There were at least 126 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Swarthmore College employees, 85.7 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.
Valerie Smith's contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaime Harrison for US Senate | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Doug Jones for Senate Committee | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Warnock for Georgia | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $250 |
Other donations by employees of Swarthmore College
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Raff | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $4,161 |
| Michael Gillum | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $2,814 |
| Gragory N. Brown | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Mike Gillum | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $2,300 |
| Joy Charlton | Mary Gay Scanlon | Democratic Party | $2,300 |
| Frank Durgin | - | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Robert Gross | - | Democratic Party | $1,590 |
| Michael Gillum | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,589 |
| Thomas Whitman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Landry Kosmalski | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,400 |
| Sarah Willie-Lebreton | - | Democratic Party | $1,200 |
| John Caskey | - | Democratic Party | $1,150 |
| Keith Reeves | Mary Gay Scanlon | Democratic Party | $1,100 |
| Farid Azfar | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,087 |
| Barry Schwartz | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Barry Schwartz | Barbara Bollier | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Barry Schwartz | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Barry Schwartz | John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Barry Schwartz | Al Gross | Independent | $1,000 |
| Barry Schwartz | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Barry Schwartz | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Barry Schwartz | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Mike Gillum | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $850 |
| Mark Amstutz | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $850 |
| William Turpin | Mary Gay Scanlon | Democratic Party | $800 |
| Lintongregory Stablesbrown | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $750 |
| John B. Jenkins | Mary Gay Scanlon | Democratic Party | $725 |
| Frank Durgin | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $670 |
| Adriano Shaplin | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $642 |
| Sarah Willie-Lebreton | - | $615 | |
| William Turpin | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Thomas Stephenson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Michele Reimer | - | $600 | |
| Liam Mcalpine | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Thomas Whitman | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Thomas Whitman | Al Gross | Independent | $500 |
| Thomas Whitman | Eugene Depasquale | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Thomas Whitman | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Thomas Whitman | Susan Wild | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Thomas Whitman | Matthew A. Cartwright | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Stephen B. Maurer | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Mark Kuperberg | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Mark Kuperberg | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Linton D. Stables III | Mary Gay Scanlon | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Ian Whitehead | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Elizabeth Bolton | - | $500 | |
| Dan Alamia | - | $500 | |
| Andy Hirsch | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $490 |
| Farid Azfar | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $477 |
| Landry Kosmalski | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $475 |
| Charles Raff | Edward John Markey | Democratic Party | $470 |
| Allison Dorsey | - | Democratic Party | $454 |
| Scott Gilbert | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Elizabeth Vallen | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Michele S. Reimer | - | $435 | |
| Jacoba A. Zaring | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic Party | $426 |
| Sam Handlin | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Mark Amstutz | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Jacoba A. Zaring | - | $400 | |
| Farid Azfar | - | $400 | |
| Sandra Vermeychuk | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Mark Amstutz | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Susan Lathrop | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $330 |
| Arthur Mcgarity | - | $325 | |
| Warren Johnson | - | Republican Party | $300 |
| Diane M. Collings | - | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Warren Johnson | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $285 |
| Susan Lathrop | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $273 |
| Stephen Oconnell | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Stephen B. Maurer | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Rachel Buurma | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Mike Gillum | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Michael Gillum | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Mary Hasbrouck | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Mark Amstutz | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Landry Kosmalski | - | $250 | |
| Frank H. Durgin | Mary Gay Scanlon | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Elizabeth Vallen | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Elizabeth Vallen | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Carol Nackenoff | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Bindu Kolli | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Art Mcgarity | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $237 |
| Frank Durgin | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $230 |
| Tyrene White | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $220 |
| Barbara Milewski | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $210 |
| Tyrene White | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Nick Kaplinsky | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Michael Jones | - | $200 | |
| Lee Smithey | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Joseph Gregorio | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Charles Raff | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Andrew Feick | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Allison Dorsey | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Maurice Eldridge | Mary Gay Scanlon | Democratic Party | $180 |
| Farha Ghannam | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $170 |
| Andy Hirsch | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $170 |
| Rebecca Black | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $159 |
| Joseph Duck | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $158 |
| Phillip Stern | - | $156 | |
| Maurice Eldridge | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Democratic Party | $140 |
| Frank Durgin | Ben R. Lujan | Democratic Party | $129 |
| David L. Eldridge | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $115 |
| David Cohen | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $112 |
| Andrew Moe | Alex Morse | Democratic Party | $110 |
| Wendy Chmielewski | - | $100 | |
| Syd Carpenter | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Sarah Willie-Lebreton | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Nancy Jantsch | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Mark Amstutz | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Jennifer Lenway | Mary Gay Scanlon | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Jacoba A. Zaring | - | $100 | |
| Edward Rowe | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Deborah Bergstrand | Mary Gay Scanlon | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Andrew Hirsch | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Maurice Eldridge | - | Democratic Party | $60 |
| Maurice Eldridge | - | $53 | |
| William Gardner | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Susan Smythe | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Phillip Stern | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Allison Dorsey | - | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Yvonne Chireau | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $34 |
| Erich Everbach | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Democratic Party | $30 |
| Susan Smythe | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $10 |
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