According to records, there have been $204,426 in campaign contributions made by individuals affiliated with Michigan State University as of November 3. Approximately 96.5 percent, or $197,216, of these contributions were made to Democratic Party candidates and committees.
Donna Kaplowitz's contribution of $8,400 to Democratic Party Elissa Slotkin was the largest contribution made by someone affiliated with Michigan State University since January 1, 2019.
According to an Inside Higher Ed analysis of federal elections data, individuals that were affiliated with colleges and universities have donated five times more money to Joe Biden than to President Trump. A study by Pew Research in 2017 found that 58 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents thought colleges and universities have a negative impact on the way things are going in this country.
People affiliated with Michigan State University largest political contributions
| Individual | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donna Kaplowitz | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $8,400 |
| Michael Dana Kaplowitz | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $8,400 |
| Michael Kaplowitz | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Robert Last | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Richard Neubig | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Charles Ballard | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $4,750 |
| David Dewitt | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $3,300 |
| Tom Sharkey | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $2,900 |
| Thomas Hammond | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $2,850 |
| Arlene Weismantel | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Richard Neubig | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Thomas D. Sharkey | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Daniel Segalman | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Charles Anderson | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Mona Hanna-Attisha | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Thomas Sharkey | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $2,700 |
| Robert Folberg | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $2,500 |
| Charles L. Ballard | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $2,061 |
| Ana Vazquez | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,043 |
| Richard Wampler | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $2,039 |
| Rocky Ray Beckett | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Robert Floden | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Yue Cui | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Cheryl Sisk | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Thomas H. Hammond | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $1,975 |
| Patrick McPharlin | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $1,811 |
| Richard W. Hill | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $1,650 |
| Margaret King | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,613 |
| Jorden Schossau | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $1,540 |
| Emilio F. Moran | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $1,525 |
| Michael Kaplowitz | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Dale Belman | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Danielle Sutherland | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Cameron Crisovan | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,458 |
| Michael Hamm | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $1,450 |
| Thomas Sharkey | Carolyn Bourdeaux | Democratic Party | $1,350 |
| Scott Calabrese Barton | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $1,340 |
| David Solomon | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $1,322 |
| Chet Morrison | Ihssane Leckey | Democratic Party | $1,300 |
| Stephen Esquith | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $1,250 |
| Carolyn Solomon | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $1,200 |
| Bruce E. Dale | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,100 |
| Daniel Segalman | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $1,062 |
| Harnoor Tokhie | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $1,025 |
| Harnoor Tokhie | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $1,018 |
| Amanda Woodward | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Shawn Turner | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Benjamin Levine | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Richard Neubig | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Ellen Pollak | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Patricia Wotila Croom | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Mark Allan Totten | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Teresa Wehrwein | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Thomas Hammond | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $950 |
| Katherine Alaimo | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $920 |
| Harold Schock | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $900 |
| Bruce Dale | Devin Gerald Nunes | Republican Party | $900 |
| Philip G. Robertson | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $875 |
| Kevin Childs | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $850 |
| Thomas Tomlinson | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $850 |
| Thomas H. Hammond | William G. Foster | Democratic Party | $850 |
| Rufus Isaacs | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $850 |
| Stan Kaplowitz | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $815 |
| Marilyn Frye | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $768 |
| Gregory Fink | John James | Republican Party | $760 |
| Richard Enbody | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Tracy Dobson | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Emilio F. Moran | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Sandy Schneider | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Scott Calabrese-Barton | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $720 |
| Betty M. Tableman | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Zachary Matson | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $666 |
| Alberto Mendoza | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $652 |
| David Graff | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $651 |
| Robert Brathwaite | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $650 |
| Angela Scott | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $628 |
| Zachary W. Matson | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $616 |
| Laura A. Carravallah | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Soren Anderson | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Stephen Garrard | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Maria Lopez | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Danika Van Niel | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $585 |
| Susan Chalgian | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $581 |
| Adele Denison | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $577 |
| Bruce Dale | John James | Republican Party | $575 |
| Michael Lachney | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $569 |
| Hilde Lindemann | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $568 |
| Andrew Dennhardt | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $563 |
| Jeff Grabill | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Doreen Woodward | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Phil Robertson | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Richard Houang | Sherrod Brown | Democratic Party | $540 |
| Dylan Molho | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $528 |
| Richard Houang | John Robert Lewis | Democratic Party | $525 |
| Ana I. Vazquez | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $520 |
| Philip Reed | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $510 |
| David Solomon | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $510 |
| Lisa Cook | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Lisa Cook | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Lisa D. Cook | Terrycina Andrea Sewell | Democratic Party | $500 |
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