There were at least 333 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Allina Health employees, 61.3 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.
Brenda Simon's contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie 2020 | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $370 |
| Moveon.Org Political Action | - | $300 | |
| Tina Smith for Minnesota | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $250 |
Other donations by employees of Allina Health
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naheed Murad | Angela Dawn Craig | Democratic Party | $8,500 |
| Penny Wheeler | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $7,600 |
| Peter Guetter | Jo Jorgensen | Libertarian Party | $6,621 |
| Penny Wheeler | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $6,500 |
| Karin J. Birkeland | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| James Long | Jason Lewis | Republican Party | $5,500 |
| David J. Monyak | - | Democratic Party | $3,500 |
| Kirsten Peterson | - | Republican Party | $3,484 |
| Christina Bigelow | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $3,300 |
| David Monyak | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Tod Speer | - | Republican Party | $2,790 |
| Jane Griffith | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,207 |
| Becky Koshnick | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $2,184 |
| Charles G. Terzian | Betty McCollum | Democratic Party | $2,100 |
| Tod Speer | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $2,042 |
| Penny Wheeler | - | $2,000 | |
| David J. Monyak | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Lionel Mohror | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $1,772 |
| Jan A. Bergman | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,750 |
| Peter Eckman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| John Frey | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Jessica Boland | Ilhan Omar | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $1,500 |
| James Long | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,500 |
| Christopher Johnson | Angela Dawn Craig | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Tod Speer | - | Republican Party | $1,484 |
| Judith Walker | - | Democratic Party | $1,470 |
| Valerie Johnson | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,415 |
| Jan Bergman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,320 |
| Angela Pirkl | - | Republican Party | $1,300 |
| Kirsten Peterson | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $1,245 |
| Kirsten Peterson | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $1,228 |
| Luis A. Pagancarlo | - | Democratic Party | $1,210 |
| Angela Pirkl | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,200 |
| Kristen Opsahl | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,150 |
| David Monyak | - | $1,100 | |
| Judith Walker | - | $1,074 | |
| Michael Bayly | Marianne Williamson | Democratic Party | $1,002 |
| Penny Wheeler | Angela Dawn Craig | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Megan Muske | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Mary Beth Lardizabal | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Kimberly Cochran | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| David Monyak | - | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $1,000 |
| Bryan Steelman | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Bryan Steelman | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Amie Penny Sayler | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Tod Speer | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $916 |
| David Reitz | Angela Dawn Craig | Democratic Party | $900 |
| Benjamin Whitten | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $900 |
| Gerald Montie | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $866 |
| Phyllis Gorin | Angela Dawn Craig | Democratic Party | $855 |
| Anna Lange | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $850 |
| Kirsten Peterson | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $845 |
| Tod Speer | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $800 |
| Nicholas M. Burke | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $800 |
| Joseph P. Marnell | Jason Lewis | Republican Party | $800 |
| Catherine Latulippe | - | $800 | |
| Bradlely Harlan | Lindsey Olin Graham | Republican Party | $775 |
| Mary Lardizabal | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $764 |
| Katherine Guthrie | Angela Dawn Craig | Democratic Party | $755 |
| Siri Fiebiger | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Robyn Oliver | Angela Dawn Craig | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Penny Ann Wheeler | - | $750 | |
| Mike Mooney | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $750 |
| David Lee Eenigenburg | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $750 |
| David Eenigenburg | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Judith Walker | - | $744 | |
| Katheren Koehn | - | $700 | |
| Kirsten Peterson | Mitch McConnell | Republican Party | $694 |
| Charlene Amatogeib | - | Republican Party | $671 |
| Siri J. Fiebiger | - | $650 | |
| David Wiester | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $627 |
| Barbara Burandt | - | $625 | |
| Sarah Zach | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $622 |
| Ashly Arbuckle | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $618 |
| Roxanne Lockhart | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $601 |
| Roxanne Lockhart | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Kelly Ryan | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Frank Rhame | Sarah Gad | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Elizabeth H. Beck | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Judith Walker | - | $590 | |
| Elizabeth Hoffman | Dean Phillips | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $583 |
| Ann Bruce | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $577 |
| Nonceba Mbangata | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $575 |
| James Johnson | - | $569 | |
| Steven Bradley | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $550 |
| John M. Muellerleile | Daniel Feehan | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $550 |
| Jack Beaird | Antone Melton-Meaux | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $550 |
| Vanita Mishra | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Democratic Party | $525 |
| Assen Chekerdjiev | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $525 |
| Ann Rice | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $525 |
| Victoria Michels | Daniel Feehan | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $500 |
| Trupti Storlie | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Terry A. Johnson | Quinn Reabe Nystrom | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $500 |
| Steven Bradley | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Sara August | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Sally Wahman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Peter M. Eckman | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Penny Wheeler | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Nicholas M. Burke | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Matthew Yauch | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Margaret Oconnor | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Luis Pagan-Carlo Facc | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Luis Pagan-Carlo Facc | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Leslie Swartz-Williams | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Kimberly Cochran | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Karen Jacobson | - | $500 | |
