There were at least 40 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Smith Anderson employees, 70 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Goettel | - | $3,000 | |
| Timothy Scott Goettel | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $2,500 |
| Margaret Rosenfeld | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Michael Mitchell | Sen. Thom R. Tillis | Republican Party | $1,800 |
| Michael R. Thornton | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $1,750 |
| James K. Dorsett | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $1,536 |
| Timothy Goettel | Deborah Ross | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Timothy Goettel | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Timothy Goettel | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Timothy Goettel | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Susan Parrott | Garland S. Tucker III | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Rosemary G. Kenyon | Deborah Ross | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Richard Y. Stevens | Theodore P. Budd | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Michael R. Thornton | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| James Dorsett | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Don Munford | Deborah Ross | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Davis B. Horne Jr. | Deborah Ross | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| David Pasley | - | $1,000 | |
| Dave Horne | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Dana E. Simpson | - | $1,000 | |
| Dana E. Simpson | Richard L. Hudson Jr. | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Chandler Spaulding | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Bart Norman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $805 |
| Davis B. Horne Jr. | David Eugene Price | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Will Pugh | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Timothy Goettel | Scott Cooper | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Timothy Goettel | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Susan Hargrove | - | $500 | |
| Philip Cardinale | Daniel Mccready | Democratic Party | $500 |
| John L. Jernigan | George E.B. Holding | Republican Party | $500 |
| Dana Simpson | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Carl N. Patterson Jr. | Deborah Ross | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Chandler Spaulding | - | $450 | |
| Brandon Heffinger | Daniel Mccready | Democratic Party | $290 |
| William Nelson | George E.B. Holding | Republican Party | $250 |
| Samuel G. Thompson | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $250 |
| James Dorsett | Patricia Timmons-Goodson | Democratic Party | $250 |
| James Dorsett | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Holly Benton | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $80 |
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