There were at least 106 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Cargill, Inc. employees, 61.3 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 Cargill, Inc.
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory R. Page | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $14,400 |
| Devry Boughner | Daniel Feehan | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $6,100 |
| Linda Cutler | Dean Phillips | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $5,600 |
| Gwendolyn Sontheim | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Gregory R. Page | Steven Daines | Republican Party | $5,600 |
| Devry Boughner | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| David W. Maclennan | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Peter Chandler Hawthorne | Dean Phillips | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $3,500 |
| Linda Cutler | Antone Melton-Meaux | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $2,800 |
| John Giles | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Devry Boughner | Michael Espy | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Gregory R. Page | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $2,500 |
| William Sperber | - | Democratic Party | $2,250 |
| Patrice A. Halbach | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Gregory Page | Peter Allen Stauber | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Lise Hansen | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,900 |
| Patrice A. Halbach | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,800 |
| Daran Han | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $1,525 |
| Edward Brubacher | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Paul Whitney | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,350 |
| John Coffelt | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,150 |
| Stacey Vokrot Mello | - | $1,010 | |
| William Sperber | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| William H. Sperber | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| David Robertson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| David A. Robertson | Dean Phillips | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $1,000 |
| Dave Maclennan | Dean Phillips | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $1,000 |
| Collin Thomas | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Brian Nau | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Ross Boekhoff | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $905 |
| Carolyn Brue | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $850 |
| Patrice Halbach | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $800 |
| Adam Johnson | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $775 |
| Michael O'Mara | - | $762 | |
| Jeremy Chignell | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Jeff Johnson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Katherine Hackett | Dean Phillips | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $550 |
| Yusuf Wazirzada | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Michael Skoglund | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Kate Nau | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Jay Kroese | Randall Feenstra | Republican Party | $500 |
| Don Brown | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Don Brown | Jason Lewis | Republican Party | $500 |
| Chris Solheid | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Christopher Langholz | - | $450 | |
| Christopher Langholz | - | Republican Party | $450 |
| Jack Carroll | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $420 |
| Katherine K. Hackett | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Jeff Johnson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Cayleigh J. Deller | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $383 |
| Melissa Suzanne Dykema | - | Republican Party | $360 |
| Anna Lovely | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $301 |
| Jeffrey Weiss | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $288 |
| Kristin Seela | Dean Phillips | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $265 |
| Stacey Vokrot Mello | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Ronald Hunter | Antone Melton-Meaux | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $250 |
| Michael Cash | Joni K. Ernst | Republican Party | $250 |
| Mark Murphy | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Judy Peterson | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Jordan Sussman | Barbara Bollier | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jordan Sussman | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jill Zullo | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jennifer Tong | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jay A. Kroese | Kendall Qualls | Republican Party | $250 |
| George Shardlow | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Derek F. Holmes | Kendall Qualls | Republican Party | $250 |
| Christopher Langholz | Kimberly Klacik | Republican Party | $250 |
| Christopher Langholz | Joni K. Ernst | Republican Party | $250 |
| Christopher Langholz | Lindsey Olin Graham | Republican Party | $250 |
| Christopher Langholz | James D. Jordan | Republican Party | $250 |
| Christopher Langholz | Mitch McConnell | Republican Party | $250 |
| Cade Miller | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Brennan Duty | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Daran Han | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $247 |
| Hans Liao | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Christopher Langholz | - | Republican Party | $200 |
| Richard Julkowski | - | Republican Party | $185 |
| Clifford Jensen | - | Republican Party | $182 |
| Melissa Dykema | - | Republican Party | $180 |
| Nancy Yaklich | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Elaine Olson | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Rob Wolter | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $148 |
| Jessie Zamzow | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $120 |
| Robert Wolter | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $110 |
| Sheila Jessen | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Robert Shrewsbury | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Paul G. Morin | Kendall Qualls | Republican Party | $100 |
| Jack Carroll | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Gary Kay | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Gary Epperley | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Christopher Langholz | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Carolyn Leslie | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Michael Pedersen | - | Republican Party | $75 |
| Timothy Jordheim | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $53 |
| Roy Johnson | - | Republican Party | $50 |
| Rafi Mottahedeh | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Nancy Yaklich | - | $50 | |
| Kristin Seela | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Jason U. Brown | Michael Alexander Blake | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Gabby Nelson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Jane Lang | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $20 |
| Michael Omara | - | $16 | |
| Gregory Persing | David Alan Lindstrom | Republican Party | $15 |
| Erin Bix | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $15 |
| Aleta Hill-Olson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $5 |
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