There were at least 155 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Northern Trust employees, 67.1 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.
Eli Shearn's contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jstreetpac | - | $3,500 | |
| Sara Gideon for Maine | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $1,750 |
| Betsy Dirksen Londrigan for Congress | Betsy Dirksen Londrigan | Democratic Party | $1,750 |
| Casten for Congress | Sean Casten | Democratic Party | $1,750 |
| Cal for Nc | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Andy Kim for Congress | Andy Kim | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Warren for President, Inc. | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,393 |
| Marie Newman for Congress | Marie Newman | Democratic Party | $1,350 |
| Spanberger for Congress | Abigail Spanberger | Democratic Party | $1,250 |
| Cindy Axne for Congress | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $1,250 |
| Rita Hart for Iowa | Rita Hart | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Katie Porter for Congress | Katherine Porter | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Democratic Party of Wisconsin | - | Democratic Party | $925 |
| Andy Levin for Congress | Andy Levin | Democratic Party | $825 |
| Gina Ortiz Jones for Congress | Gina Ortiz Jones | Democratic Party | $825 |
| Scholten for Congress | Hillary Scholten | Democratic Party | $650 |
| Jessica Cisneros for Congress | Jessica Cisneros | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Dani for Illinois | Dani Brzozowski | Democratic Party | $585 |
| Friends of Dick Durbin Committee | Richard J. Durbin | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Powered By People | - | $500 | |
| Schupp for Congress | Jill Darlyne Schupp | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Theresa Greenfield for Iowa | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Pete for America, Inc. | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Elissa Slotkin for Congress | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Jason Crow for Congress | Jason Crow | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Alyse for Alaska | Alyse Galvin | Independent | $350 |
| Harper for Congress | James Harper | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jon Ossoff for Senate | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Kate for Congress | Kate Schroder | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Goroff for Congress | Nancy Goroff | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Dr. Al Gross for U.S. Senate | Al Gross | Independent | $250 |
| Carolyn for Congress | Carolyn Bourdeaux | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Friends of Dan Feehan | Daniel Feehan | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $250 |
| Colin Allred for Congress | Colin Allred | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Katie Hill for Congress | Katherine Lauren Hill | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Swing Left | - | $250 | |
| Justice Democrats PAC | - | $250 | |
| Friends of Rosa Delauro | Rosa L. Delauro | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Actblue | - | $104 |
Other donations by employees of Northern Trust
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Murphy | Shannon Hutcheson | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Michael O'Grady | - | $5,000 | |
| Robert Browne | - | $4,375 | |
| Connie Lindsey | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $4,000 |
| Joyce St. Clair | - | $3,500 | |
| Stephen Bowman | - | $3,021 | |
| John Myers | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,940 |
| Marguerite Griffin | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Susan Levy | - | $2,500 | |
| Lincoln Ellis | - | $2,500 | |
| Daniel Leitzke | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $2,290 |
| David Tentinger | - | $2,100 | |
| Steven Fradkin | Bradley Scott Schneider | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Robert Browne | Jeanne Ives | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Lyle Logan | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Carl Lingenfelter | - | $2,000 | |
| Linda Nolan | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $1,900 |
| Thomas South | - | $1,750 | |
| Jason Tyler | - | $1,750 | |
| Aileen Blake | - | $1,750 | |
| Tom M. James | - | $1,695 | |
| Burl Thornton | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $1,560 |
| Kelly Dibble | - | $1,550 | |
| Diana Vandegrift | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,550 |
| Marie Dzanis | - | $1,500 | |
| John Amberg | - | $1,500 | |
| Michael Rogalski | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,490 |
| Michael Rogalski | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,315 |
| Shaheen Chaudhri | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,200 |
| Wendy Betts | Dani Brzozowski | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Susan Curry | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Steve Fradkin | - | $1,000 | |
| Stephen Zimmer | - | $1,000 | |
| Robin Westrom-Tardy | - | $1,000 | |
| Peter Ewing | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Marc Mallett | Ted Gradel | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Laura Havranek | - | $1,000 | |
| Jennifer Dirkin | - | $1,000 | |
| Connie Lindsey | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Brayton Alley | - | $1,000 | |
| Jayanth Palle | - | Republican Party | $920 |
| Jayanth Palle | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $920 |
| Thomas Jaeggin | - | $900 | |
| Carl Lingenfelter | Betsy Dirksen Londrigan | Democratic Party | $800 |
| Brian Blakely | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $791 |
| John Barry | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $754 |
| Liming Chen | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Jacob Weaver | - | $750 | |
| John Crosetto | - | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Tamela Merriweather | - | $625 | |
| Joanne Uffner | Tulsi Gabbard | Democratic Party | $625 |
| Sarah Fleming | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $620 |
| Abigail Myers | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $603 |
| Steve Maclellan | - | $600 | |
| Peter Hunter | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Meghan Koeppel | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Lyle Logan | Karen Bass | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Kevin Harris | - | $500 | |
| Joseph James Hardin | - | $500 | |
| Joe Sharon | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Fredric Andes | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Frederic Mcclendon | Kristine Schanbacher | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Diana Vandegrift | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $500 |
| David Williams | Steve Pemberton | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Connie Lindsey | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Clifton A. Goins IV | Deval Patrick | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Catherine Donovan | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Bruce Mckenzie | Daniel William Lipinski | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Bruce Fredric Letten | - | $500 | |
| Ben Larson | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Carl Uetz | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $437 |
| Frederick Waddell | - | $417 | |
| Anthony Pence | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $387 |
| David Starr | - | Democratic Party | $360 |
| Mary Trew | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Cynthia Van Osdol | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Bruce Mckenzie | - | Republican Party | $300 |
| Stephen Zimmer | - | $291 | |
| Donna Nasser | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $255 |
| Mary Ekmalian | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Lea Sharpe | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Laura Mandel | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| John Barry | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Joe Sharon | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $250 |
| James Lillis | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $250 |
| James Lillis | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Camie Deguerre Park | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Burl Thornton | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Bruce Mckenzie | - | $250 | |
| Andrew Glick | Richard J. Durbin | Democratic Party | $250 |
| John Myers | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $240 |
| Burl Thornton | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $225 |
| Dennis O'Malley | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $214 |
| Daniel Leitzke | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $209 |
| Sharif Jamaldin | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $207 |
| Linda Nolan | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $190 |
| Lee Sullivan | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $145 |
| Dimitrios Papapetrou | - | Republican Party | $138 |
| Linda Nolan | - | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Jaclene Robinson-Ivy | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Mark Sheahen | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $116 |
| Sidra Jefferi | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Nispola Junio | - | $100 | |
| Mark Welch | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Marguerite Griffin | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Lee Sullivan | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Gayle Moody | - | $90 | |
| Burl Thornton | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $63 |
| Burl Thornton | - | Democratic Party | $63 |
| Susan Marie M. Ramirez | - | $62 | |
| Jaclene Robinson-Ivy | - | $62 | |
| James Hrabak | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $55 |
| Jaylan Jones | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Jonothan Seele | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $40 |
| Cristina Diaz | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $40 |
| Jonathan Probst | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $27 |
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