There were at least 69 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Duke University Medical Center employees, 73.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redford Williams | - | Democratic Party | $10,000 |
| Neil J. Freedman | - | Democratic Party | $5,000 |
| Ilene Siegler | Deborah Ross | Democratic Party | $3,800 |
| David Edelman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Kathryn Vokaty | - | $2,000 | |
| Kathryn Vokaty | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Ilene Siegler | David Eugene Price | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Margeva Cole | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,505 |
| Michael Bolongnesi | Manny Sethi | Republican Party | $1,500 |
| Janet Elizabeth Tuttle-Newhall | - | $1,100 | |
| Victor Roggli | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Rachel Blitzblau | - | $1,000 | |
| Neil Freedman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Neil Freedman | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Melody Baldwin | Bryant Cameron Webb | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Mary Markert | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Mary L. Markert | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Jack Keene | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| George Chad Hughes IV | - | $1,000 | |
| Laura Schanberg | - | $776 | |
| Laura T. Gutman | Bradley Mark Walker | Republican Party | $750 |
| Laura Schanberg | Daniel Mccready | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Vani Chilukuri | Daniel Feehan | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $600 |
| Laura Heyneman | - | $600 | |
| Joanne Kurtzberg | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $560 |
| Chantelle Wolpert | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Oana Craciunescu | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $504 |
| Stan Robboy | Deborah Ross | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Sean Obrien | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Richard Moon | - | $500 | |
| Patricia Resick | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Laura Svetkey | David Eugene Price | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Janet Elizabeth Tuttle | - | $500 | |
| Fumiko Chino | - | $500 | |
| Eugene Moretti | - | $500 | |
| Donald Sanders | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Rainbo Hultman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $451 |
| Matthew Crowley | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Allison Hall | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $383 |
| Diana Marcella Cardona | - | $375 | |
| Karen E. Gray | - | Democratic Party | $340 |
| Laura Heyneman | - | $300 | |
| Ed Levin | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Matthew Crowley | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $255 |
| William Bullock | - | $250 | |
| Thomas Bashore | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Neil Freedman | - | $250 | |
| Julieta Giner | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Anand S. Lagoo | David Eugene Price | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Chantelle Wolpert | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $240 |
| Lawrence H. Greenblatt | - | Democratic Party | $200 |
| James Otto | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $200 |
| David Pisetsky | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Joanne Kurtzberg | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $180 |
| James Peacock | - | $155 | |
| Adam Buchanan | - | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Rodney Jones | - | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Neil Freedman | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Lawrence Mumm | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Laura Heyneman | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Joanne Kurtzberg | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Burton Scott | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Laura Brooks | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $80 |
| Laura Schanberg | - | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Laura Heyneman | Daniel Mccready | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Lawrence Mumm | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Lawrence Greenblatt | - | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Gary Cofer | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2 |
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