| Joseph Marnell | Cory Gardner | Republican Party | $500 |
| Jessica Carlson | Tyler Kistner | Republican Party | $500 |
| Jessica Carlson | Lacy Johnson | Republican Party | $500 |
| Jessica Boland | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| James B. Long | Kendall Qualls | Republican Party | $500 |
| Elliot Stephenson | Antone Melton-Meaux | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $500 |
| Elizabeth Beck | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $500 |
| David Monyak | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $500 |
| David Monyak | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Curt Boehm | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Christine Moore | Dean Phillips | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $500 |
| Charles Svendsen | - | $500 | |
| Brian French | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Anu Chauhan | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Ann Rice | James D. Scholten | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Julie Colby | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $492 |
| Panduka Samarawardana | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $490 |
| Kirsten Peterson | Devin Gerald Nunes | Republican Party | $485 |
| Judith Walker | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $460 |
| Vanita Mishra | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $458 |
| David Reitz | - | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Roxanne Lockhart | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $445 |
| Judith Walker | - | $438 | |
| Mary Morrison Grove | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $435 |
| Kirsten Peterson | - | $421 | |
| Tyler Bradley | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $419 |
| Luis Pagan | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Leslie Swartz-Williams | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Brian A. Swiglo | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Angela Pirkl | - | Republican Party | $400 |
| Ann Bruce | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $377 |
| Jessica Carlson | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $375 |
| Judith Walker | John Robert Lewis | Democratic Party | $359 |
| Matt Jacobs | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $358 |
| Erin Sterenson | Quinn Reabe Nystrom | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $350 |
| Carol M. Tressler | - | Republican Party | $350 |
| Eliza Lundberg | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $337 |
| Michael Samara | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $317 |
| Deborah Swanson | - | Republican Party | $314 |
| Valeed Shaikh | - | $300 | |
| Ulysses Lewis | Cory A. Booker | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Terry Cahill | Daniel Feehan | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $300 |
| Roxanne Lockhart | - | $300 | |
| Michael Samara | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Mary Grove | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Katie Corcoran | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Grant Logan | Jason Lewis | Republican Party | $300 |
| Charlene Amatogeib | - | Republican Party | $300 |
| Erin Sterenson | Quinn Reabe Nystrom | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $290 |
| Kirsten Peterson | - | $287 | |
| Marlaine Olson | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $281 |
| Steve Mandell | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $275 |
| Kirsten Peterson | - | $275 | |
| Christina Bigelow | - | $275 | |
| Patricia Schirmers | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $262 |
| Patti Melich | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $260 |
| Kirsten Peterson | Kevin McCarthy | Republican Party | $256 |
| Tim Woessner | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Tim Szopa | Jason Lewis | Republican Party | $250 |
| Suzanne Walczak | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Smith Atwood | Angela Dawn Craig | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Robby Bershow | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Richard Franklin Adair | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Paul Sutter | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Nicholas M. Burke | - | $250 | |
| Michael Samara | - | $250 | |
| Marlo Dahl | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Luis Pagan | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Love Patel | Kendall Qualls | Republican Party | $250 |
| Linda Krach | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Judy Pontius | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jeffrey Lisko | Kendall Qualls | Republican Party | $250 |
| Jay Traverse | Kimberly Klacik | Republican Party | $250 |
| James Long | Martha Mcsally | Republican Party | $250 |
| James Long | John James | Republican Party | $250 |
| Elizabeth Hoffman | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Elizabeth Grey | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Dylan Bindman | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Curt Schultz | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Curt Boehm | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Christopher Johnson | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Christopher Johnson | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Christopher Johnson | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Christopher Johnson | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Barbara Burandt | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Roxanne Lockhart | Ilhan Omar | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $245 |
| Judith Walker | - | Democratic Party | $245 |
| Suzanne Witterholt | Cory A. Booker | Democratic Party | $244 |
| Kirsten Peterson | Martha Mcsally | Republican Party | $244 |
| Binyam Mehari | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $240 |
| Jane M. Herrmann | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $237 |
| Michael Kinsella | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $230 |
| Lori Luther | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $229 |
| Vanita Mishra | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $225 |
| Vanita Mishra | Jacky Rosen | Democratic Party | $225 |
| Kirsten Peterson | Stephen Joseph Scalise | Republican Party | $225 |
| Daniel Smith | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $225 |
| Barbara Burandt | - | $225 | |
| Christopher Little | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $224 |
| Sarah Axtmann | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $214 |
| Tilok Ghose | - | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Randy Gruber | - | Republican Party | $200 |
| Marie Nelson | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Lorna Rupp | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Joseph Marnell | Kendall Qualls | Republican Party | $200 |
| Joseph Marnell | Peter Allen Stauber | Republican Party | $200 |
| Joseph Marnell | Steven Daines | Republican Party | $200 |
| Evan Griffiths | - | $200 | |
