There were at least 140 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Ascension employees, 71.4 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.
Zach Sule's contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Siegel for Congress | Michael Siegel | Democratic Party | $950 |
| Bernie 2020 | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $377 |
Other donations by employees of Ascension
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Scott Reichenberg | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $5,000 |
| Ashley Granger | Chip Roy | Republican Party | $5,000 |
| Brian Kelley | Pritesh Gandhi | Democratic Party | $4,200 |
| Kimberly Lewis | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $4,000 |
| George Rodgers | Pritesh Gandhi | Democratic Party | $3,900 |
| George Rodgers | Deval Patrick | Democratic Party | $3,000 |
| Randy Aslin | Julie Lynn Oliver | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Brian Kelley | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,500 |
| Brian Kelley | Julie Lynn Oliver | Democratic Party | $2,400 |
| Geronimo Rodriguez | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $2,300 |
| Louie Riesch | Wendy Davis | Democratic Party | $2,150 |
| Brian Kelley | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $1,900 |
| Dawn Seery | - | Republican Party | $1,784 |
| Dana Sprute | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,750 |
| George Rodgers | - | Democratic Party | $1,725 |
| Neal Kelley | - | Republican Party | $1,600 |
| Todd Brady | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $1,114 |
| Russell Hayward | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $1,100 |
| Corrie Roehm | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,032 |
| Eric Tiblier | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $1,025 |
| Ramsey Ashour | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Murray Holcomb | Donna Imam | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Kurt Neubauer | Troy Nehls | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Kristen Hawthorne | Pritesh Gandhi | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Caitlin Giesler | Pritesh Gandhi | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Amanda England | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Akbar Aly Hussaini | Al Gross | Independent | $1,000 |
| Jenny Carr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $978 |
| Neal Kelley | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $870 |
| Jamie Lemon | Bimal Patel | Democratic Party | $850 |
| Ruby Franco | - | Republican Party | $840 |
| Christopher Hill | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $800 |
| Tiffany Ricks | - | $750 | |
| Neal Kelley | - | $750 | |
| Kimberly Carter | Wendy Davis | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Todd Brady | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $708 |
| Brian Kelley | - | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Cathy Cloud | - | Republican Party | $645 |
| Roberta Deutsch | - | Republican Party | $640 |
| Karen Goodman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $625 |
| Dawn Seery | - | Republican Party | $612 |
| Russell Schmidt | - | $500 | |
| Melanie Palmer | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Lou Riesch | Shannon Hutcheson | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Kimberly Carter | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Jo Sue Howard | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Jo Howard | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Dana Sprute | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Brian Kelley | Robert Christopher Bell | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Brian Kelley | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Brian Kelley | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Adam Weinfeld | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Dawn Seery | - | $463 | |
| George Rodgers | - | $450 | |
| Ruby Franco | - | $420 | |
| Ruby Franco | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $420 |
| Dawn Seery | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $420 |
| Chris Matlock | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $420 |
| Anke Winklerprins | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $400 |
| George Rodgers | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $375 |
| Todd Brady | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Chelsea Ellis | Chip Roy | Republican Party | $350 |
| Jacqueline Kerr | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $325 |
| Valerie Maclaurin | Michael Siegel | Democratic Party | $315 |
| Marilyn Doyle | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $311 |
| John Guderyahn | Stephen Joseph Scalise | Republican Party | $300 |
| Barbara Martinez | - | Republican Party | $300 |
| Patrick King | - | Republican Party | $292 |
| Jessica Priddy | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $287 |
| Caitlan Bartle | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $275 |
| Autumn Hernandez | - | Republican Party | $273 |
| Cathy Cloud | - | $270 | |
| David Luong | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $267 |
| Tom Caven | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Sam Ralston | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Sam Ralston | Renee Swann | Republican Party | $250 |
| Kimberly Carter | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jorge Ganem | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jason Creed | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Gina Bethune | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Fausto Meza | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Ammar Ahmed | Michael Siegel | Democratic Party | $250 |
| David Corna | - | Republican Party | $244 |
| Todd Brady-Garcia | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $232 |
| Michael Watkins | - | $217 | |
| Cynthia Dennis | - | Republican Party | $205 |
| George Rodgers | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Erick Jones | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $200 |
| Eric Braun | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Emimy Cowart | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Dana Sprute | Wendy Davis | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Dana Sprute | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Patrick Kelley | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $153 |
| Mary Coley | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Dana Sprute | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Helen Marak-Walker | - | Democratic Party | $149 |
| John Villasana | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $135 |
| Todd Brady-Garcia | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $128 |
| Todd Bradygarcia | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $127 |
| Kris Wendler | - | $127 | |
| Sherry Brown | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $120 |
| Hsiang-Yuan Sung | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $120 |
| Laura Lobley | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $113 |
| Ammar Ahmed | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $104 |
| Somer Wilkerson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Shanti Nulu | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Robert Matlock | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Lisa Mcleskey | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Kartik Pillutla | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Donna Cardone | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Colin Eckstein | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $91 |
| Terry Cummings | Wendy Davis | Democratic Party | $90 |
| Neal Kelley | - | Republican Party | $85 |
| Catherine Cloud | - | Republican Party | $80 |
| Patrick King | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $77 |
| Stephen Robinson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Helen Marak-Walker | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $70 |
| Catherine Oneill | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $60 |
| Toni Wakefield | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Todd Brady | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Stephen Robinson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Neal Kelley | Mitch McConnell | Republican Party | $50 |
| Laura Vandoren | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Kris Wendler | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Javier Barreto | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $50 |
| Jacqueline Kerr | - | $50 | |
| Charlotte Bode | - | Republican Party | $50 |
| John Crouse | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $40 |
| Don Murphey | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $38 |
| Stefanie Lopez | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $35 |
| Catherine Oneill | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $35 |
| Kartik Pillutla | Julie Lynn Oliver | Democratic Party | $33 |
| Emily Cowart | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Bridget Powell | - | Republican Party | $20 |
| Marilyn Doyle | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $16 |
| Susan Conroy | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $15 |
| Anne Desloge | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $12 |
| Kimberly Carter | Tom Steyer | Democratic Party | $10 |
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