St. Paul Reporter

University of Minnesota Duluth employee Tadd Johnson has contributed a total of $311 to Democratic Party candidate Tina Smith, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC).

There were at least 11 contributions made to political candidates and committees by University of Minnesota Duluth employees, 100 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.

Committee	Candidate	Party	Amount
Biden for President	Joe Biden	Democratic Party	$704
Amy for America	Amy J. Klobuchar	Democratic Party	$401
Tina Smith for Minnesota	Tina Smith	Democratic Party	$311
Peters for Michigan	Gary Peters	Democratic Party	$103

Employee	Candidate	Party	Amount
Ormonde Cragun	Andrew Yang	Democratic Party	$252
Joellyn Rock	Joe Biden	Democratic Party	$250
Erik Hendrickson	Bernard Sanders	Democratic Party	$218
Kenneth Risdon	-	Democratic Party	$50
Roxanne Gould	Bernard Sanders	Democratic Party	$40
Mary Allen	Joe Biden	Democratic Party	$15

Numbers are accurate as of November 27, 2020.