There were at least 187 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Mayo Clinic employees, 65.2 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 Mayo Clinic
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michele Halyard | - | Democratic Party | $7,000 |
| Anita Mayer | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $5,550 |
| Rish Pai | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $5,400 |
| Rita Laky | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $5,000 |
| Roxanne Lorans | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $3,787 |
| Rish Pai | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $3,600 |
| Aaron Mangold | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $3,600 |
| Roxanne Lorans | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $3,200 |
| John Eckstein | Hiral Vyas Tipirneni | Democratic Party | $3,200 |
| Anita Mayer | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $3,200 |
| Sameer R. Keole | - | $3,000 | |
| Michele Halyard | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $3,000 |
| Anita Mayer | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Atul Jain | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $2,599 |
| Atul Jain | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,457 |
| Andrew Gorlin | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,250 |
| Roxanne Lorans | - | $2,200 | |
| Rish Pai | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $2,200 |
| Dennis A. Gastineau | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $2,140 |
| William K. Freeman | Martha Mcsally | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Jose F. Leis | Greg Stanton | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Leslie Milde | Martha Mcsally | Republican Party | $1,850 |
| Scott Swanson | - | $1,750 | |
| Leif Bergsagel | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $1,750 |
| Jonathan Flug | - | $1,700 | |
| Scott Young | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $1,503 |
| Stephen F. Bansberg | - | $1,500 | |
| Eric Zeidman | - | $1,500 | |
| Anita Mayer | Hiral Vyas Tipirneni | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Rashmi Halker Singh | Hiral Vyas Tipirneni | Democratic Party | $1,400 |
| Page Underwood | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,250 |
| Anita Mayer | - | Democratic Party | $1,250 |
| Amit Shah | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,125 |
| Roxanne Lorans | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $1,100 |
| Diana Corry | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,100 |
| Leif Bergsagel | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $1,050 |
| Vijay Singh | - | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Vijay Singh | - | $1,000 | |
| Sharad Bellapravalu | Hiral Vyas Tipirneni | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Sameer R. Keole | - | $1,000 | |
| Rita Laky | - | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Rita Laky | Lindsey Olin Graham | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Rita Laky | - | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Rita A. Laky | - | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Octavio Pajaro | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Monica Harbell | - | $1,000 | |
| Leslie Milde | - | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Jose Leis | Tom O'Halleran | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Jonathan Ashman | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Jeff Mueller | - | $1,000 | |
| Jason Jameson | - | $1,000 | |
| Amit Shah | Hiral Vyas Tipirneni | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| James Slack | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $980 |
| Patrick Gulley | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $966 |
| Dennis Gastineau | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $965 |
| Barbara Cleary | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $930 |
| Patrick Gulley | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $866 |
| Roxanne Lorans | - | $850 | |
| Saman Jirjies | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $812 |
| Thomas Nelson | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $800 |
| Stephen Bansberg | Martha Mcsally | Republican Party | $800 |
| Andrew Gorlin | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $775 |
| Scott Young | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $720 |
| Benjamin Dangerfield | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $704 |
| Rish Pai | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $650 |
| Diana Corry | - | Republican Party | $650 |
| James Slack | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $640 |
| Jiajian Shen | - | $600 | |
| Robert Hooper | - | Republican Party | $550 |
| Robert George Hooper | Martha Mcsally | Republican Party | $550 |
| Melissa Stanton | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Thomas Nelson | - | $505 | |
| William W. Wong | - | $500 | |
| Samuel Money | - | $500 | |
| Sameer Keole | Pritesh Gandhi | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Sadeer Alzubaidi | Karl E. Gentles | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Roxanne Lorans | Hiral Vyas Tipirneni | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Peter Bergsagel | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Neena Abraham | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Luis Scott | Hiral Vyas Tipirneni | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Leif Bergsagel | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Jonathan Ashman | Pritesh Gandhi | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Jonathan Ashman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| James Parish | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Eric D. Steidley | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Devyani Lal | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Dawn E. Jaroszewski | - | $500 | |
| Cassandra Moore | Karl E. Gentles | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Carla Dormer | - | $500 | |
| Andrew Gorlin | - | $500 | |
| Amit Shah | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Alyx Porter Umphrey | Karl E. Gentles | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Adriane Budavari | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $491 |
