There were at least 72 contributions made to political candidates and committees by VA employees, 36.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Shah | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $3,696 |
| Richard Kennedy | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $3,331 |
| Mitch Braude | - | Republican Party | $1,383 |
| James W. Cannon | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,175 |
| William C. White | - | $1,055 | |
| Alaa Minkara | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Fred T. Lee | - | $960 | |
| Marie A. Martin | - | $700 | |
| Nichole M. Leporati | - | $660 | |
| James W. Cannon | - | Democratic Party | $650 |
| Kimberly Rouser | - | $620 | |
| Traci L. Hogue | - | $600 | |
| Michelle Roth | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Darryll L. Bell | - | $570 | |
| Edward Fox | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $520 |
| Michael Dal Pra | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $513 |
| Richard Kennedy | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Nancy Merbitz | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Jay Wenig | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Thomas Koehler | - | Republican Party | $485 |
| Michael Dal Pra | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $474 |
| Rebecca Fox | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $465 |
| Mitch Braude | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $413 |
| Steven Campisi | Hillary O'Connor Mueri | Democratic Party | $395 |
| Jacqulyne F. Davis | - | $380 | |
| Anthony Flarey | - | $360 | |
| Winifred Verse-Barry | - | Democratic Party | $339 |
| Sylvia Brown | - | Republican Party | $332 |
| James E. Moss | - | $330 | |
| Gregory H. Manning | - | $330 | |
| Diane C. Owens-Hall | - | $330 | |
| Jeffrey L. White | - | $310 | |
| Laura Gerhardt | - | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Julie Praus | Desiree Tims | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Robert Mcdonald | - | Republican Party | $262 |
| Maureen Marks | - | $250 | |
| Martin Orahoske | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Cindy Horn | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $232 |
| Shawn M. Langlois | - | $210 | |
| Peter Erossy | - | Republican Party | $200 |
| Julie Praus | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Edward Fox | - | Republican Party | $200 |
| Tinita Cole | - | $160 | |
| Mitch Braude | - | Republican Party | $154 |
| Anthony Guy Flarey | - | Republican Party | $120 |
| Christopher Chatfield | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $108 |
| Peter Erossy | Stephen Joseph Scalise | Republican Party | $100 |
| Peter Erossy | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Pamela R. Brown | - | $100 | |
| Douglas Kirkland | - | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Charles L. Smith | - | $100 | |
| Thomas M. Kshywonis | - | $80 | |
| Damian L. Evans | - | $80 | |
| Richard Roy | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Leah Grove | - | $75 | |
| Gayle Lamb | Sherrod Brown | Democratic Party | $60 |
| David Ly | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $57 |
| Richard Roy | - | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Mainerd Sorensen | - | Republican Party | $50 |
| Gayle Lamb | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Traci L. Hintz | - | $40 | |
| Nichole M. Lawson | - | $40 | |
| Marie A. Leporati | - | $40 | |
| Leah Grove | - | $40 | |
| Jacqulyne F. Crowder | - | $40 | |
| Timothy Price Sr. | - | Republican Party | $35 |
| Sue Keyse | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Leah Grove | - | $25 | |
| Thomas M. La Duca | - | $20 | |
| Nathan Pennington | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $20 |
| Damian L. Fabry | - | $20 |
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