There were at least 128 contributions made to political candidates and committees by UW Health employees, 83.6 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.
Laurie Sanford's contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie 2020 | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $288 |
| Biden for President | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $207 |
Other donations by employees of UW Health
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elise Lawson | Andy Kim | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Marin Darsie | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $5,211 |
| Margaret Schwarze | - | Democratic Party | $5,000 |
| Marin Darsie | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Elise Lawson | Pritesh Gandhi | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Richard Bruce | - | Republican Party | $2,505 |
| Jessica Bartell | - | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Marin Darsie | - | Democratic Party | $1,770 |
| Jonathan Jaffery | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Richard Bruce | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,190 |
| Jordan Foster | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,051 |
| Jessica Robbins | - | Democratic Party | $1,010 |
| Troye Shanks | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Timothy Mccormick | - | $1,000 | |
| Shauna Meyer | Tom Palzewicz | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Scott Springman | - | $1,000 | |
| Newrhee Kim | - | $1,000 | |
| Jennie Hounshell | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Jay Robaidek | Mark Pocan | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| David Feldstein | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Jen Lochner | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic Party | $950 |
| John Rice | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Francisco Castro | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Lisa Brinn | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $737 |
| Brittany Allen | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Shauna Meyer | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $625 |
| Amy Stella Gabert | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Christopher Turner | - | $533 | |
| Marin Darsie | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $518 |
| Kirsten Rindfleisch | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $507 |
| Shauna Meyer | Michael Espy | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Matthew Larson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Margaret Schwarze | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Laura O'Brien | Scott L. Fitzgerald | Republican Party | $500 |
| Kerry Goldrosen | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| John Rice | - | $500 | |
| Francisco Castro | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Francisco Castro | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Francisco Castro | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Eve Paretsky | - | $500 | |
| Eliza Bennett | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Carl Getto | Ronald James Kind | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Bartho Caponi | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Andy Swanson | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Lisa Brinn | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $475 |
| Michelle Whitfield | - | Republican Party | $451 |
| Shauna Meyer | Al Gross | Independent | $425 |
| Shauna Meyer | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Elizabeth Jacobs | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic Party | $375 |
| Marin Darsie | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $352 |
| Jordan Ward | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $328 |
| Chris Bermant | - | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Brett Welhouse | - | Republican Party | $300 |
| Corey Hallett | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $287 |
| Shauna Meyer | Roger Polack | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Shauna Meyer | Jill Darlyne Schupp | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Shauna Meyer | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Richard Bruce | John James | Republican Party | $250 |
| Prasad Dalvie | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Peter Newcomer | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Peter Levonian | - | $250 | |
| Marin Darsie | Diane Mitsch Bush | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Marin Darsie | Edward John Markey | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Marin Darsie | Dana Ferguson | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Lisa Brinn | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Laura O'Brien | Tom Tiffany | Republican Party | $250 |
| Laura Cooney | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Karin Zuegge | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jodi Auron | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jennifer Shafer | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jennifer Edgoose | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Gwynneth Schell | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Francisco Castro | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Elizabeth Groom | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Aaron Eifler | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Marin Darsie | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $244 |
| Rebecca Moore | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $243 |
| Gareth Olson | - | Republican Party | $240 |
| Gareth Olson | Mitch McConnell | Republican Party | $240 |
| Peggy Troller | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $220 |
| Christopher Bermant | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $212 |
| Marin Darsie | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Gary Johnson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Stephanie Sobczak | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $180 |
| Marin Darsie | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $176 |
| Lisa Brinn | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $175 |
| Megan Hall | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $155 |
| Peter Gill | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Pennapa Chan | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Marin Darsie | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Daniel Siehr | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Courtney Clauss | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $134 |
| Bonnie Stamm | - | Democratic Party | $134 |
| Paul Smith | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $126 |
| Michele Lien | - | $125 | |
| Jennifer Lochner | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Seth Barudin | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $110 |
| Mary Mably | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $107 |
| Tom Thompson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Sara Johnson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Marin Darsie | Roger Polack | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Jill Sheridan | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Heather Pinske | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Heather Pinske | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Erin Robinson | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Bryan Raasch | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Beth Blum | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Elizabeth Nobile | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $95 |
| Lynn Stroede | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $91 |
| Bridget Peach | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $87 |
| Kristen Audet | - | Democratic Party | $80 |
| Philip Trapskin | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $60 |
| Joel Zembles | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $54 |
| Sean Duffy | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Brooke Marquardt | - | Republican Party | $49 |
| Corey Halett | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $43 |
| Sean Meirose | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $39 |
| Marin Darsie | Al Gross | Independent | $35 |
| Kyle Kutzke | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $35 |
| Corey Hallett | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $34 |
| Lisa Wilson | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $27 |
| Anne Aethalbern | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Jeremy Smith | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $20 |
| Lisa Brinn | James Mackler | Democratic Party | $15 |
| Julie Gocey | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic Party | $10 |
| Andrea Schnell | Ronald James Kind | Democratic Party | $10 |
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