There were at least 41 contributions made to political candidates and committees by University of Scranton employees, 73.2 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.
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sondra Myers | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $3,000 |
| Michael Jean Harris | Brigid Callahan Harrison | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Joe Kraus | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Sondra Myers | Matthew A. Cartwright | Democratic Party | $2,500 |
| Julie Ann Nastasi | - | $1,460 | |
| Len Gougeon | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $975 |
| Will Cohen | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $850 |
| Margarete L. Zalon | - | $750 | |
| Margarete Zalon | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Margarete L. Zalon | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Ellen Casey | Matthew A. Cartwright | Democratic Party | $500 |
| David Marx | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| David Marx | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| David E. Marx | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Margarete Zalon | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Wayne Smith | Matthew A. Cartwright | Democratic Party | $338 |
| Lawrence R. Mulrine | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Hong Nguyen | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $285 |
| Janet Bernick | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $259 |
| Sondra Myers | Eugene Depasquale | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Masood Otarod | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Joe Kraus | Matthew A. Cartwright | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Rebecca Beal | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $208 |
| Margarete Zalon | - | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Margarete Zalon | Matthew A. Cartwright | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Margarete Zalon | - | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Margarete Zalon | - | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Margarete Zalon | - | $160 | |
| Anne Royer | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $135 |
| Hong Nguyen | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $127 |
| Joseph Kraus | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $105 |
| Sondra Myers | - | $100 | |
| Margarete L. Zalon | - | Democratic Party | $100 |
| David O. Friedrichs | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Democratic Party | $100 |
| William J. Mullen | - | Republican Party | $95 |
| Elizabeth Kurtulik Mercuri | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Elizabeth Chalk | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $35 |
| Ellen Morgan | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $20 |
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