According to records, there have been $18,205 in campaign contributions made by individuals affiliated with University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee as of November 3. Approximately 77.2 percent, or $14,051, of these contributions were made to Democratic Party candidates and committees.
Matthew Petering's contribution of $4,689 to Democratic Party Bernard Sanders was the largest contribution made by someone affiliated with University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee since January 1, 2019.
According to an Inside Higher Ed analysis of federal elections data, individuals that were affiliated with colleges and universities have donated five times more money to Joe Biden than to President Trump. A study by Pew Research in 2017 found that 58 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents thought colleges and universities have a negative impact on the way things are going in this country.
| Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jay R. Inslee | Democratic Party | $610 |
| Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Individual | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Petering | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $4,689 |
| Atis Purins | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $2,335 |
| Kathleen Sawin | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic Party | $1,375 |
| Atis Purins | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $919 |
| Leah Pinkowsky | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $908 |
| David H. Petering | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic Party | $700 |
| David Petering | Jay R. Inslee | Democratic Party | $610 |
| David Petering | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $601 |
| Christian Horst | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $590 |
| Jacob Robinson | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $573 |
| Paul Thompto | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $500 |
| Barrett Kalter | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Gregory Walz-Chojnacki | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $452 |
| David Petering | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic Party | $450 |
| David W. Opitz | Glenn S. Grothman | Republican Party | $400 |
| Tate Bunker | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $400 |
| David Petering | Adam Schiff | Democratic Party | $325 |
| Gillian Rodger | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $250 |
| David H. Petering | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic Party | $225 |
| Matthew Knachel | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $185 |
| Amanda Keyes | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $174 |
| Linda Corbin-Pardee | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $166 |
| Christopher Celi | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $145 |
| Joseph Grennier | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $106 |
| Barrett Kalter | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Gillian Rodger | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic Party | $90 |
| Kendra Heidkamp-Youn | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $87 |
| Carol Anderson | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic Party | $80 |
| Christopher Celi | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $72 |
| Adam Zembrosky | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $69 |
| Aaron Taylor | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $60 |
| Florence L. Johnson | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic Party | $35 |
| Joshua Backes | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $27 |
| Kristine Koyama | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $7 |
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