St. Paul Reporter

University of Minnesota employee Jerry Cohen contributed a total of $250 to the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party candidate Sandra L. Pappas, according to the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board.

There have been $32,413 total contributions made to political candidates and committees by University of Minnesota employees, 89.9 percent of which have gone to the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party causes and candidates.

Donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections. While Congress created the Federal Election Commission to oversee federal elections in 1974, each state is left to regulate its local elections. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, eleven states have no limits on how much can be contributed to a candidate by individual donors, while the other 39 states often limit the amount someone can contribute based on the office the candidate is running for.

Employee	Candidate	Party	Amount
Sarah Ellen Youngerman	Tim Walz	DFL	$1,000
Eileen Weber	Erin Murphy	DFL	$1,000
Eileen Weber	Stu Lourey	DFL	$250
Eileen Weber	Kelsey Waits	DFL	$325
Angela Myers	Tyler Moroles	DFL	$1,000
Edward Adams	Kristin Robbins	RPM	$1,000
Edward L. Farmer	Tim Walz	DFL	$1,250
Kim Stelson	Sarah Elizabeth Kruger	DFL	$1,000
Karen Donohue	Steve Cwodzinski	DFL	$1,000
Mary Gilbert Lawrence	Ryan Winkler	DFL	$1,000
David Jeffrey Schimpf	Tim Walz	DFL	$1,000
Izabella A. Raleigh	Donald Raleigh	RPM	$925
Brad Clary	Steve Simon	DFL	$600
Tayaba Azher	Amir Joseph Malik	DFL	$500
Sarah Dirksen	Erin Murphy	DFL	$500
Amir Moheet	Amir Joseph Malik	DFL	$600
Mitch Zamoff	Erin B. Preese	DFL	$500
Carrie Terrell	Erin Murphy	DFL	$600
Peter Jay Kiedrowski	Tim Walz	DFL	$500
Mercedes Gutierrez	Tim Walz	DFL	$500
Alexandra B. Klass	Tim Walz	DFL	$500
Donald L. Wyse	Virginia Klevorn	DFL	$1,000
Fosia Jama	Omar Fateh	DFL	$500
Fardowsa M. Suleiman	Omar Fateh	DFL	$500
Ecram Abde	Omar Fateh	DFL	$600
Jeffrey Wozniak	Ruth Richardson	DFL	$500
Zhiyi Sha	Jeff Jiang	RPM	$600
Andrew Simons	Erin Murphy	DFL	$750
Ezra Golberstein	Stu Lourey	DFL	$450
Benjamin Levy	Aisha Gomez	DFL	$375
Melissa Avery	Erin Murphy	DFL	$250
Richard Senese	Erin Murphy	DFL	$250
Gary Linkert	Kaela Jo Berg	DFL	$250
Trevor Ames	Gretchen Piper	DFL	$250
Joel Johnson	Michael Howard	DFL	$250
Sheila M. Riggs	Erin Murphy	DFL	$250
Carolyn Chalmers	Paul Thissen		$250
Ken Joslyn	Rita C. Albrecht	DFL	$250
Steven C. Webster	Richard J. Cohen	DFL	$250
Jay Kiedrowski	Richard J. Cohen	DFL	$250
Perry Moriearty	Raymond Dehn	DFL	$250
Stephen P. Kelley	Tim Walz	DFL	$250
Matthew Patterson	Matt Little	DFL	$500
Mariam Siddiqui	Adam Jennings	DFL	$250
Ruggles Steven	Sara Flick	DFL	$250
Robyn L. Gunderman	Karin Housley	RPM	$250
Samantha Mills	Erin Murphy	DFL	$250
Tim Johnson	Brad Tabke	DFL	$250
Kathryn Freeman	Stu Lourey	DFL	$250
Steven Ruggles	Aleta Borrud	DFL	$313
Eli Coleman	Melissa A. Hortman	DFL	$250
David Fisher	Tim Walz	DFL	$475
Brad Benson	Tim Walz	DFL	$250
Melissa Avery	Erin Murphy	DFL	$250
Jerry Cohen	Sandra L. Pappas	DFL	$250
Kent Horsager	Gretchen Piper	DFL	$250
Lynn Blewett	Stu Lourey	DFL	$250
Dana Johnson	Ruth Richardson	DFL	$250
Jill Stoltenberg	Kelly Moller	DFL	$250
Sheila Riggs	Erin Murphy	DFL	$250
Stephen P. Kelley	Anne Claflin	DFL	$250
Natalie Townsend	Steve Cwodzinski	DFL	$250
Stephen P. Kelley	Ronald S. Latz	DFL	$250
Thomas M. Scott	Stephen Sandell	DFL	$250
Myron Orfield	Patrick Diamond		$250
Bradley G. Clary	Melissa A. Hortman	DFL	$400
Aaron Sojourner	Bonnie S. Westlin	DFL	$250
Kathy Moccio	Sandra Feist	DFL	$250
Kathryn Quick	Leonard Alan Roy	DFL	$250
Joseph Legarde	Natasha Lapcinski	DFL	$150
Bryan Bradford	Tim Walz	DFL	$225
Marcia Louise Avner	Tim Walz	DFL	$225
Linda Aaker	Keith Ellison	DFL	$450
Prentiss Edward Cox	Ryan Winkler	DFL	$100