There were at least 33 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Minnesota State University-Mankato employees, 51.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Haugh | Daniel Feehan | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $6,500 |
| Michael D. Benedict | Peter Allen Stauber | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Kelly Peterson | Daniel Feehan | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $1,675 |
| Virginia Bessler | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,096 |
| Gwen N. Westerman Wasicuna | Daniel Feehan | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $1,000 |
| Paul Schumann | Daniel Feehan | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $500 |
| Paul Schumann | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Pamela Mackinnon | Antone Melton-Meaux | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $500 |
| Sadredin Moosavi | James Hagedorn | Republican Party | $400 |
| Dan Singer | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $368 |
| Jeremy Pasquale | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $324 |
| Charis Davidson | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $297 |
| Paul Schumann | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Gwen Westerman | Daniel Feehan | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $250 |
| Curt R. Germundson | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Nancy Fitzsimons | Daniel Feehan | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $200 |
| Barb Bergman | Daniel Feehan | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $107 |
| James Johnson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $105 |
| Rena Harold | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Paul Schumann | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Paul Hustoles | Daniel Feehan | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $100 |
| John Workman | Daniel Feehan | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $100 |
| Jameel Haque | Daniel Feehan | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $100 |
| Daniel Cronn-Mills | Daniel Feehan | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $100 |
| Ross Aalgaard | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $89 |
| Dwain Petersen | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $56 |
| Dwain F. Petersen | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $56 |
| Beth Beschorner | - | $54 | |
| Andrew Brown | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $44 |
| Mary Bliesmer | - | Democratic Party | $25 |
| John Workman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Ross Aalgaard | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $20 |
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