There were at least 26 contributions made to political candidates and committees by First Student employees, 42.3 percent of which have gone to Republican 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roy J. Macdonald | Francis Conole | Democratic Party | $2,151 |
| James Aeymour | - | Republican Party | $1,155 |
| Louis Brown | Ilhan Omar | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $1,000 |
| Louis Brown | Rashida Tlaib | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Louis Brown | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Robert Hummel | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $648 |
| Louis Brown | Bernard Sanders | Independent | $500 |
| John Brennan | - | $500 | |
| Maria Danahy | - | Republican Party | $223 |
| Kathleen Patton | - | Republican Party | $217 |
| James Aeymour | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $200 |
| Bruce Pollock | - | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Everaldo Silva | - | Republican Party | $194 |
| Everaldo Silva | - | Republican Party | $170 |
| Heather Botzenhart | - | $158 | |
| Carole Hamm | - | Republican Party | $135 |
| John Smith | - | Republican Party | $132 |
| Carmen Colon | - | Democratic Party | $119 |
| James Aeymour | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $105 |
| John Brennan | - | $100 | |
| Maria Danahy | - | Republican Party | $91 |
| Susan Agan | - | Republican Party | $50 |
| Scott Busch | - | Democratic Party | $45 |
| Annette Dean | - | Democratic Party | $26 |
| John Morley | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $6 |
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