There were at least 83 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Abbott employees, 59 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 Abbott
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irene Eckert | Jason Lewis | Republican Party | $4,770 |
| Irene Eckert | - | Republican Party | $2,535 |
| Cable Thompson | - | Democratic Party | $2,060 |
| Christine A. Wagner | Jason Lewis | Republican Party | $1,500 |
| Todd Ryther | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $1,200 |
| Irene Eckert | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $1,016 |
| Warren Solom | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Scott Klein | Antone Melton-Meaux | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $1,000 |
| Michael Cavanaugh | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Ann Madden Rice | - | $1,000 | |
| Richard Kaleta | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $850 |
| Jake Anderson | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $850 |
| Irene Eckert | Tyler Kistner | Republican Party | $750 |
| Kathy Arseneau | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $616 |
| Carlos | Katherine Porter | Democratic Party | $575 |
| Irene Eckert | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $569 |
| Cyrus Malbari | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $555 |
| Robert Olson | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $551 |
| David Johnson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $525 |
| Lisa Leininger | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $509 |
| Irene Eckert | Martha Mcsally | Republican Party | $509 |
| Judy Pontius | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $500 |
| J.T. Nelson | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Irene Eckert | - | $500 | |
| Anne Stern | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Christopher Aspelund | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $463 |
| Christina Magnuson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Emily Tygum | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $441 |
| Irene Eckert | Susan M. Collins | Republican Party | $350 |
| Kenneth Wagner | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $276 |
| Ian Manion | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $263 |
| Margaret Callahan | - | $262 | |
| Warren Solom | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Thomas Hale-Kupiec | Antone Melton-Meaux | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $250 |
| Tasha Freitag | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Roland Maude-Griffin | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Piran Farhadieh | Antone Melton-Meaux | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $250 |
| Matthew Scott Ditmore | - | $250 | |
| Liz Porter | Antone Melton-Meaux | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $250 |
| Kord Maurer | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Irene Eckert | Cory Gardner | Republican Party | $250 |
| Howard Bach | Antone Melton-Meaux | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $250 |
| Christy Sanford | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Bryan Gutzman | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $250 |
| Bryan Duff | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Bill Little | Angela Dawn Craig | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Becca Sample | - | $250 | |
| Anne Stern | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Zach Bjorklund | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $245 |
| Mason Meisch | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $206 |
| Michael Molitor | - | Republican Party | $201 |
| Michael Molitor | - | Republican Party | $200 |
| Irene Eckert | Sen. Thom R. Tillis | Republican Party | $200 |
| Elizabeth Brandes | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $200 |
| David Smith | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Ashley Baeten | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $200 |
| Ashish Bhargava | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Christian Heinrich | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $189 |
| Hillery Shay | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $179 |
| Eric Kohs | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $162 |
| Ian Manion | Paula Jean Swearengin | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Ashish Bhargava | - | $150 | |
| Barbara Gittes | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Amy Watkins | - | Democratic Party | $110 |
| Warren Solom | - | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $100 |
| Ngoc Nguyen | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Matt Blonn | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $100 |
| Ji Chen | - | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Ian Manion | Alex Morse | Democratic Party | $100 |
| David Smith | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Roger Williams | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $98 |
| Jack Hillyer | - | Republican Party | $70 |
| William Trubeck | - | Republican Party | $50 |
| Lee Holzapfel | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Cynthia Lee Stromme | - | Republican Party | $50 |
| Emily Tygum | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $32 |
| Peggy Pasillas | - | $30 | |
| Ian Manion | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $27 |
| Briana Ganzhorn | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $27 |
| Adolfo Menendez | - | $25 | |
| David Chmielewski | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $10 |
| Abigail Bollman | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $6 |
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