There were at least 146 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Grand Valley State University employees, 91.1 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 |
---|---|---|---|
Anne Hiskes | Hillary Scholten | Democratic Party | $7,555 |
Hope Gerson | Hillary Scholten | Democratic Party | $4,140 |
Lauren Jacoby | Hillary Scholten | Democratic Party | $3,250 |
Gary Stark | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $3,086 |
Justin Sheldon | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
Joel J. Orosz | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $2,550 |
Christine Albertini | Hillary Scholten | Democratic Party | $2,200 |
Stephanie Schaertel | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,792 |
Karen Zivi | Hillary Scholten | Democratic Party | $1,675 |
Rhonda Lubberts | Hillary Scholten | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
Claudine Duncan | Hillary Scholten | Democratic Party | $1,435 |
Brittland Dekorver | Bryan Berghoef | Democratic Party | $1,400 |
Sharon Mah | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $1,350 |
Lee Van Orsdel | - | Democratic Party | $1,210 |
Anne Hiskes | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $1,150 |
Priscilla Kimboko | - | Democratic Party | $1,100 |
Amelia Grayson | Cory A. Booker | Democratic Party | $1,100 |
Lara Kessler | - | Democratic Party | $1,050 |
Robert Allen | - | $1,000 | |
Rich Hiskes | Hillary Scholten | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
Donijo Dejonge | William P. Huizenga | Republican Party | $1,000 |
Donijo Dejonge | Peter Meijer | Republican Party | $1,000 |
Darren Walhof | - | $1,000 | |
Charles Pazdernik | Hillary Scholten | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
Alex Nesterenko | - | Democratic Party | $900 |
Kim Roberts | Bryan Berghoef | Democratic Party | $850 |
Ellen Schendel | Hillary Scholten | Democratic Party | $850 |
Eric Harvey | Hillary Scholten | Democratic Party | $830 |
Hope Gerson | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $794 |
Richard Hiskes | Hillary Scholten | Democratic Party | $750 |
Mei Mah | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $750 |
Joel J. Orosz | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $750 |
David Lehker | Hillary Scholten | Democratic Party | $750 |
Priscilla Kimboko | - | $625 | |
Joel Orosz | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $600 |
Anne Hiskes | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $575 |
Andy Kampfschulte | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $574 |
Michelle Miller-Adams | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $550 |
Kimberly Lohr | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $546 |
Janet M. Krueger | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $520 |
Janet M. Krueger | - | Democratic Party | $520 |
Robert Hollister | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $516 |
Lindsay Ellis | - | $500 | |
Kyle Caldwell | Haley Stevens | Democratic Party | $500 |
Karen Zivi | - | $500 | |
Erik Nordman | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
Ellen Schendel | - | $500 | |
Anne Hiskes | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic Party | $500 |
Robert Byrens | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $475 |
Justin Sheldon | - | Democratic Party | $450 |
Nichole Biber | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $442 |
Kimberly Lohr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $404 |
Monica Johnstone | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $377 |
Sharon Mah | Hillary Scholten | Democratic Party | $350 |
Kristofer Pachla | Hillary Scholten | Democratic Party | $350 |
Steve Goldberg | Nick Colvin | Democratic Party | $300 |
Stephen Goldberg | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
Arend Lubbers | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $300 |
Andrew Kampfschulte | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $295 |
Matthew Ruen | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $285 |
David Alvarez | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $283 |
Karen Gipson | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $275 |
Matthew Ruen | Hillary Scholten | Democratic Party | $262 |
Tamara Shreiner | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $257 |
Tim Marroquin | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $254 |
Sharon Mah | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
Ruth Arents | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
Mary Karpen | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
Karen Zivi | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $250 |
Julie Guevara | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
Jesse Bernal | Hillary Scholten | Democratic Party | $250 |
Catherine Rikkers | Bryan Berghoef | Democratic Party | $250 |
Brittland Dekorver | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $250 |
Ashok Kumar | - | $250 | |
Anne Hiskes | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $250 |
Amelia Grayson | Hillary Scholten | Democratic Party | $250 |
Amelia Grayson | Bryan Berghoef | Democratic Party | $250 |
Jane Marsman | Bryan Berghoef | Democratic Party | $235 |
Anne Hiskes | Bryan Berghoef | Democratic Party | $225 |
Tim Marroquin | Bryan Berghoef | Democratic Party | $220 |
Jonathan Hodge | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $218 |
Roger Moiles | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $203 |
John Klein | Hillary Scholten | Democratic Party | $200 |
Jesse Bernal | - | Democratic Party | $200 |
Anne Hiskes | Bryan Berghoef | Democratic Party | $190 |
Cael Keegan | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $180 |
Nichole Biber | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $171 |
Terri Kenney | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $159 |
Patrick Murdock | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $151 |
Kay Losey | Hillary Scholten | Democratic Party | $150 |
Gary Van Harn | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $145 |
Ashley Shannon | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $144 |
Wendy Wenner | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $125 |
Karen Novotny | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $125 |
Amy Russell | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $122 |
Wendy Wenner | - | Democratic Party | $110 |
Terri Kenney | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
Sheila Blackman | - | $100 | |
Ruth Douglas | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
Philip Tepley | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
Nancy O'Neill | Bryan Berghoef | Democratic Party | $100 |
Michelle Miller-Adams | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $100 |
Kristin Kerbavaz | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $100 |
Karen Zivi | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $100 |
Judy Whipps | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
Joel Quamme | Bryan Berghoef | Democratic Party | $100 |
Douglas Kindschi | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
Brian G. Long | Frederick Stephen Upton | Republican Party | $100 |
Jennifer Torreano | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $93 |
Amy Russell | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $85 |
Wendy Wenner | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $83 |
Andrea England | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $81 |
Monica Johnstone | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $80 |
Sandra Portko | Rashida Tlaib | Democratic Party | $75 |
Lihua Huang | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $75 |
Jonathan White | Hillary Scholten | Democratic Party | $70 |
Darla Bennett | - | Republican Party | $67 |
Tim Marroquin | Bryan Berghoef | Democratic Party | $65 |
Wendy Wenner | - | Democratic Party | $60 |
Mark Staves | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $60 |
Lara Kesler | - | Democratic Party | $60 |
Michael Gouin-Hart | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $59 |
Toni Perrine | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
Robert Honeyman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
Patricia Schafer | - | Democratic Party | $50 |
Lindsey Desarmo | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $50 |
John Adamopoulos | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
Jerry Johnson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
Elizabeth Williams | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
Catherine Grace Rikkers | Bryan Berghoef | Democratic Party | $50 |
Emily Callis | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $47 |
Ramona Silva | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $40 |
Nichole Biber | - | Democratic Party | $31 |
Katelyn Hanley Semelbauer | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $30 |
Priscilla Joyce Kimboko | Bryan Berghoef | Democratic Party | $25 |
Josh Veazey | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
Diane Maodush-Pitzer | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
Judy Conroy | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $20 |
Brian Deyo | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $20 |
Steven De Polo | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $15 |
Sandra Portko | - | $15 | |
Nathan Cosart | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $15 |
Monica Johnstone | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $15 |
Roger Moiles | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $12 |
Emily Callis | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $7 |