There were at least 113 contributions made to political candidates and committees by University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee employees, 80.5 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.
David Petering's contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaime Harrison for US Senate | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $1,601 |
| Montanans for Bullock | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $1,250 |
| Hickenlooper for Colorado | John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| MJ for Texas | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Shaheen for Senate | - | Democratic Party | $950 |
| Jon Ossoff for Senate | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $850 |
| Doug Jones for Senate Committee | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Dscc | - | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Amy McGrath for Senate, Inc. | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Grassroots Victory PAC | - | $625 | |
| Inslee for America | Jay R. Inslee | Democratic Party | $610 |
| Democratic Party of Wisconsin | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Schiff for Congress | Adam Schiff | Democratic Party | $325 |
| Stop Republicans | - | $277 | |
| Tricia Zunker for Wisconsin | Tricia Zunker | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Palzewicz for Wisconsin | Tom Palzewicz | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Daga | - | $200 | |
| Progressive Takeover | - | $150 | |
| Tina Smith for Minnesota | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $100 |
Other donations by employees of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Peracchio | - | Democratic Party | $20,000 |
| Jennifer Gonda | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Greg Smith | - | $5,600 | |
| Matthew Petering | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $4,689 |
| Laura A. Peracchio | - | $2,800 | |
| Atis Purins | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $2,335 |
| Kathleen Sawin | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic Party | $1,850 |
| Gregory Walz-Chojnacki | - | Democratic Party | $1,590 |
| Gregory F. Walz-Chojnacki | - | Democratic Party | $1,203 |
| Nadya Fouad | - | Democratic Party | $1,200 |
| Atis Purins | - | Republican Party | $1,195 |
| Paul W. Florsheim | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Laura Peracchio | Tricia Zunker | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Laura Peracchio | Gwendolynne Moore | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Julie Schuppie | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Barrett Kalter | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Barrett Kalter | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Paul Mcnally | - | Republican Party | $975 |
| Atis Purins | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $919 |
| Leah Pinkowsky | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $908 |
| Sharon M. Keigher | - | Democratic Party | $850 |
| Kent T. Redding | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Atis Purins | - | $604 | |
| Gregory Walz-Chojnacki | - | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Gregory Walz Chojnacki | - | $530 | |
| Paul Thompto | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $500 |
| Atis Purins | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Jacob Robinson | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $492 |
| Gregory Walz-Chojnacki | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $452 |
| Vladislav Friedman | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $426 |
| Tate Bunker | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $400 |
| David W. Opitz | Glenn S. Grothman | Republican Party | $400 |
| Daniel Reichelt | - | Republican Party | $400 |
| Christian Horst | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $360 |
| Gregory F. Walz-Chojnacki | - | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Jean Skelton Opitz | - | Republican Party | $268 |
| Scott Silet | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Joel Berkowitz | - | $250 | |
| Jane Gallop | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Gillian Rodger | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Paul Mcnally | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $237 |
| Christian Horst | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $230 |
| Thomas Marcussen | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Karen Barry | Tom Palzewicz | Democratic Party | $200 |
| John Blum | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Jane Gallop | - | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Gregory F. Walz-Chojnacki | - | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Christopher Baxter | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Alan Wiseman | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Matthew Knachel | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $185 |
| Amanda Keyes | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $174 |
| Gillian Rodger | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic Party | $170 |
| Linda Corbin-Pardee | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $166 |
| Jane Gallop | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Chris Baxter | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Barbara Moser | - | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Atis Purins | - | Republican Party | $147 |
| Gregory Walz-Chojnacki | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $145 |
| Christopher Celi | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $145 |
| Julie Brown | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $111 |
| Joseph Grennier | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $106 |
| Karl Wallick | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Karen Barry | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| James Reed | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Geoffrey Hurtado | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Barrett Kalter | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Atis Purins | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $100 |
| Patricia Kissinger | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $98 |
| Diane Schadewald | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $90 |
| Kendra Heidkamp-Youn | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $87 |
| Jacob Robinson | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $81 |
| Carol Anderson | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic Party | $80 |
| Michael Puiszis | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Diane M. Schadewald | - | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Christopher Celi | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $72 |
| Adam Zembrosky | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $69 |
| Gregory Walz-Chojnacki | - | $60 | |
| Aaron Taylor | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $60 |
| Evelyn Scott | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Bettina Arnold | Mark Pocan | Democratic Party | $40 |
| Florence L. Johnson | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic Party | $35 |
| Joshua Backes | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $27 |
| Gregory Walz-Chojnacki | - | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Catherine J. Kaye | - | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Bijan Salamati | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Kelsey Soya | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic Party | $20 |
| Laura Otto-Salaj | Ronald James Kind | Democratic Party | $15 |
| Kristine Koyama | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $7 |
| Barry Mitchell | Ronald James Kind | Democratic Party | $2 |
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