| Erik Stoltenberg | - | $200 | |
| Elisabeth Wurtmann | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Diane Solbrack | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Dana Battles | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Claude Peggy | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $200 |
| April Dornsbach | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $200 |
| Adam Foss | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Gail Mcgillis | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $196 |
| Shawna Nielson | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $183 |
| Mary Guertin | - | Republican Party | $180 |
| Steven Rosenberg | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $179 |
| Barbara Burandt | - | $179 | |
| Kirsten Peterson | - | $175 | |
| Judith Walker | - | $174 | |
| Binyam Mehari | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $168 |
| James Nolan | - | $166 | |
| Gretchen Van Hauer | - | $160 | |
| Kirsten Peterson | Ted Cruz | Republican Party | $152 |
| Vanita Mishra | Rashida Tlaib | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Tamra Blahut | - | Republican Party | $150 |
| Patricia Peschman | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Kelley Anaas | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Jan Bergman | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Carri Mosborg | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Anthony Stricker | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Mary Lardizabal | Ilhan Omar | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $141 |
| Michael Gardos Reid | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $140 |
| Holly Wolhart | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $140 |
| Erik Nielsen | - | $140 | |
| Kirsten Peterson | Joni K. Ernst | Republican Party | $125 |
| Christina Bigelow | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Barbara Slagg | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic Party | $115 |
| Christopher Little | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $112 |
| Jason Hyatt | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $111 |
| Luis Pagancarlo | - | Democratic Party | $110 |
| James Johnson | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $110 |
| Barbara Burandt | - | $105 | |
| Eliza Lundberg | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $104 |
| Ulysses Lewis | - | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Tod Speer | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Suzanne Witterholt | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Steven Rosenberg | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Priscilla H. Wyeth | - | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $100 |
| Luis Pagan-Carlo | - | $100 | |
| Lorna L. Rupp | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Karin Schurrer-Erickson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Joseph P. Marnell | Devin Gerald Nunes | Republican Party | $100 |
| John Litell | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Jason Benson | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Elizabeth Baldwin | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Elisabeth Wurtmann | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Deborah Smith | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| David Struck | Jason Lewis | Republican Party | $100 |
| Cynthia Carlson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Carolyn Moore | Tammy L. Duckworth | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Bradley J. Harlan | - | $100 | |
| Nicholas Hartmann | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $95 |
| Karen Coons | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $85 |
| Lorrie Eakman | - | Republican Party | $84 |
| Carolyn Posey | - | Republican Party | $84 |
| Cindy Carlson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $82 |
| Micah Mueller | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $81 |
| Mary Livingston | Jason Lewis | Republican Party | $75 |
| Amy Arndt | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Steven Rosenberg | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $70 |
| Jane Griffith | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $70 |
| Cecily Lawson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $70 |
| Carri Mosborg | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $70 |
| Carol Tressler | - | Republican Party | $70 |
| Deb Swanson | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $64 |
| Tessa Quintero | - | Democratic Party | $60 |
| Judith Walker | - | $60 | |
| Josine Durant | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $60 |
| Jeffrey Grizzell | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $60 |
| Suzanne Witterholt | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Shane Ellis | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Matthew Mcgraw | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Kirsten Peterson | - | Republican Party | $50 |
| John Mageli | - | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $50 |
| John Litell | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Jason Benson | Tyler Kistner | Republican Party | $50 |
| Jack Peltier | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Jack Peltier | - | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $50 |
| Heather Morcomb | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Erik Nielsen | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Dianna Bisek | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Diana Pandey | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Deb Swanson | Mitch McConnell | Republican Party | $50 |
| David Monyak | - | $50 | |
| Charlene Amato Amato-Geib | - | Republican Party | $50 |
| Cindy St George | - | $48 | |
| Mary Lundell | Angela Dawn Craig | Democratic Party | $45 |
| Lori Heldt | - | Republican Party | $45 |
| Kelli Wallerius | - | Republican Party | $45 |
| Richard Niedzielski | - | Republican Party | $40 |
| Kirsten Peterson | Jason Lewis | Republican Party | $40 |
| Barbara Slagg | - | $39 | |
| Meg Griendling | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $35 |
| James Johnson | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $35 |
| Patti Melich | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Patricia A. Peschman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Marlaine Olson | - | $25 | |
| Kasia Hryniewicz | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Gail Mcgillis | - | $25 | |
| Sarah Zach | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $20 |
| Molly Schacht | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $20 |
| Donna Randall | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $20 |
| Denise Carter | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $20 |
| Cathy Maloneyhills | - | Republican Party | $20 |
| Steven Rosenberg | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $15 |
| Kirsten Peterson | Lacy Johnson | Republican Party | $15 |
| Kirsten Peterson | Sen. Thom R. Tillis | Republican Party | $15 |
| Keith Scott | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $15 |
| Kelly Boss | Dean Phillips | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $10 |
| Daniel Greene | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $10 |
| Mary Beth Lardizabal | Ilhan Omar | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $5 |
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