There were at least 93 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Gundersen Health System employees, 58.1 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.
Kenneth Merkitch's contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biden for President | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Dscc | - | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Doug Jones for Senate Committee | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Kind for Congress Committee | Ronald James Kind | Democratic Party | $500 |
Other donations by employees of Gundersen Health System
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Koop | - | Republican Party | $3,000 |
| Mary Oldenburg | Mark Neumann | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Lonnie Simmons | Mark Neumann | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Michael Leone | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,052 |
| Laurence Berg | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Lonnie D. Simmons | - | $1,660 | |
| Jonathan Peterson | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,600 |
| David Morrison | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic Party | $1,400 |
| Laurence Berg | - | Republican Party | $1,300 |
| Valerie Schaefer | - | Republican Party | $1,214 |
| Catherine Ryan | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,212 |
| Joshua Johnston | - | $1,200 | |
| Michael Bottcher | - | $1,100 | |
| Kristie Shappell | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Douglas White | - | $1,000 | |
| Douglas W. White | - | $900 | |
| Judy Peterson | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $870 |
| Joshua Johnston | - | Constitution Party | $850 |
| Michael Kalinosky | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic Party | $760 |
| Pragyan Patro | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $750 |
| Amber Crawford | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Pragyan Patro | - | Republican Party | $720 |
| Laurence C. Berg | Jason Church | Republican Party | $700 |
| Kimberley Culp | - | $685 | |
| Vanee Songsiridej | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $540 |
| Valerie Schaefer | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $538 |
| Natasha Minnaett | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $530 |
| Scott Kniprath | - | Republican Party | $502 |
| Valerie Schaefer | - | $500 | |
| Thomas Londergan | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Michael Bottcher | Jason Church | Republican Party | $500 |
| Martin Koop | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Ken Merkitch | Ronald James Kind | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Amanda Strosahl | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Megan Heinlein | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $425 |
| Karl Noll | - | $425 | |
| Ted Green | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $420 |
| Vanee Songsiridej | - | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Michael Jefferies | - | $400 | |
| Ann Tyndall | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic Party | $332 |
| Michael Jefferies | - | $300 | |
| Mason Fisher | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Catherine Ryan | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic Party | $265 |
| Sara M. Heffernan | - | $250 | |
| Sampoornima Setty | Tricia Zunker | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Pragyan Patro | - | $250 | |
| Heather Riese | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Christine Miller | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $227 |
| Catherine Olson | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $222 |
| Tom Berg | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $211 |
| Lynne Gaustad | - | $210 | |
| Brad Maurhoff | - | Republican Party | $180 |
| Michael Ross | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $166 |
| Lonnie D. Simmons | - | $166 | |
| Vanee Songsiridej | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $160 |
| Joshua R. Johnston | - | Constitution Party | $150 |
| Brad Fowler | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Ann Tyndall | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Scott Kniprath | Derrick F. Van Orden | Republican Party | $120 |
| Judy Peterson | - | Republican Party | $107 |
| Ted Green | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Steve Pearson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Shawn Dalton | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Natasha Minnaert | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Mason G. Fisher | - | $100 | |
| Jeffrey Trohkimoinen | - | $100 | |
| Chelsea Pavolich | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Ann Tyndall | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic Party | $95 |
| Lonnie D. Simmons | - | $83 | |
| Anne Kelley | - | $80 | |
| Wayne Bottner | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Joshua R. Johnston | - | Republican Party | $75 |
| Jill Mcmullen | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Jeffrey Trohkimoinen | - | $70 | |
| Catherine Ryan | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $59 |
| Kelly Ferroni | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $52 |
| Natasha Minnaert | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Jane Powell | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Teresa Anderson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $35 |
| Paul Kuck | - | Republican Party | $35 |
| Jill Mcmullen | Ronald James Kind | Democratic Party | $30 |
| Amber Fannin | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $28 |
| Sara Heffernan | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Jane Powell | Ronald James Kind | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Sharon Davis | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $20 |
| Sharon Davis | Ronald James Kind | Democratic Party | $20 |
| John Burelbach | - | $20 | |
| Mary Gordon | Ronald James Kind | Democratic Party | $5 |
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