Party | $25 |
| Meredith Cooney | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Clay Gavin | Abby Finkenauer | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Scott Douglas Ourth | - | Democratic Party | $21 |
| Rob Hogg | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $20 |
| Lila Pm Starr | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $20 |
| Maureen G. Glassmaker | James D. Scholten | Democratic Party | $15 |
| Claire Hruby | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic Party | $15 |
| Monica Kurth | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $5 |
| Kyle L. Parks | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1 |
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