There were at least 188 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Wake Forest University employees, 77.7 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.
Other donations by employees of Wake Forest University
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| John A. Allison IV | Theodore P. Budd | Republican Party | $8,400 |
| Linda Nielsen | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $7,500 |
| Anthony Atala | Gregory Francis Murphy | Republican Party | $5,600 |
| Linda Nielsen | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $4,500 |
| Keith Bonin | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $4,100 |
| Michael David Green | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $4,030 |
| Michael Green | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $3,600 |
| Michael Green | Michael F. Bennet | Democratic Party | $3,500 |
| Keith Bonin | - | $3,000 | |
| John A. Allison IV | Sen. Thom R. Tillis | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Anthony Atala | - | $2,800 | |
| John A. Wilson | - | $2,500 | |
| Gregory S. Parks | Michael Alexander Blake | Democratic Party | $2,500 |
| Richard D. Carmichael | Sen. Thom R. Tillis | Republican Party | $2,300 |
| Linda Petrou | - | Republican Party | $2,145 |
| Joseph Soares | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,036 |
| Wesley Hsu | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Suzanne Reynolds | - | $2,000 | |
| Scott Rhodes | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Peter Paukstelis | Greg Stanton | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Michael Green | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Michael Green | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Michael Green | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Michael Green | - | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Anthony Atala | - | $2,000 | |
| Eric Carlson | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $1,250 |
| Alan Palmiter | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,100 |
| Susan H. Borwick | - | $1,000 | |
| Stan Meiburg | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Shannon Brady | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Shannon Brady | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Rick Weinbaum | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Omari Simmons | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Michael Green | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Michael Green | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| John A. Wilson | - | $1,000 | |
| Dennis Kimbleton | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| David Reboussin | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Daniel Couture | - | $1,000 | |
| Paul Escott | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $975 |
| Peter Paukstelis | Usha Reddi | Democratic Party | $900 |
| Keith Bonin | - | Democratic Party | $900 |
| Keith Bonin | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $890 |
| Rosalind Tedford | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $886 |
| Lee Knight | - | Democratic Party | $865 |
| Patrick Moran | - | Democratic Party | $820 |
| Damian Blankenship | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $782 |
| Steve Rapp | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Caroline Hanner | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Keith Bonin | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Sarah A. Birken | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Linda Nielsen | - | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Keith Bonin | - | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Lee Knight | - | $570 | |
| Pam J. Howell | - | Republican Party | $567 |
| Thomas Buchanan | - | Republican Party | $560 |
| Timothy Davis | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Kim Kinsley | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Ronald Lee Davis III | - | $540 | |
| Stephen Boyd | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $524 |
| Suzanne Reynolds | Patricia Timmons-Goodson | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Suzanne Reynolds | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Stephen Downs | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Simone Rose | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Rogan Kersh | Chris Pappas | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Monique Oconnell | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Monica Corbitt Rivers | Cynthia Wallace | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Michael David Green | Deborah Ross | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Mary Tribble | - | $500 | |
| Linda Nielsen | Monika Johnson-Hostler | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Linda Nielsen | Michael Espy | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Karol T. Wolicki | Bradley Mark Walker | Republican Party | $500 |
| John Edward Reynolds | - | $500 | |
| Gregory Parks | Eugene David Mazo | Democratic Party | $500 |
| George M. Holzwarth | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Eric Carlson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Edwin G. Wilson | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $500 |
| David Powell | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Timothy Price | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $481 |
| Ronald Wright | Eugene David Mazo | Democratic Party | $475 |
| Lee Knight | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $450 |
| John J. Korzen | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $450 |
| John Ruddiman | - | Democratic Party | $436 |
| Michael Pisapia | Tulsi Gabbard | Democratic Party | $418 |
| Brandi Cleveland | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $410 |
| George Aldhizer | - | Republican Party | $403 |
| Sheila Virgil | Kathy Manning | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Rodolfo Pascual | - | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Jean-Luc Urbain | - | Republican Party | $400 |
| George M. Holzwarth | - | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Chris Sheridan | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Adam Leonard | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $384 |
| Damian Blankenship | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $363 |
| James Winslow | - | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Alan Williams | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Allison Brashear | - | $320 | |
| Eranda Jayawickreme | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $319 |
| Kristin K. Hoaglund | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $314 |
| Richard Weinbaum | - | $300 | |
| Peter Facp R. Lichstein | - | $300 | |
| Katy Harriger | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Ashley Heffner | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Alan Palmiter | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Jon Moore | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $297 |
| Richard Weinbaum | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $266 |
| Michael Pisapia | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $261 |
| Jimmy Broughton | Richard L. Hudson Jr. | Republican Party | $255 |
| Rogan Kersh | Carolyn Bourdeaux | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Mary Ellen Murphy | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Mary Ellen Murphy | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Martha Allman | Chris Pappas | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Marie-Amelie George | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Lynne Yengulalp | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Koudy Williams | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Kendall Tarte | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $250 |
| John Michael Facr Holbert | - | $250 | |
| John Korzen | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Frederick Harris | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Derrick Boone Sr. | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| David Powell | Monika Johnson-Hostler | Democratic Party | $250 |
| David Hagy | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Adrian Greene | Bryant Cameron Webb | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jeff D. Williamson | - | Republican Party | $235 |
| Gregory Parks | Mondaire Jones | Democratic Party | $225 |
| Don Mcclain | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $225 |
| Keith Bonin | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $221 |
| Katherine Moore | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $218 |
| Stephanie Bennett | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $214 |
| Sarah Jeong | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Michael Pisapia | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Larrie Dawkins | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Keith Bonin | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $200 |
| J.K. Curry | - | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Carole Gibson | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Carole M. Stuart | - | $195 | |
| Travis Phifer | - | Republican Party | $194 |
| Stephen Blair | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $177 |
| Jordan Lee | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $165 |
| Guy Witzel | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $151 |
| Steven Kelley | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Keith Bonin | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Christopher Copeland | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Alison Card | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Albert Stanley Meiburg | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Albert Meiburg | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Jeff Williamson | - | Republican Party | $135 |
| Travis Phifer | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $126 |
| Robert Weller | - | $125 | |
| Timothy Covey | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Stan Meiburg | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Simone Rose | - | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Ray Collins | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Monique Oconnell | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Mark Petersen | - | $100 | |
| Laura Ziesel | Erica Danette Smith | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Jeanluc Urbain | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Jacqui Carrasco | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Hubert Womack | - | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Frederick Harris | - | $100 | |
| Albert Meiburg | - | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Brian Gorelick | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $90 |
| Michael Pisapia | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $89 |
| Lee Knight | - | $80 | |
| Lauren Barber | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $78 |
| Jeremiah Nelson | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Joseph Jordan | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $72 |
| Todd Mcfall | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $63 |
| Don Mcclain | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $62 |
| David Powell | Jamaal Bowman | Democratic Party | $54 |
| Courtney Fabrizio | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $54 |
| Tracey Coan | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Keith Bonin | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Katy Harriger | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Jeff Williamson | Sen. Thom R. Tillis | Republican Party | $50 |
| Janes Winslow | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Eric Stone | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Albert Meiburg | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Scott Zackowski | - | Republican Party | $45 |
| Adam Leonard | - | Democratic Party | $43 |
| Michael Pisapia | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $37 |
| Lawrence Johnson | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $34 |
| Patricia Dixon | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $27 |
| Mindy Brewer | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Christine Coughlin | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Bradley Sherrod | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Michael Pisapia | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $14 |
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