There were at least 119 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Santa Monica College employees, 84 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.
Patricia Burson's contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Raul Ruiz for Congress | Raul Ruiz | Democratic Party | $6,250 |
| Committee to Elect Alan Grayson | Alan Grayson | Democratic Party | $2,365 |
| Dccc | - | Democratic Party | $2,113 |
| Dccc | - | Democratic Party | $1,742 |
| Jaime Harrison for US Senate | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $1,057 |
| Dscc | - | Democratic Party | $985 |
| Committee to Elect Alan Grayson | Alan Grayson | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Actblue | - | - | $546 |
| Arballo for Congress | Phil Arballo | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Jaime Harrison for US Senate | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $270 |
| Jeff Merkley for Oregon | Jeffrey Alan Merkley | Democratic Party | $228 |
Other donations by employees of Santa Monica College
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Poland | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Emily Arms | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $3,250 |
| Stefan Mattessich | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,946 |
| Suzanne C. Borghei | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,300 |
| Gayle Davis-Culp | - | - | $1,330 |
| Alfred Buchanan | Cory A. Booker | Democratic Party | $1,300 |
| Rachel Young | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,075 |
| Martin Goldstein | - | Democratic Party | $1,010 |
| Wenise Wong | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Suzanne C. Borghei | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Shari L. Davis | - | - | $1,000 |
| Michael Gougis | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Turhan Douglas | - | Republican Party | $974 |
| Carol Long | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $900 |
| Thomas J. Keville | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $875 |
| Thomas Keville | - | Republican Party | $760 |
| Eric Barron | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Ben Martin | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $622 |
| Emily Arms | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Thomas Keville | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $575 |
| Shari Davis | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Lynn Harvey | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Andrea Kahn | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Walter Meyer | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Tom Keville | - | - | $500 |
| Thomas Keville | William M. Cassidy | Republican Party | $500 |
| Shari Davis | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Shari Davis | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Jeremiah Selvey | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Ferris Kawar | - | - | $500 |
| Eric Barron | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Carol Long | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Lynn Harvey | Michael Siegel | Democratic Party | $431 |
| Bolivar E. Owen | - | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Frederick R. Zimmerman | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $360 |
| Donald Gantner | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Daniel Lehman | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $338 |
| Ben S. Martin | - | Democratic Party | $335 |
| Walter Meyer | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Rebecca Simon | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Eric Barron | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Alfred Buchanan | Ammar Campa-Najjar | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Alfred Buchanan | - | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Ben Martin | - | - | $290 |
| Jennifer Merlic | - | Democratic Party | $275 |
| Ben Martin | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $275 |
| Diana Engelmann | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $262 |
| Walter Meyer | Barbara Bollier | Democratic Party | $260 |
| Carol Long | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $256 |
| Thomas Keville | - | - | $250 |
| Michael E. Newport | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Christopher Darden | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Alfred Buchanan | - | - | $250 |
| Walter Meyer | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $240 |
| Lynn Harvey | Edward John Markey | Democratic Party | $225 |
| Andrea Kahn | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $225 |
| Abdi Majlessi | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $211 |
| Walter Meyer | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $210 |
| Walter Meyer | - | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Teri Bernstein | - | - | $200 |
| Monona Wali | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Lynn Harvey | Betsy Sweet | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Linda J. Sullivan | Julia Brownley | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Eleni Hioureas | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Alfred Buchanan | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Randolph Smith | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $177 |
| Julie Greenfield | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $175 |
| D.C. Gantner | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $160 |
| Teri Bernstein | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $152 |
| Teri Bernstein | Christy Smith | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Lynn Harvey | Andrew Romanoff | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Eric Oifer | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Emily Arms | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Delland Bartlett | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Kevin Carlson | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $142 |
| Thomas Keville | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $125 |
| Eric Barnard | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Kaelyn Rodriguez | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $122 |
| Paula Orr | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $120 |
| Carol Long | Cory A. Booker | Democratic Party | $115 |
| Nathaniel Donahue | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $112 |
| Walter Meyer | - | Democratic Party | $110 |
| Teri Bernstein | - | - | $100 |
| Nuria Rodriguez | - | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Margaret B. Kravitz | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Linda Sullivan | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Janine Poreba | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Howard Stahl | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Eric Oifer | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Donald Girard | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Ben Martin | - | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Andrea Kahn | - | - | $100 |
| Alfred Buchanan | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Steven Rotblatt | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $90 |
| Julie Greenfield | - | - | $80 |
| Ben Martin | Adam Schiff | Democratic Party | $78 |
| Andrea Kahn | - | - | $70 |
| Margaret Drach | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $64 |
| Shannon T. Herbert | - | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Richard Tahvildaran Jesswein | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Lynn Harvey | Paula Jean Swearengin | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Johanna Bennett | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Frederick Zimmerman | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $40 |
| Frederick Zimmerman | Jeffrey Alan Merkley | Democratic Party | $40 |
| Walter Meyer | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Lina Ladyzhenskaya | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Kenneth Marchand | - | Democratic Party | $23 |
| Jeanne Laurie | Ritchie John Torres | Democratic Party | $1 |
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