There were at least 76 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Ameriprise employees, 68.4 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 Ameriprise
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Sweet | - | Democratic Party | $6,500 |
| John Woerner | - | $5,500 | |
| Karen Wilson Thissen | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $3,050 |
| Karen Wilson Thissen | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| John Woerner | Richard E. Neal | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Steven Kumagai | Angela Dawn Craig | Democratic Party | $2,700 |
| Steven C. Kumagai | Dean Phillips | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $2,600 |
| Mark D. Nissen | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Kristin A. Johnson | Kendall Qualls | Republican Party | $1,950 |
| John Tieszen | Antone Melton-Meaux | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $1,500 |
| Joel Hilden | Ilhan Omar | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $1,480 |
| Chris Weber | Tulsi Gabbard | Democratic Party | $1,410 |
| Scott Mulert | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Les Bendtsen | Daniel Feehan | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $1,000 |
| Elizabeth Westfall | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Kristal Scharber | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $986 |
| Annelie Twist | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $943 |
| Joel Hilden | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $860 |
| John R. Woerner | Steven Daines | Republican Party | $800 |
| Les Bendtsen | Angela Dawn Craig | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Karen Thissen | Angela Dawn Craig | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Ben Taliana | - | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $750 |
| John R. Woerner | Thomas Earl Emmer Jr. | Republican Party | $700 |
| Nicole Green | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Stacey Douville | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $545 |
| Neil Zimmerman | Joe Collins | Republican Party | $500 |
| Nancy Mccall | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Mark Harms | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Lynn Abbott | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Kristin Johnson | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Kristin Johnson | Peter Allen Stauber | Republican Party | $500 |
| John Woerner | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $500 |
| John Woerner | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $500 |
| John Woerner | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Anna Lisa Lewis | Antone Melton-Meaux | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $500 |
| Alexander Johnson | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $500 |
| David Boneparth | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $460 |
| Danielle Belisle | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Kristin A. Johnson | Michelle Fischbach | Republican Party | $350 |
| David Hatch | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Thomas Gendron | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $324 |
| Marjorie Barrett | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Melanie Sorensen | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Lisa Lewis | Antone Melton-Meaux | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $250 |
| Les Warner Bendtsen | - | $250 | |
| Les Bendtsen | Angela Dawn Craig | Democratic Party | $250 |
| John Woerner | Dean Phillips | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $250 |
| John Woerner | David Perdue | Republican Party | $250 |
| John Robert Woerner | Kendall Qualls | Republican Party | $250 |
| John R. Woerner | Mitch McConnell | Republican Party | $250 |
| Erika Perrault | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Anna Lisa Lewis | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Glenn Choquette | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Darci Gabriel | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $162 |
| David Brown | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Sandra Spidel | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Laurie Bryant | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| John Woerner | Martha Mcsally | Republican Party | $100 |
| John Woerner | Lindsey Olin Graham | Republican Party | $100 |
| Heidi Christenson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Douglas Bruska | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Phil Gulden | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $91 |
| Marcy Keckler | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $90 |
| Sandy Spidel-Neumann | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $66 |
| William May | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Katrina Hawley | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Jeff Soderstrom | Betty McCollum | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Kathryn Boyne | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $45 |
| Patrick Heinz | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $40 |
| Jenny Brookins | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $37 |
| Thomas Gendron | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $27 |
| Wendy Osterberg | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Lou Welter | Lacy Johnson | Republican Party | $25 |
| Joel Thomson | Jason Lewis | Republican Party | $25 |
| Biswajivan Dikshit | Tulsi Gabbard | Democratic Party | $25 |
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