NE Valley Times

District Medical Group employee Mehrdad Saririan has contributed a total of $92 to President Joe Biden, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC).

There were at least 27 contributions made to political candidates and committees by District Medical Group employees, 63 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
William Johnson	Cory A. Booker	Democratic Party	$5,600
Travis J. Powell	-		$3,050
Ross Goldberg	Manny Sethi	Republican Party	$1,500
Kat Norman	Mark Kelly	Democratic Party	$1,120
William Johnson	Cory A. Booker	Democratic Party	$1,000
Daniel Gene Gridley	-		$1,000
Alan Frechette	Mark Kelly	Democratic Party	$703
Amie Kafer	Mark Kelly	Democratic Party	$650
William Johnson	-		$500
Lauren Fisher	-		$500
Patricia A. Bayless	-		$400
Debra Gwerder	Mark Kelly	Democratic Party	$385
Travis Joseph Powell	-		$325
Rachel Lusk	Joe Biden	Democratic Party	$300
Carol Williams	-		$293
John Kingsley	Joe Biden	Democratic Party	$285
Travis Powell	Joe Biden	Democratic Party	$250
Sheetal Chhaya	Greg Stanton	Democratic Party	$250
Kamala Premkumar	Mark Kelly	Democratic Party	$250
Alicia Cowdrey	Mark Kelly	Democratic Party	$250
Amanda Gibson	-		$240
Noelle Herrier	Elizabeth Warren	Democratic Party	$175
Renea Gentry-Wiley	Mark Kelly	Democratic Party	$170
Blaire Wouters Zamboni	Mark Kelly	Democratic Party	$70
Renea Gentry Wiley	Joe Biden	Democratic Party	$46
Shane R. Stovall	-		$30

Numbers are accurate as of November 27, 2020.