There were at least 246 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Depaul University employees, 88.2 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.
Other donations by employees of Depaul University
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Obenshain | - | $16,500 | |
| Jose Padilla | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Jennifer Wishcamper | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,500 |
| Donald A. Hanson | Sean Casten | Democratic Party | $2,500 |
| Susanna Epp | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,450 |
| Susanna Epp | - | Democratic Party | $2,400 |
| Robert Cavanagh | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,230 |
| Timothy Anderson | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,073 |
| William Obenshain | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Warren Wolfson | - | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Robert S. Kallen | Raja S. Krishnamoorthi | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Thomas Donley | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,750 |
| Susanna Epp | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $1,750 |
| Patty Gerstenblith | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,750 |
| Nina Abnee | Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic Party | $1,750 |
| Patty Gerstenblith | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,650 |
| Patty Gerstenblith | - | Democratic Party | $1,600 |
| Warren Wolfson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Susanna Epp | Richard J. Durbin | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Robert Kallen | Michael C. Johnston | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Elizabeth Aquino | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Cynthia Edwalds | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Suzanne Kanter | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,400 |
| David Wellman | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $1,400 |
| David Roberts | - | Democratic Party | $1,385 |
| Theodore Anton | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic Party | $1,370 |
| Hongjun Yan | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $1,332 |
| Annette Wilson | - | $1,275 | |
| Patty Gerstenblith | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $1,250 |
| Patrice Egleston | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,250 |
| Jessica Krust | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,200 |
| Gavin Farrow | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,092 |
| William Conway | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Wendy Heltzer | Cory A. Booker | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Wendy Heltzer | Marie Newman | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Warren Wolfson | - | $1,000 | |
| Warren Wolfson | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Robert S. Kallen | Mike Quigley | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Patty Gerstenblith | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Patrice Egleston | - | $1,000 | |
| John Vitanovec | Richard J. Durbin | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Jennifer Wishcamper | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Janelle Walker | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Harry Bryant | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Eric M. Thor | - | $1,000 | |
| Harold Streeter | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $936 |
| Ljubomir Perkovic | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $930 |
| Jess Vogt | - | $900 | |
| Dean Corrin | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $895 |
| Robert Cavanagh | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $880 |
| Karen Loiacono | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $876 |
| James Foster | - | Democratic Party | $765 |
| Thomas Donley | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Robert Cavanagh | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Jose Padilla | Joyce Beatty | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Martha Martinez | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Luciano Berardi | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Desma Mitchell | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $675 |
| David Wellman | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $675 |
| Christine Binder | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $675 |
| Peter Coffey | Richard J. Durbin | Democratic Party | $625 |
| Daniela Cavallero | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Cindy Durtschi | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Annika Ness | Rachel F. Ventura | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Amelie Prusik | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $574 |
| Ljubomir Perkovic | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Jennifer Wishcamper | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Erin B. Moran | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $545 |
| Kristen Pengelly | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $530 |
| Carolyn Martineau | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $505 |
| Petr G. Chadraba | - | Republican Party | $501 |
| William A. Obenshain | Martha Mcsally | Republican Party | $500 |
| Susanna Epp | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Susanna Epp | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Susanna Epp | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Susanna Epp | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Susanna Epp | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Susanna Epp | Michael Espy | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Robert Byelich | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Patty Gerstenblith | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Jen Kramer | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Harry Bryant | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Eric Thor | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Andrea Kayne | - | $500 | |
| Alice Stuhlmacher | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Elly Kafritsas-Wessels | Sean Casten | Democratic Party | $482 |
| Emily Rosenberg | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $455 |
| Svetlozara Stoytcheva | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $444 |
| Ann Sherman | - | Republican Party | $444 |
| Warren Wolfson | Max Rose | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Jingjing Kipp | Frank J. Mrvan | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Elizabeth Shanahan | - | $400 | |
| Clark Eliott | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Cindy Durtschi | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Bruce Ottley | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Margaret Posig | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $396 |
| Rebecca Popelka | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $380 |
| Judy Wachtenheim | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $376 |
| Kirk Shellko | - | $365 | |
| Ben Epstein | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $360 |
| Ben Epstein | - | Democratic Party | $360 |
| Andrew Stasiulis | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $351 |
| Susanna S. Epp | - | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Susan Reed | Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Kim Hopes | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Kirk Shellko | - | $347 | |
| Patty Gerstenblith | - | $335 | |
| Danaka Katovich | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $314 |
| Kristen Pengelly | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic Party | $307 |
| Steve Harp | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $302 |
| Miles Harvey | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Judy Wachtenheim | Marie Newman | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Joseph Olivier | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Glen Carman | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Glen Carman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Charles Strain | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Eugene Vilensky | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $271 |
| Yolanda Mondragon | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $266 |
| Andrea Wynne | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $265 |
