There were at least 126 contributions made to political candidates and committees by The University of Texas at Dallas employees, 81.7 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.
Cheryl Wattley's contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royce West for U.S. Senate | Royce West | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Stop Republicans | - | $300 | |
| Dccc | - | Democratic Party | $200 |
Other donations by employees of The University of Texas at Dallas
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Zeman | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $8,684 |
| Moeno Kume | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $4,250 |
| Darren Crone | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Joe Pacheco | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $2,189 |
| Pagett D. Gosslee | - | Democratic Party | $2,100 |
| Noah Corbitt | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,002 |
| Toni Muoz-Hunt | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| David Jacobson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Katrina Adams | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,850 |
| Vikram Nanda | - | Republican Party | $1,775 |
| Noah Corbitt | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,765 |
| Hongbing Lu | - | Republican Party | $1,535 |
| Joe Pacheco | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,222 |
| Sharon Gross | - | Republican Party | $1,041 |
| Walter Dowling | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Robert Kieschnick | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Michelle Wilson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Matt Houston | Royce West | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Patrick Michaud | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Larry Hornbeck | - | Republican Party | $750 |
| Larry Hornbeck | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $750 |
| Katrina Adams | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Lowell Kiel | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $650 |
| Chong Xiao | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $650 |
| Murray Leaf | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $611 |
| Sharon Gross | - | Republican Party | $600 |
| Ranavir Bose | Helane Sawsan Seikaly | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Larry Zacharias | - | Republican Party | $600 |
| Larry Zacharias | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $600 |
| Randall Sims | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $535 |
| Randall Sims | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $513 |
| Ted E. Day | - | $500 | |
| Ron Bose | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Rockford Draper | Candace Valenzuela | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Robert Kieschnick | - | $500 | |
| Mark Petersen | Colin Allred | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Malinda Hicks | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Katrina Adams | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Fatema Syeda | Donna Imam | Democratic Party | $500 |
| E.R. Higginbotham | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Mario De La Torre | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $487 |
| Sharon Gross | Elizabeth Ann Van Duyne | Republican Party | $425 |
| Haywood Mcneill | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $412 |
| Ted Day | - | $400 | |
| Hongbing Lu | - | Republican Party | $400 |
| Keith Stelzenmuller | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $375 |
| Randall Lee Sims | Helane Sawsan Seikaly | Democratic Party | $365 |
| Jeanne Spreier | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $330 |
| Lora Day | - | Republican Party | $322 |
| Alejandro Acero | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $321 |
| Kate Maduforo | Jannquell Peters | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Christine Dollaghan | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Katrina Adams | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $290 |
| Jeanne Spreier | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $275 |
| Christine Dollaghan | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $275 |
| Murray Leaf | - | Democratic Party | $265 |
| Ivor Page | - | Democratic Party | $264 |
| Ron Bose | - | Democratic Party | $258 |
| Shannon Blatt | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Ron Bose | Helane Sawsan Seikaly | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Ron Bose | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Rockford Draper | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Paul Lester | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Michelle Wilson | Helane Sawsan Seikaly | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Katrina Adams | Helane Sawsan Seikaly | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Katrina Adams | John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Katrina Adams | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Katrina Adams | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Katrina Adams | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Katrina Adams | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jeanne Spreier | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Cynthia Percival | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Clint Peinhardt | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Christos Polemenakos | Kimberly D. Olson | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Bruce Lachenauer | Genevieve D. Collins | Republican Party | $250 |
| Bruce And Heather Lachenauer | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Ivor Page | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $228 |
| Ana-Maria Mata-Otero | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $228 |
| Nahid Siddique | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $220 |
| Jayvee Garceron | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $210 |
| Patrick Muenks | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $202 |
| Lee Libby | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $202 |
| Klyne Smith | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Eileen Gregory | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Dung Huynh | - | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Marc Hairston | - | Democratic Party | $175 |
| Monica Jones | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $170 |
| William Atto | - | Republican Party | $150 |
| Michelle Wilson | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Jeanne Spreier | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Nahid Siddique | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Hope Kiel | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Ivor Page | - | $124 | |
| Mariam Hafiz | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $108 |
| Ruth May | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Pagett Gosslee | - | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Jeanne Spreier | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Hongbing Lu | Mitch McConnell | Republican Party | $100 |
| Holly Kosiewicz | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Habib Ahmed Bettaieb | Helane Sawsan Seikaly | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Christine Dollaghan | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Stephanie Mongiello | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $98 |
| Randall Sims | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $82 |
| Jayvee Garceron | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Jesse Izquierdo | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $71 |
| Amy Porter | - | Democratic Party | $70 |
| Kim Warren | - | Republican Party | $69 |
| Kimberly D. Hill | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $60 |
| Ivor Page | - | $60 | |
| Murray J. Leaf | Royce West | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Marc Hairston | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Bhargav Arimilli | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Randall Sims | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $45 |
| Sean Hubbard | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $43 |
| Ruth May | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $38 |
| Sharon Mathews | - | Republican Party | $35 |
| Norma Rodriguez | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $35 |
| Adrienne Gidley | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $35 |
| Phillip Martin | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $30 |
| Susan Chizeck | Colin Allred | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Jeanne Spreier | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Carrilaine Schneckner | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Derick Jackson | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $10 |
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