There were at least 31 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory employees, 100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Nathan Butler | William G. Foster | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Jeffrey Eldred | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| James Strait | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $1,400 |
| Sue Styer | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Leo Bellantoni | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Susan Styer | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Erica Snider | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Erica D. Snider | William G. Foster | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Marco Verzocchi | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Paula Butler | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Michael Lindgren | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Dallas Heikkinen | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Anna Pla-Dalmau | William G. Foster | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Jeremiah Holzbauer | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $420 |
| Marco Verzocchi | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Chris Quigg | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Jeremiah Holzbauer | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $280 |
| Pushpa Bhat | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Erica D. Snider | Marie Newman | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Barbara S. Fetzner | Richard J. Durbin | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Andreas S. Kronfeld | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Tara Turner | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $225 |
| Matthew Barry | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $211 |
| Joseph Lykken | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Jeremiah Holzbauer | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $124 |
| Robert Munger | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Stoyan Stoynev | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Jeffrey Eldred | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Jeremiah Holzbauer | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $30 |
| Gabriel Perdue | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $20 |
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