There were at least 287 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Chicago Public Schools employees, 94.4 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.
William Nifong's contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Takano for Congress | Mark Allan Takano | Democratic Party | $525 |
| Schakowsky for Congress | Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic Party | $475 |
| Bonnie Watson Coleman for Congress | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Warren for President, Inc. | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $100 |
Other donations by employees of Chicago Public Schools
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Buzby | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Bunheng Lai | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $3,983 |
| Adam Ramirez | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,896 |
| Hongbo Wang | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $2,774 |
| Gregory R. Goodman | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,550 |
| Justin Gutierrez | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,026 |
| Christopher Dow | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,400 |
| Jerry Skinner | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,370 |
| Bill Weeks | Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic Party | $1,350 |
| Erica Loftus | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,230 |
| David Teeghman | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,124 |
| Norma Noriega | - | $1,100 | |
| Guadalupe Rivera | - | $1,100 | |
| Anna Piontek | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,072 |
| Sandra Tobias | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,041 |
| Joshua Marburger | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $1,020 |
| Jphn Nieciak | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Jacque Tuite | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Wanda G. Martin | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $900 |
| John Lund | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $834 |
| Sheila Ogorman | - | Democratic Party | $800 |
| Janice Jackson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $800 |
| Serg Cvetkovic | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $748 |
| Matt Francolino | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $745 |
| Evelyn Pollins | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $738 |
| Seth Patner | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Scott Kleckner | Tulsi Gabbard | Democratic Party | $675 |
| Keith Plum | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $639 |
| Keith Plum | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $639 |
| Julianne Bruska | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $635 |
| Patricia Riley | - | Democratic Party | $630 |
| Lilia Ruiz | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $603 |
| Nathan Gregory | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $600 |
| John Hahm | - | $600 | |
| Jane Schira | - | $578 | |
| Layla Treuhaft-Ali | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $558 |
| Michael Tajchman | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $556 |
| Lance Loiselle | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $542 |
| Scott Kleckner | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $541 |
| Daniel Zoller | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $539 |
| Elisabeth Morrison | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $528 |
| Katrina Richard | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $526 |
| Dana Midura | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $515 |
| Elizabeth Lerner | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $510 |
| David Camacho | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $508 |
| Willie Davis II | - | $500 | |
| Vivian V. Burns | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Patrick Murphy | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Nicki Anselmo | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Nicholas Conway | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Nicholas Conway | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Kathleen Finke | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Emily Serr | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Edward Herbeck | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Brian Telles | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Anthony Wojtal | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Amy Butler | Kina Isis Collins | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Paul Denovi | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $495 |
| Matthew Price | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $475 |
| Helen Arkes | - | $445 | |
| Norma Noriega | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $433 |
| Abbey Roidt-Jernberg | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $409 |
| Jackson Potter | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $407 |
| Edgar Pineda | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $404 |
| Kenneth Borre | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $397 |
| Marc Irwin | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $379 |
| Alex Cameron | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $378 |
| Mary Stalzer | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $375 |
| Lauren Secatore | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $372 |
| Rami Faraj | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $353 |
| Lucy Hannah | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $348 |
| Jason Roland | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $344 |
| Suzanne Kilgannon | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $340 |
| Sandra Cornejo | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $336 |
| Jane Schira | Richard J. Durbin | Democratic Party | $333 |
| Nina Hike | - | $324 | |
| Ageliki Mitropoulos | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $322 |
| Margo Deley | - | Democratic Party | $315 |
| Sharon Davis | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $314 |
| Anthony Wojtal | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $314 |
| Kyrstin Sauceda | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Gregory Redfeairn | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Shannon Fuhrmann | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $278 |
| Luis Aparicio | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $275 |
| Ryan Strassburger | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $270 |
| Arleen Gordon-Moore | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $270 |
| Rebecca Courtade | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $258 |
| Cynthia Chico | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $258 |
| Seth Patner | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $257 |
| Bianca Cabrera | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $254 |
| Tamara Acoba | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Susan Marek | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Seth Patner | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Seth Patner | Daniel Mccready | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Seth Patner | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Nicholas Conway | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Nicholas Conway | John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Nicholas Conway | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Nancy Bokor | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Minerva Garcia-Sanchez | Jesus Garcia | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Matthew Rosenberg | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Kyla Maletsky | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Juanita Marquez | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jonathan Paskiewicz | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jennifer Kniff | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jennifer Adams | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| James Klock | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Eugene Newman | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Erin Roche | Mike Quigley | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Deborah Rees-Murphy | - | $250 | |
| Corey Morgan | Michael Alexander Blake | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Amy Weiss | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Alexandra Gonzalez | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Carlos Lopez | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $244 |
| Edwardo Sosa | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $243 |
| Kelly Weiss | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $242 |
| Jinhua L. Lai | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $240 |
| Darryl Brown | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $236 |
| Melissa Oliva | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $231 |
| Linda Kateeb | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $229 |
| Richard Montalvo | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $210 |
| Rebecca Schaver | - | Republican Party | $205 |
| Robert Baughman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Rachel El-Amin | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Jamie Ruml | Mckayla Wilkes | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Eva Nielsen | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Diane Bell | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Alicia Fuller | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Christopher Mckenna | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $191 |
| Matthew Francolino | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $186 |
| Anthony Wojtal | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $186 |
| Terrence Green | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $180 |
| Elizabeth Lerner | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $179 |
| Ben Martin | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $178 |
| Jose Requena | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $177 |
| Jenell Carroll | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $177 |
| Kimberly Goldbaum | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $166 |
