There have been $32,413 total contributions made to political candidates and committees by University of Minnesota employees, 89.9 percent of which have gone to the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party causes and candidates.
Donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections. While Congress created the Federal Election Commission to oversee federal elections in 1974, each state is left to regulate its local elections. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, eleven states have no limits on how much can be contributed to a candidate by individual donors, while the other 39 states often limit the amount someone can contribute based on the office the candidate is running for.
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Ellen Youngerman | Tim Walz | DFL | $1,000 |
| Eileen Weber | Erin Murphy | DFL | $1,000 |
| Eileen Weber | Stu Lourey | DFL | $250 |
| Eileen Weber | Kelsey Waits | DFL | $325 |
| Angela Myers | Tyler Moroles | DFL | $1,000 |
| Edward Adams | Kristin Robbins | RPM | $1,000 |
| Edward L. Farmer | Tim Walz | DFL | $1,250 |
| Kim Stelson | Sarah Elizabeth Kruger | DFL | $1,000 |
| Karen Donohue | Steve Cwodzinski | DFL | $1,000 |
| Mary Gilbert Lawrence | Ryan Winkler | DFL | $1,000 |
| David Jeffrey Schimpf | Tim Walz | DFL | $1,000 |
| Izabella A. Raleigh | Donald Raleigh | RPM | $925 |
| Brad Clary | Steve Simon | DFL | $600 |
| Tayaba Azher | Amir Joseph Malik | DFL | $500 |
| Sarah Dirksen | Erin Murphy | DFL | $500 |
| Amir Moheet | Amir Joseph Malik | DFL | $600 |
| Mitch Zamoff | Erin B. Preese | DFL | $500 |
| Carrie Terrell | Erin Murphy | DFL | $600 |
| Peter Jay Kiedrowski | Tim Walz | DFL | $500 |
| Mercedes Gutierrez | Tim Walz | DFL | $500 |
| Alexandra B. Klass | Tim Walz | DFL | $500 |
| Donald L. Wyse | Virginia Klevorn | DFL | $1,000 |
| Fosia Jama | Omar Fateh | DFL | $500 |
| Fardowsa M. Suleiman | Omar Fateh | DFL | $500 |
| Ecram Abde | Omar Fateh | DFL | $600 |
| Jeffrey Wozniak | Ruth Richardson | DFL | $500 |
| Zhiyi Sha | Jeff Jiang | RPM | $600 |
| Andrew Simons | Erin Murphy | DFL | $750 |
| Ezra Golberstein | Stu Lourey | DFL | $450 |
| Benjamin Levy | Aisha Gomez | DFL | $375 |
| Melissa Avery | Erin Murphy | DFL | $250 |
| Richard Senese | Erin Murphy | DFL | $250 |
| Gary Linkert | Kaela Jo Berg | DFL | $250 |
| Trevor Ames | Gretchen Piper | DFL | $250 |
| Joel Johnson | Michael Howard | DFL | $250 |
| Sheila M. Riggs | Erin Murphy | DFL | $250 |
| Carolyn Chalmers | Paul Thissen | $250 | |
| Ken Joslyn | Rita C. Albrecht | DFL | $250 |
| Steven C. Webster | Richard J. Cohen | DFL | $250 |
| Jay Kiedrowski | Richard J. Cohen | DFL | $250 |
| Perry Moriearty | Raymond Dehn | DFL | $250 |
| Stephen P. Kelley | Tim Walz | DFL | $250 |
| Matthew Patterson | Matt Little | DFL | $500 |
| Mariam Siddiqui | Adam Jennings | DFL | $250 |
| Ruggles Steven | Sara Flick | DFL | $250 |
| Robyn L. Gunderman | Karin Housley | RPM | $250 |
| Samantha Mills | Erin Murphy | DFL | $250 |
| Tim Johnson | Brad Tabke | DFL | $250 |
| Kathryn Freeman | Stu Lourey | DFL | $250 |
| Steven Ruggles | Aleta Borrud | DFL | $313 |
| Eli Coleman | Melissa A. Hortman | DFL | $250 |
| David Fisher | Tim Walz | DFL | $475 |
| Brad Benson | Tim Walz | DFL | $250 |
| Melissa Avery | Erin Murphy | DFL | $250 |
| Jerry Cohen | Sandra L. Pappas | DFL | $250 |
| Kent Horsager | Gretchen Piper | DFL | $250 |
| Lynn Blewett | Stu Lourey | DFL | $250 |
| Dana Johnson | Ruth Richardson | DFL | $250 |
| Jill Stoltenberg | Kelly Moller | DFL | $250 |
| Sheila Riggs | Erin Murphy | DFL | $250 |
| Stephen P. Kelley | Anne Claflin | DFL | $250 |
| Natalie Townsend | Steve Cwodzinski | DFL | $250 |
| Stephen P. Kelley | Ronald S. Latz | DFL | $250 |
| Thomas M. Scott | Stephen Sandell | DFL | $250 |
| Myron Orfield | Patrick Diamond | $250 | |
| Bradley G. Clary | Melissa A. Hortman | DFL | $400 |
| Aaron Sojourner | Bonnie S. Westlin | DFL | $250 |
| Kathy Moccio | Sandra Feist | DFL | $250 |
| Kathryn Quick | Leonard Alan Roy | DFL | $250 |
| Joseph Legarde | Natasha Lapcinski | DFL | $150 |
| Bryan Bradford | Tim Walz | DFL | $225 |
| Marcia Louise Avner | Tim Walz | DFL | $225 |
| Linda Aaker | Keith Ellison | DFL | $450 |
| Prentiss Edward Cox | Ryan Winkler | DFL | $100 |
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