There were at least 56 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Siu School of Medicine employees, 60.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney for Congress | Rodney L. Davis | Republican Party | $500 |
| Rodney for Congress | Rodney L. Davis | Republican Party | $250 |
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey I. Bennett | - | $15,000 | |
| Jeffrey I. Bennett | - | Democratic Party | $10,000 |
| Stephen P. Stone | - | $5,000 | |
| Reuben Bueno | Manny Sethi | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Erica E. Nelson | Betsy Dirksen Londrigan | Democratic Party | $2,250 |
| Ravishankar Hasanadka | - | $1,500 | |
| Michael Neumeister | Betsy Dirksen Londrigan | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Karen E. Broquet | Betsy Dirksen Londrigan | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Markus Kessler | - | Democratic Party | $1,350 |
| Raj Sreedhar | Raja S. Krishnamoorthi | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Karen Broquet | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Karen Broquet | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Karen Broquet | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Harald Do Lausen | - | $1,000 | |
| Markus Kessler | Richard J. Durbin | Democratic Party | $824 |
| Kim J. Hodgson | - | $750 | |
| Markus Kessler | John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic Party | $726 |
| Markus Kessler | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Christine Todd | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Wendi El-Amin | Bryant Cameron Webb | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Susan Thompson Macp Hingle | - | $500 | |
| Susan Hingle | - | $500 | |
| Lois Kruse | Richard J. Durbin | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Karen Broquet | Betsy Dirksen Londrigan | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Janet Faafp R. Albers | - | $500 | |
| Hilary Sanfey | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Harald Do Ma Lausen | - | $500 | |
| Dale B. Hales | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Sarah Barrett | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $473 |
| Krishna Rao | - | Democratic Party | $410 |
| Markus Kessler | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Cheryl Ashburn | - | Republican Party | $379 |
| Lisa Fowler | - | Republican Party | $315 |
| Markus Kessler | William G. Foster | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Magali D. Jean-Louis | Betsy Dirksen Londrigan | Democratic Party | $272 |
| Cheryl Ashburn | Stephen Joseph Scalise | Republican Party | $252 |
| Chris Chambers | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Wei Du | - | Republican Party | $186 |
| Randolph Elble | Adam Schiff | Democratic Party | $165 |
| Michael Brewer | Richard J. Durbin | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Mary L. Cleverdon | Richard J. Durbin | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Lisa Fowler | Rodney L. Davis | Republican Party | $115 |
| Lisa Fowler | Rodney L. Davis | Republican Party | $115 |
| Kim Holder | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $105 |
| Sumi Rebeiro | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Marti Hlafka | Betsy Dirksen Londrigan | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Jeremy Kulacz | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Cheryl Ashburn | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $100 |
| Rik Austin | Betsy Dirksen Londrigan | Democratic Party | $57 |
| Randolph Elble | Betsy Dirksen Londrigan | Democratic Party | $57 |
| Randolph Elble | - | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Diane C. Wildrick | Betsy Dirksen Londrigan | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Dale Hales | - | $50 |
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