There were at least 40 contributions made to political candidates and committees by The University of Texas at San Antonio employees, 75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael T. Sullivan | - | $2,500 | |
| Sharon P. Fowler | - | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Raj Wilson | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Banglin Chen | - | Republican Party | $1,111 |
| Lynda De La Vina | Gina Ortiz Jones | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Banglin Chen | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $926 |
| Christopher Stewart | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $600 |
| Banglin Chen | - | Republican Party | $600 |
| Oak H. Deberg | Wendy Davis | Democratic Party | $561 |
| Elena Serna-Wallender | Wendy Davis | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Steven Robbins | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Raj Wilson | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Dana Forgione | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $500 |
| Rory Dew | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Bridget Drinka | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Arturo Almeida | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Lars Hansen | Wesley Hunt | Republican Party | $350 |
| Jessica Wojda | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $328 |
| Terri Williams | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Susan Mcdonald | - | $300 | |
| Albert A. Carrisalez | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Katherine Walters | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $275 |
| David Pillow | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $270 |
| Steven Robbins | Wendy Davis | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Rebecca Pollock | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Bridget Drinka | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Abraham Graber | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Stephen Amberg | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $225 |
| Vicki Winter | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $215 |
| Jesse Zapata | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Carmen Tafolla | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $194 |
| Steve Swellander | - | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Stephen Swellander | - | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Philip Menard | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Ken Little | - | $100 | |
| Fidel Santamaria | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Lynda Y De La Vina | Wendy Davis | Democratic Party | $85 |
| William Pugh | - | Republican Party | $50 |
| Mario Rios | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $32 |
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