There were at least 177 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Western Michigan University employees, 85.9 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.
Rob Lyerla's contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scholten for Congress | Hillary Scholten | Democratic Party | $5,450 |
| Scholten Victory Fund | - | $2,500 | |
| Linda O'Dell for Congress | Linda O'Dell | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Michigan Democratic State Central Committee | - | Democratic Party | $215 |
| Peters for Michigan | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Dnc Services Corp./Dem. Nat'L Committee | - | Democratic Party | $80 |
Other donations by employees of Western Michigan University
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onur Arugaslan | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $6,500 |
| Anise Strong | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $5,500 |
| John W. Petro | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $3,150 |
| Timothy Light | Al Gross | Independent | $2,800 |
| Nick Kuder | Jennifer Richardson | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Nicholas Witt | Jennifer Richardson | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| David Lemberg | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $2,400 |
| Lisa Minnick | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $2,100 |
| Ellie Caruthers | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Paul Colin Clements | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $1,550 |
| Paul Clements | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Elizabeth Hoger | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Ed Martini | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Alice Olmstead | - | $1,500 | |
| Linda Shuster | Hillary Scholten | Democratic Party | $1,310 |
| Hu Xie | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $1,304 |
| Allen Webb | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $1,300 |
| Jean Kimmel | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $1,270 |
| John Benson | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $1,200 |
| Allen Webb | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,152 |
| Ruth Halcomb | John James | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Lisa Paulius | - | $1,000 | |
| Jeffrey Breneman | Haley Stevens | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Regena Nelson | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $945 |
| Norma J. Somers | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $900 |
| Charles Hodgman | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $825 |
| Janos Grantner | - | Republican Party | $805 |
| Debra Lindstrom | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $800 |
| Anise Strong | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $791 |
| Timothy Palmer | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Harold L. Bate | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Cynthia Halderson | - | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Janos Grantner | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $610 |
| Michael C. Mcdaniel | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $607 |
| Lynn Houghton | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Linda Thompson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Lian Wardrop | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $600 |
| John Petro | - | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Jerry Burhans | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Alan Hovestadt | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Ashley Glass | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $579 |
| Martha Warfield | - | $567 | |
| Robert Strung | - | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Paul Ciccantell | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Dolores Strom | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $525 |
| Paul Johnston | - | $510 | |
| Susan Carlson | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Paul Engelmann | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Onur Arugaslan | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Joanne M. O'Rourke | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Jeffrey S. Breneman | Haley Stevens | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Janet R. Heller | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Debra Lindstrom | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $500 |
| David Tarrien | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| David Karowe | Jessica Cisneros | Democratic Party | $500 |
| David Karowe | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $500 |
| David Karowe | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Dave Lemberg | - | $500 | |
| Colin Maccreery | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Andrea Beach | Hillary Scholten | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Linda Thompson | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $475 |
| Denise Keele | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Tricia Hennessy | - | $440 | |
| Robert D. Strung | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Dean Halderson | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Barbara Sagara | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Janos Grantner | Mitch McConnell | Republican Party | $385 |
| Paul Clements | - | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Jennifer Snyder | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Jennifer Snyder | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Sally Hadden | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $345 |
| Don F. Cooney | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $324 |
| Mary Anderson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $310 |
| Leszek Lilien | - | $300 | |
| Charles Henderson | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Alice Olmstead | - | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Lynne Heasley | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $280 |
| Genanne Zeller | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $279 |
| David Curwen | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $275 |
| Elke Schoffers | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $264 |
| Larry Simon | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $252 |
| Terry T. Williams | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Paul Clements | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Lisa Paulius | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Kevin Wanner | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $250 |
| Katherine Joslin | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jonathan Eiseman | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $250 |
| John Saillant | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $250 |
| E.D. Martini | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $250 |
| David Karowe | Gretchen Driskell | Democratic Party | $250 |
| David Curwen | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Cynthia Halderson | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Annette Cummins | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Alice Olmstead | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Cynthia Pietras | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $243 |
| Autumn Edwards | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $243 |
| Paul Ciccantell | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $225 |
| Annegret Paul | - | Democratic Party | $225 |
| Sarah Oehm | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $206 |
| Joan E. O'Bryan | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $205 |
| William Cobern | - | Republican Party | $200 |
| Timothy Palmer | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Richard Mcmullen | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Lojen Al-Sheikh | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Lisa B. Minnick | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Charles Mickens | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Jana Schulman | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $175 |
| Ethan Schmittdiel | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $172 |
| Robert White | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $160 |
| David Tarrien | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $160 |
| Katherine Joslin | - | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Ina F. Way | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Edwin Martini | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Bradley Horstman | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Allen Webb | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Leszek Lilien | - | Republican Party | $149 |
| Kathy Cooney | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $149 |
| Vickie Edwards | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $148 |
| Frank Tramp | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $146 |
| Jacob Ewing | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $140 |
| Paul Engelmann | - | Democratic Party | $136 |
| Paul Johnston | - | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Dolores Strom | - | Democratic Party | $125 |
| David Karowe | - | $125 | |
| Ekkehard Sinn | - | $110 | |
| Gary Miron | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $105 |
| Barcley Johnson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $105 |
| Susan Freeman | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Nancy Schullery | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Kathleen Cooney | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Karen Bovid | Al Gross | Independent | $100 |
| Jean Kimmel | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Jacinda Swanson | Hillary Scholten | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Jacinda Swanson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Cynthia K. Halderson | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Charles Henderson | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Ekkehard Sinn | - | Democratic Party | $97 |
| Janos Grantner | Martha Mcsally | Republican Party | $92 |
| Chase West | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $88 |
| Steve Bertman | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Jon R. Neill | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $74 |
| Marion Gray | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $70 |
| David Tarrien | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $70 |
| Charles Overberger | - | Democratic Party | $70 |
| Ronald Crowell | - | $60 | |
| Michael R. Foreback | Stephen Joseph Scalise | Republican Party | $60 |
| Michael Foreback | - | Republican Party | $60 |
| Mercedes Tubino-Blanco | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $60 |
| Corrine Fisher | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $60 |
| Steve Bertman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Michael Mcdaniel | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Katherine Joslin | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Christopher Nagle | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $41 |
| Josh Parks | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $37 |
| Olivia Mclaughlin | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $36 |
| Gwen Tarbox | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $30 |
| Elizabeth Brey | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $30 |
| Cynthia L. Schrauben-Isaacs | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $30 |
| Cynthia L. Isaacs | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $30 |
| Carl Ratner | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $30 |
| Amy Damashek | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $30 |
| Larry Buzas | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $27 |
| James Martin | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $27 |
| Janos Grantner | Susan M. Collins | Republican Party | $25 |
| James Hilliker | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Josh Parks | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $23 |
| Vickie Edwards | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $10 |
| Regena Nelsom | Jon Hoadley | Democratic Party | $10 |
| Janos Grantner | Byron Donalds | Republican Party | $10 |
| Betsy Aller | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $5 |
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