Dupage Policy Journal

Elmhurst College employee Linda Burke has contributed a total of $50 to Democratic Party candidate Catherine Cortez Masto, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC).

There were at least 25 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Elmhurst College employees, 84 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.

Committee	Candidate	Party	Amount
Doug Jones for Senate Committee	Doug Jones	Democratic Party	$250
Catherine Cortez Masto for Senate	Catherine Cortez Masto	Democratic Party	$50

Employee	Candidate	Party	Amount
Lance Wilcox	Sean Casten	Democratic Party	$1,805
Glenn D. Lid	Sean Casten	Democratic Party	$1,500
N. Lee	Bernard Sanders	Democratic Party	$586
Nancy Lee	Bernard Sanders	Democratic Party	$570
Donna Goetz	Elizabeth Warren	Democratic Party	$405
Mary Johnson	-	Democratic Party	$400
Lance Wilcox	Joe Biden	Democratic Party	$400
Martha Seaton	Tammy L. Duckworth	Democratic Party	$330
N. Lee	Bernard Sanders	Democratic Party	$310
Scott Braam	Joe Biden	Democratic Party	$302
Lance Wilcox	-		$299
Mary Johnson	-	Democratic Party	$292
Brenda Gorman	Sean Casten	Democratic Party	$275
Joshua Vanarsdall	Elizabeth Warren	Democratic Party	$257
Martha Seaton	Richard J. Durbin	Democratic Party	$175
Martha N. Seaton	Joe Biden	Democratic Party	$165
Jennifer Mather	-		$50
Donna Goetz	-		$50
Nicholas Behm	Joe Biden	Democratic Party	$45
Jennifer Mather	Joe Biden	Democratic Party	$25

Numbers are accurate as of November 27, 2020.