Columbia Standard

Verizon employee Jerry Benson has contributed a total of $75 to Democratic Party candidate Jaime Harrison, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC).

There were at least 23 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Verizon employees, 52.2 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.

Committee	Candidate	Party	Amount
Pete for America, Inc.	Pete Buttigieg	Democratic Party	$186
Jaime Harrison for US Senate	Jaime Harrison	Democratic Party	$75

Employee	Candidate	Party	Amount
Jung Miller	Joyce Beatty	Democratic Party	$900
Betty Tubaugh	-	Republican Party	$616
Mark Curto	-	Republican Party	$589
Angela Jenkins	-	Republican Party	$584
Michael Toland	Morgan Harper	Democratic Party	$550
Michael Toland	Elizabeth Warren	Democratic Party	$428
David Schmidt	Andrew Yang	Democratic Party	$378
Dominic Stevens	-	Republican Party	$330
Angela Jenkins	-	Republican Party	$327
Richard Dunkelberger	-	Democratic Party	$250
Mary Bodkin	Pete Buttigieg	Democratic Party	$245
Mark Curto	-		$240
James Diddle	-	Republican Party	$202
Michael Toland	Nick Rubando	Democratic Party	$100
Angelia Herrick	-	Republican Party	$100
Todd Wietzke	-	Republican Party	$80
Betty Tubaugh	-	Republican Party	$65
Stawn Kaufman	Pete Buttigieg	Democratic Party	$50
David Edwards	Bernard Sanders	Democratic Party	$50
Chad Harris	Jo Jorgensen	Libertarian Party	$40
Brent Adams	Joe Biden	Democratic Party	$20

Numbers are accurate as of November 27, 2020.