| Wyn Harrison | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $475 |
| Patrick Gulley | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Marina E. Giurescu | David S. Schweikert | Republican Party | $450 |
| Keith Stewart | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $425 |
| Erik Mcclure | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $417 |
| James Slack | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $414 |
| Paul Fox | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Elisabeth Lim | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $355 |
| Dennis Gastineau | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $343 |
| Bernadette Reidy | - | $340 | |
| Keith Lindor | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $330 |
| Patrick Gulley | - | $312 | |
| Sonia Perillo | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Chris Thunberg | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Benjamin Dangerfield | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Anita Mayer | - | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Sailen Naidu | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $285 |
| Hugo Vargas | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $265 |
| Jonathan Flug | - | $255 | |
| James Younkin | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $254 |
| Stephanie Duncan | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Rita Laky | Tyler Kistner | Republican Party | $250 |
| Page Underwood | Hiral Vyas Tipirneni | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Michael Lucich | Martha Mcsally | Republican Party | $250 |
| Marion Kelly | Karl E. Gentles | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Lisa Mcgee | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Katie Burnett | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jonathan D'Cunha | - | $250 | |
| Jonathan Ashman | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jonathan Ashman | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jeff Mueller | Andrew P. Harris | Republican Party | $250 |
| Anita Mayer | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Anita Mayer | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Anita Mayer | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Aman Anand | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $250 |
| Katherine Gano | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $230 |
| Robin Cremer | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $225 |
| Peter Bergsagel | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $220 |
| Saman Jirjies | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $213 |
| Shyanne Vollin | - | Republican Party | $210 |
| Neera Agrwal | - | Democratic Party | $210 |
| Sue Herron | - | Republican Party | $204 |
| Elena Volfson | - | Republican Party | $201 |
| Mary Barnett | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Kristin Swanson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Keith Stewart | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Joshua Stearns | - | $200 | |
| Jeffrey Cornella | Martha Mcsally | Republican Party | $200 |
| Anita Mayer | - | $200 | |
| Susan M. Herron | - | Republican Party | $185 |
| Gary Ezzell | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $185 |
| Katie Kunze | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $180 |
| Robin Cremer | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $152 |
| Scott Kaiser-Toney | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Kamala Clark-Swanson | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $150 |
| James Slack | - | Democratic Party | $150 |
| James Slack | - | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Diana Corry | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $150 |
| Melissa Stanton | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $140 |
| Amy Crothers | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $137 |
| Neera Agrwal | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $135 |
| Leslie Barnett-Avery | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $131 |
| Diana Corry | Martha Mcsally | Republican Party | $130 |
| Carla Marie Johnson | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $111 |
| Clinton Jokerst | - | $105 | |
| Rish Pai | Hiral Vyas Tipirneni | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Peter Frasco | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Marion Kelly | Karl E. Gentles | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Leslie Barnett-Avery | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Leslie Barnett-Avery | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $100 |
| John Leslie | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| David Rosenfeld | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Marla Allen-Watts | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $95 |
| Patrick Gulley | - | Democratic Party | $87 |
| Rudy Rahme | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $85 |
| Amy Vrabel | - | Republican Party | $85 |
| Elizabeth Tolson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Noralane Lindor | - | $65 | |
| Tianna Stubblefield | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Shari Patinella | Michael Archangel Muscato | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Pamela Churchill | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Jeffrey Cornella | - | Republican Party | $50 |
| Barbara Cleary | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Lynne Hulvey | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $45 |
| Olivia Baker | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $42 |
| Dale Henderson | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $42 |
| Hannah Farfour | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $35 |
| Cathy Hannafin | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $33 |
| Kelly Welch | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $25 |
| John Leslie | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Dennis Gastineau | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $20 |
| Cameron Adler | - | $15 | |
| Doina Kulick | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1 |
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