| Ellery Beard | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $258 |
| Winifred Curran | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Wendy Heltzer | - | $250 | |
| Wendy Heltzer | - | $250 | |
| Therese Mcginnis | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Susanna Epp | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Susanna Epp | Abby Finkenauer | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Susanna Epp | - | $250 | |
| Susan Barrett-Kelly | Richard J. Durbin | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Scott Hibbard | Hillary Scholten | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Robert Cavanagh | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Phyllis Sullivan | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Nina Abnee | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Lily Kim | Raja S. Krishnamoorthi | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Kristen Pengelly | - | $250 | |
| Kathy Stieber | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Julie Lawton | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Judy A. Wachtenheim | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Joshua Wolff | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Joshua Wolff | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jose D. Padilla | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Joe Olivier | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| James Riely | - | $250 | |
| Frederick Casteel | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Eli Brown | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Dennis J. Lasser | Bradley Scott Schneider | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Denise Mattson | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Cynthia P. Edwalds | - | $250 | |
| Cindy Durtschi | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Christine M. Skolnik | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Anna Anthropy | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Alice Stuhlmacher | Sean Casten | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Alice Stuhlmacher | Richard J. Durbin | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Michael Elzinga | - | Republican Party | $249 |
| Emily Rosenberg | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $232 |
| Ana Martin Sagredo | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $228 |
| Amelia Brunskill | Richard J. Durbin | Democratic Party | $220 |
| Elly Kafritsas-Wessels | Sean Casten | Democratic Party | $215 |
| Scott W. Hibbard | - | Democratic Party | $210 |
| Lauren Hahn | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $210 |
| Allison Tirres | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $210 |
| Lauren Hahn | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $205 |
| Kirk Shellko | - | $201 | |
| Warren Wolfson | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Warren Wolfson | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Eric Plattner | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| David Wellman | - | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Alexander Joppie | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Jordan Reed | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $197 |
| Lauren Hahn | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $193 |
| Eric Plattner | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $182 |
| Sarah Baum | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $180 |
| Emily Rosenberg | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $180 |
| Robert Cavanagh | - | $165 | |
| Emily Rosenberg | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic Party | $162 |
| Michael Perkovich | Richard J. Durbin | Democratic Party | $154 |
| David Lafferty | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $154 |
| Scott Hibbard | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Nina Diamond | Mike Quigley | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Ljubomir Perkovic | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Karen Loiacono | - | Democratic Party | $147 |
| David Esser | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $147 |
| Svetlozara Stoytcheva | Anthony Clark | Democratic Party | $136 |
| David Wellman | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $135 |
| Michael Perkovich | Tammy L. Duckworth | Democratic Party | $126 |
| Jessica Bishop-Royse | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Frances Casey | - | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Steve Harp | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $121 |
| Rebecca Clendenen | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $120 |
| Kirsten D'Aurelio | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $120 |
| Emily Rosenberg | - | $120 | |
| Valentina Tikoff | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $119 |
| Kirk A. Shellko | - | Democratic Party | $115 |
| Allison Tirres | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $115 |
| David S. Lafferty | - | Democratic Party | $104 |
| Eric Plattner | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $102 |
| Xiaoping Jia | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Scott Hibbard | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Scott Hibbard | Richard J. Durbin | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Scott Hibbard | - | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Paige Treebridge | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $100 |
| James Janossy Sr. | - | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Imran Ali | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Eli Brown | - | $100 | |
| Dean Corrin | - | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Cindy Durtschi | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Caryn Chaden | - | $100 | |
| Caryn Chaden | - | $100 | |
| Caryn Chaden | - | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Carol Montgomery | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Hannah Hyman | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $98 |
| Sarah Duda | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $85 |
| Jennifer Cohen | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $84 |
| Maria D. Masud | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Janet Trzaska | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $75 |
| David Esser | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $72 |
| Robert Cavanagh | - | Democratic Party | $70 |
| Jaime Fuentecilla Jr. | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $57 |
| Kirk Shellko | - | $55 | |
| Benjamin Aspray | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $54 |
| Michael Elzinga | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $50 |
| Margaret Storey | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Lucy Wiesemann | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $50 |
| James Janossy Sr. | - | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Harold Streeter | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Guy Zimmerman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Gordon Glenn | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Gabrielle Simons | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Christopher Browning | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Caryn Chaden | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Alex Papadopoulos | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Thomas Denlinger | - | Democratic Party | $45 |
| Eric Thor | - | Democratic Party | $45 |
| Kristen Pengelly | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $35 |
| Deangelo Wilson | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $35 |
| Hannah Retzkin | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $30 |
| Eric Thor | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $30 |
| Ljubomir Perkovic | - | Democratic Party | $29 |
| Eric Marsh | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $27 |
| Sarah Duda | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $20 |
| Emily Rosenberg | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic Party | $20 |
| Elizabeth Portes | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $20 |
| Allyson Sledz | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $20 |
| Liliana Fargo | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $10 |
| David Purucker | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $9 |
| Mike Perkovich | Tammy L. Duckworth | Democratic Party | $7 |
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