| Abigail Bean | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $157 |
| Jennifer Hartsig | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $155 |
| Jennifer Hanna | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $155 |
| Nadia Oehlsen | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $154 |
| Mikael Karlstrom | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Melanie Butler | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $150 |
| John Cabral | Tulsi Gabbard | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Hannah Nolan-Spohn | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Gretchen Johnson | - | $150 | |
| Bruce James | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Natalie Barrera | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $140 |
| Carlos Lopez | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $138 |
| Guadalupe Rivera | Tulsi Gabbard | Democratic Party | $136 |
| Mary Yukevich | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $135 |
| Lauren Peterson | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $135 |
| John Peacock | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $133 |
| Scott Wilkerson | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $130 |
| Brian Girard | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Allison Tingwall | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Elizabeth Eberle | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $123 |
| Gretchen Johnson | - | Democratic Party | $120 |
| Devon Morales | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $120 |
| Sue Sebesta | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $117 |
| Paul Denovi | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $114 |
| Susan Fine | Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic Party | $110 |
| Adam Welter | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $109 |
| Lilia Ruiz | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $107 |
| Natalie Barrera | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $105 |
| Thomas R. Clark | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Suzanne Kilgannon | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Scott Galson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Sana Ansari | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Nicholas Conway | Lucia Kay Mcbath | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Michael Havazelet | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Mechelle Washington | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Luis Martinez | Jo Jorgensen | Libertarian Party | $100 |
| Katie Smith | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Kathryn Ellis | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Joseph Moriarty | - | $100 | |
| Edwin Rios | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Deborah Ryder | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Deborah Ryder | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Daniel Zoller | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Chuck Swirsky | Rosa L. Delauro | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Ann Winterhalder | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Allison C. Tingwall | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Dane Haiken | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $91 |
| Elizabeth Busch | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $89 |
| Norma Noriega | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $85 |
| Michael Tajchman | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $85 |
| Liliana Schiller | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic Party | $85 |
| Mauricio Portugal | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $84 |
| Noah Isaak | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $80 |
| Lamont Robertson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $80 |
| Runako Robinson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $78 |
| Anna Piontek | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $78 |
| Shelby Critchett | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $77 |
| Nicole Ivers | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $77 |
| Keely Canty Mendenhall | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $76 |
| Stephanie Ahern | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Richard Sauer | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Rachel Resnick | - | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Nick Pecora | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $74 |
| Kathleen Wenzlick | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $74 |
| Troy Hilbrands | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $70 |
| Phebe Myers | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $70 |
| Margo Deley | - | Democratic Party | $70 |
| Lindsey Nordmark | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $70 |
| Kali Diggs | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic Party | $70 |
| Gina Vittoria | Marie Newman | Democratic Party | $70 |
| Mary Difino | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $63 |
| Alexander Rolnick | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $63 |
| Troy Hilbrands | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $62 |
| Lindsey Nordmark | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $60 |
| Jennifer Rath | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $60 |
| Emily Brotman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $60 |
| Chelsea Derks | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $60 |
| Valerie Xanos | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $59 |
| Richard Wilson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $57 |
| Suzanne Kilgannon | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $55 |
| Laura Arroyo | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $55 |
| Devon Morales | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $55 |
| Ashok Emmanuel | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $55 |
| Ryan Marciniak | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $54 |
| Jose Flores | - | Republican Party | $54 |
| Erin Kelly | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $54 |
| Christine Dussault | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $54 |
| Alisa Mazur | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $54 |
| Alex Cameron | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $54 |
| Darcy Layer | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $52 |
| Zac Crain-Davis | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Theresa A. Davis | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Sheila O'Gorman | - | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Ruth Vincent | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Robin Scrofani | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Richard Sauer | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Richard Sauer | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Michele Ybarra | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Lauren Pett | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Keith Plum | - | $50 | |
| Emily Fishman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Cynthia Solomon | - | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Bessie Tsitsopoulos | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Ketty Blum | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $48 |
| Steven Bergmark | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $47 |
| Ryan Strassburger | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $47 |
| Richard Bilkey | - | Republican Party | $42 |
| Chris Sporina | Sean Casten | Democratic Party | $40 |
| Carmen S. Edwards | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $38 |
| Paul Denovi | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $35 |
| Joseph Moriarty | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $35 |
| Deborah Rudnicki | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $35 |
| Celia Wilde | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $35 |
| Ann Winterhalder | - | Democratic Party | $35 |
| Lamont Robertson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $34 |
| Monica Rizzo | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $32 |
| Mary Hobaugh | - | Democratic Party | $32 |
| Marc Irwin | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $31 |
| Marc Reichel | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $30 |
| Edgar Pineda | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $30 |
| Dolores Toolis | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $30 |
| Meghan Hays | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $28 |
| Amy Fritsch | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $27 |
| Scott Wilkerson | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Santi Spector | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Saba J. Prysny | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Rachel Resnick | - | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Leiram Henderson | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Kenneth Freeman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Jennifer Rocque | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Jennifer Chin | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Jamie Tanen | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Carol Moran | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Anna Mullin | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Joann Chan-Mcshane | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $20 |
| Rebecca Ryder | - | Democratic Party | $18 |
| Lydia Disabatino | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $16 |
| Tom Schwermin | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $15 |
| Runako Robinson | - | $15 | |
| Mary Burke | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $15 |
| Marc Falkenberg | - | Democratic Party | $15 |
| David Bravos | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $15 |
| Carla Mccarty | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $15 |
| Runako Robinson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $10 |
| Michael Laughran | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $10 |
| Matt Francolino | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $10 |
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