There were at least 24 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Department of Transportation employees, 70.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Osborn | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,447 |
| Keith Jakober | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,030 |
| Debra Filipovich | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $780 |
| Louis Mcnutt | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $696 |
| Brandon Day | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $650 |
| Steven Walsh | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $325 |
| Norma Farah | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $293 |
| Paul Johnson | - | Republican Party | $284 |
| Keith Jakober | Jamaal Bowman | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Keith Jakober | Jamaal Bowman | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Amber Dallman | - | $250 | |
| Brandon Day | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $240 |
| Brad Friese | - | Republican Party | $155 |
| Brandon Day | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Hannah Pritchard | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $108 |
| Paul Johnson | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Nathan Acker | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $56 |
| Brandon Wagenfeld | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $52 |
| Lou Thao | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Denise A. Hesselroth | Dean Phillips | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $45 |
| Shane Eastman | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $43 |
| Barbara Nelson | - | Republican Party | $42 |
| Gordon Nikko | - | $10 |
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