There were at least 124 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Mayo Clinic employees, 45.2 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.
Benjamin Thiemann's contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie 2020 | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $857 |
| Bernie 2020 | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $280 |
Other donations by employees of Mayo Clinic
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Hammack | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $19,600 |
| Jennifer Cowart | Donna Deegan | Democratic Party | $7,308 |
| Julie Hammack | - | Republican Party | $5,600 |
| David Zapala | Donna Deegan | Democratic Party | $5,200 |
| Jared Mueller | - | $3,100 | |
| Kristopher Croome | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $3,000 |
| Dana Perry | - | Republican Party | $3,000 |
| Dana Perry | - | $3,000 | |
| Maisha T. Robinson | - | $2,000 | |
| Kristopher Croome | - | $2,000 | |
| Jason Lawrence Siegel | - | $2,000 | |
| David Miller | Donna Deegan | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Dennis Dickson | - | $1,950 | |
| Patricia Facr J. Mergo | - | $1,870 | |
| Darby Miller | - | Republican Party | $1,750 |
| Thomas Caulfield | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,550 |
| Kirsten Yelvington | - | Republican Party | $1,500 |
| Kirsten Yelvington | - | $1,500 | |
| Ben Thiemann | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,210 |
| Renee Dubreville | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,200 |
| Jason Sluzevich | - | Republican Party | $1,115 |
| Jennifer Cowart | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,056 |
| Dennis Dickson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,050 |
| Jennifer Cowart | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,016 |
| William Palmer | - | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| William Palmer | James St. George | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Stephen Aniskevich | John Roger Wagoner | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Stephanie Faubion | Donna Deegan | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Kristopher Croome | - | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Kevin Riutort | - | $1,000 | |
| Kabir Mody | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Justin Stowell | Robbie Goldstein | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Joseph George Facr Cernigliaro | - | $1,000 | |
| Dennis W. Dickson | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Dennis W. Dickson | - | $1,000 | |
| Dennis Dickson | - | $1,000 | |
| Darby Miller | Roger W. Marshall | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Darby Miller | James St. George | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Dana Perry | John Roger Wagoner | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Dana Perry | Elise M. Stefanik | Republican Party | $750 |
| Andrew W. Bowman | - | $750 | |
| Stephen Trigg | - | Republican Party | $713 |
| Kristopher Kolish | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $683 |
| Ann Gayle | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Dennis Dickson | Phillip Charles Ehr | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Steven Porter | - | $533 | |
| Sher-Lu Pai | - | $500 | |
| Panagiotis Anastasiadis | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Michael Geisler | - | $500 | |
| Laurie Smirl | - | $500 | |
| Elird Bojaxhi | - | $500 | |
| Dennis Dickson | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Darby Miller | Bill Clifford | Republican Party | $500 |
| Dana Perry | Lindsey Olin Graham | Republican Party | $500 |
| Victor Bernet | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Mary E. Miller-Mazza | - | $390 | |
| Ernesto Ayala | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $355 |
| Marjorie Mcmaster | Joni K. Ernst | Republican Party | $325 |
| Stephen Trigg | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $322 |
| Samantha Ford | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $311 |
| Virginia Phillips | - | $300 | |
| Jennifer Cowart | Cindy Lyn Banyai | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Dennis Dickson | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Susan Jarkowski | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $285 |
| Stacy Shuster | - | Republican Party | $268 |
| Patricia Facr J. Mergo | - | $255 | |
| Jennifer Cowart | - | $253 | |
| Ronald S. Kuzo | - | $250 | |
| Rebecca Parry | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Michelle Leak | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Mathew Thomas | - | $250 | |
| Jeffrey Alan Facr Stone | - | $250 | |
| Dennis W. Dickson | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Dennis Dickson | Abby Finkenauer | Democratic Party | $250 |
| David Zapala | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Dana Perry | Richard Sean Parnell | Republican Party | $250 |
| Chris Bleau | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Ashley Shumate | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Allie Braswell | Michael Alexander Blake | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Akash Sharma | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jennifer Cowart | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $245 |
| Samantha Espinosa | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $220 |
| Jennifer Cowart | - | $210 | |
| Jennifer Cowart | - | Democratic Party | $210 |
| Tri Dinh | Donna Deegan | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Jason Sluzevich | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $191 |
| Stephen Trigg | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $174 |
| Stacy Shuster | - | Republican Party | $168 |
| Jason Pavlas | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $143 |
| Daniel Small | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $105 |
| Virginia Phillips | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Renee Dubreville | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Pamela Lovett | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Jennifer Cowart | - | $100 | |
| Cheryl Brownlee | Donna Deegan | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Rhapsody Drehs | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $95 |
| Rachel Martin | - | Democratic Party | $94 |
| Rhapsody Drehs | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $85 |
| Philip W. Tipton | - | $84 | |
| Jennifer Cowart | Wendy Davis | Democratic Party | $80 |
| Jared Mueller | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Steven Porter | - | $70 | |
| Jennifer Cowart | Christine Eady Mann | Democratic Party | $70 |
| Virginia Major | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $68 |
| Susan Rombak | - | Republican Party | $60 |
| Leslie Denholm | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $60 |
| Sally Gaouette | - | Republican Party | $50 |
| Jason Sluzevich | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $50 |
| James Waldorf | - | Republican Party | $50 |
| Dorothy Henley | - | $50 | |
| Dorothy Diane Henley | - | $50 | |
| Derek Patton | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $50 |
| David Zapala | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Brian Giles | - | $40 | |
| George Guntur Pujalte | - | $35 | |
| Jennifer Cowart | - | $30 | |
| Jennifer Cowart | Hiral Vyas Tipirneni | Democratic Party | $26 |
| David Roberts | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Susan Jarkowski | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $22 |
| Gina Vitali-Rasanen | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $20 |
| Kelly Ross | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $17 |
| Andrew Kurklinsky | - | $15 |
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