Santa Ana USD employee Anne Candytuft Van De Merghel has contributed a total of $50 to Democratic Party candidate Bernard Sanders, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC).
There were at least 45 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Santa Ana USD employees, 84.4 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.
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estelle Holder | Katherine Porter | Democratic Party | $5,764 |
| Deborah Hopkins-Young | Harley E. Rouda Jr. | Democratic Party | $2,640 |
| Brian Sandquist | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Leslie O’Rourke | Harley E. Rouda Jr. | Democratic Party | $1,775 |
| Brian Sandquist | Gilbert Cisneros | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Brian Sandquist | John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Brian Sandquist | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| William Souza | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $586 |
| Paula Greco | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $566 |
| Sarah Owens | – | – | $500 |
| Rudolf Stephen Strukoff | Mike Levin | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Allison Guzman | – | Democratic Party | $494 |
| Shayna Lathus | – | Democratic Party | $420 |
| Linn Lee | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $378 |
| Melissa Sokol | Katherine Porter | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Eleanor Rodriguez | – | Democratic Party | $310 |
| Joe Penaflor | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $265 |
| Kelli Beckwith | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Gary Reynolds | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $225 |
| Greg Ellis | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $215 |
| William Souza | – | Democratic Party | $207 |
| Gary Reynolds | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $180 |
| Christine Shepherd | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $175 |
| Anne Menaldo | Stephen Joseph Scalise | Republican Party | $175 |
| Leslie Orourke | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $160 |
| Patricia Winnie | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Elaine Villaverde | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Seth Liebman | – | Republican Party | $149 |
| Kristine Dechter | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $140 |
| Stephen Larson | – | – | $128 |
| Victoria Evans | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Julie Phillips | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $120 |
| Gary Reynolds | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $105 |
| Vicki Oswald | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $101 |
| Stacy Kline | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Gary Reynolds | Barbara Bollier | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Eleanor Rodriguez | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Lindsay Reilly | – | – | $70 |
| Eleanor Rodriguez | – | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Roberto Cuellar | – | Republican Party | $44 |
| Jill Herrera | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Amy Mcdonald | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Susan Inman | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $20 |
Numbers are accurate as of November 27, 2020.
