Chippewa Valley Times

University of Wisconsin-Stout employee Robert Meyer has contributed a total of $1,000 to Democratic Party candidate Ronald James Kind, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC).

There were at least 13 contributions made to political candidates and committees by University of Wisconsin-Stout employees, 100 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
Meriem Chida	Tulsi Gabbard	Democratic Party	$804
Kris Recker	Elizabeth Warren	Democratic Party	$348
Maria Alm	Bernard Sanders	Democratic Party	$250
Meriem Chida	Bernard Sanders	Democratic Party	$223
Mary Riordan	Ronald James Kind	Democratic Party	$150
Paul Calenberg	Pete Buttigieg	Democratic Party	$100
Carol Mooney	Amy J. Klobuchar	Democratic Party	$100
Elena Marshall	-	Democratic Party	$50
Andrew G. Cochran	Ronald James Kind	Democratic Party	$50
Gretchen Yonko	Elizabeth Warren	Democratic Party	$40
Nels Paulson	Ronald James Kind	Democratic Party	$12
Deb Allen Schumacher	Ronald James Kind	Democratic Party	$10

Numbers are accurate as of November 27, 2020.