There were at least 42 contributions made to political candidates and committees by University of South Florida employees, 90.5 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.
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren for President, Inc. | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $505 |
| Bernie 2020 | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $270 |
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Spero | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $2,500 |
| Luigi Lucaccini | Josh Harder | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Ben Spero | Josh Harder | Democratic Party | $1,600 |
| Aaron Frank | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Uldis Kruze | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,421 |
| Andrea Spero | Sri Preston Kulkarni | Democratic Party | $1,250 |
| Andrea Spero | Candace Valenzuela | Democratic Party | $1,008 |
| Susan Freiwald | Wendy Davis | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| John Callaway | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Aaron Frank | Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| John Callaway | - | - | $850 |
| Mitchell Felton | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Diane Hume | Alan Grayson | Democratic Party | $625 |
| Karren Shorofsky | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Bernard Von Bothmer | Alan Khazei | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Felicia Mazzi | - | Democratic Party | $363 |
| Louise Carroll | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jenny Fogarty | Michael Espy | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Diane Hume | Alan Grayson | Democratic Party | $250 |
| House Dow | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $196 |
| Felicia Mazzi | - | - | $135 |
| Bernadette Barker-Plummer | - | - | $125 |
| Bernadette Barker Plummer | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $121 |
| Tim Floreth | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Lily Iona Mackenzie | Deval Patrick | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Dena Davis | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Brian Mikulak | - | - | $100 |
| Leland Kwong | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $81 |
| John Nelson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $80 |
| Bernadette Barker-Plummer | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $60 |
| James Taylor | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Diane Hume | - | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Deborah Cox Callister | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Carol Batker | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Andrea Spero | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Nina Schuyler | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $40 |
| Terence Parr | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $35 |
| Deborah Benrubi | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Bruce Snider | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $20 |
| Felicia Mazzi | - | Democratic Party | $15 |
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