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Siu School of Medicine employee Markus Kessler contributes a total of $726 to Democratic Party candidate John W. Hickenlooper

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Siu School of Medicine employee Markus Kessler has contributed a total of $726 to Democratic Party candidate John W. Hickenlooper, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC).

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.

Markus Kessler's contributions
CommitteeCandidatePartyAmount
Dscc-Democratic Party$1,350
Friends of Dick Durbin CommitteeRichard J. DurbinDemocratic Party$824
Hickenlooper for ColoradoJohn W. HickenlooperDemocratic Party$726
Warnock for GeorgiaRaphael WarnockDemocratic Party$700
Montanans for BullockSteve BullockDemocratic Party$400
Bill Foster for Congress CommitteeWilliam G. FosterDemocratic Party$300

Other donations by employees of Siu School of Medicine
EmployeeCandidatePartyAmount
Jeffrey I. Bennett-$15,000
Jeffrey I. Bennett-Democratic Party$10,000
Stephen P. Stone-$5,000
Reuben BuenoManny SethiRepublican Party$2,800
Erica E. NelsonBetsy Dirksen LondriganDemocratic Party$2,250
Ravishankar Hasanadka-$1,500
Michael NeumeisterBetsy Dirksen LondriganDemocratic Party$1,500
Karen E. BroquetBetsy Dirksen LondriganDemocratic Party$1,500
Raj SreedharRaja S. KrishnamoorthiDemocratic Party$1,000
Karen BroquetAmy J. KlobucharDemocratic Party$1,000
Karen BroquetJaime HarrisonDemocratic Party$1,000
Karen BroquetAmy McGrathDemocratic Party$1,000
Harald Do Lausen-$1,000
Kim J. Hodgson-$750
Christine ToddElizabeth WarrenDemocratic Party$700
Wendi El-AminBryant Cameron WebbDemocratic Party$500
Susan Thompson Macp Hingle-$500
Susan Hingle-$500
Lois KruseRichard J. DurbinDemocratic Party$500
Karen BroquetBetsy Dirksen LondriganDemocratic Party$500
Janet Faafp R. Albers-$500
Hilary SanfeyAmy J. KlobucharDemocratic Party$500
Harald Do Ma Lausen-$500
Dale B. HalesJoe BidenDemocratic Party$500
Cindy WomackRodney L. DavisRepublican Party$500
Sarah BarrettBernard SandersDemocratic Party$473
Krishna Rao-Democratic Party$410
Cheryl Ashburn-Republican Party$379
Lisa Fowler-Republican Party$315
Magali D. Jean-LouisBetsy Dirksen LondriganDemocratic Party$272
Cheryl AshburnStephen Joseph ScaliseRepublican Party$252
Cindy WomackRodney L. DavisRepublican Party$250
Cindy L. WomackDarin Mckay LahoodRepublican Party$250
Chris ChambersJoe BidenDemocratic Party$250
Wei Du-Republican Party$186
Randolph ElbleAdam SchiffDemocratic Party$165
Michael BrewerRichard J. DurbinDemocratic Party$150
Mary L. CleverdonRichard J. DurbinDemocratic Party$150
Lisa FowlerRodney L. DavisRepublican Party$115
Lisa FowlerRodney L. DavisRepublican Party$115
Kim HolderJoe BidenDemocratic Party$105
Sumi RebeiroJoe BidenDemocratic Party$100
Marti HlafkaBetsy Dirksen LondriganDemocratic Party$100
Jeremy Kulacz-Republican Party$100
Cheryl AshburnDonald TrumpRepublican Party$100
Rik AustinBetsy Dirksen LondriganDemocratic Party$57
Randolph ElbleBetsy Dirksen LondriganDemocratic Party$57
Randolph Elble-Democratic Party$50
Diane C. WildrickBetsy Dirksen LondriganDemocratic Party$50
Dale Hales-$50
Numbers are accurate as of November 27, 2020.

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