There were at least 253 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Sidley Austin, LLP employees, 66.4 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.
Other donations by employees of Sidley Austin, LLP
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| John P. Simon | - | $10,000 | |
| Tracy D. Williams | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $6,132 |
| Howard Trienens | Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Howard J. Trienens | - | $5,600 | |
| Charles Schrank | Perry Gershon | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Perry J. Shwachman | Bradley Scott Schneider | Democratic Party | $5,400 |
| Jeffrey Smith | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $5,300 |
| Simone Jones | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $5,000 |
| Kristen Seeger | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $4,400 |
| William Kerr | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $4,250 |
| Kristen Seeger | - | $4,000 | |
| Howard J. Trienens | William G. Foster | Democratic Party | $4,000 |
| William Kerr | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $3,800 |
| Daniel Craig | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $3,500 |
| Howard J. Trienens | Bradley Scott Schneider | Democratic Party | $3,000 |
| Tracy Williams | - | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Perry Shwachman | - | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Perry Shwachman | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Matthew Johnson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| John Sabl | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Byron F. Taylor | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Brian Kavanaugh | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Andrew O'Neill | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Patrick E. Croke | Raja S. Krishnamoorthi | Democratic Party | $2,750 |
| Patrick Croke | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $2,500 |
| John J. Sabl | - | $2,500 | |
| Michael Gold | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,050 |
| Tracy D. Williams | - | $2,000 | |
| Scott R. Lassar | - | $2,000 | |
| Scott Lassar | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Pran Jha | Raja S. Krishnamoorthi | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Larry Barden | - | $2,000 | |
| Kristen Seeger | Raja S. Krishnamoorthi | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Howard J. Trienens | Raja S. Krishnamoorthi | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| David Hoffman | Marie Newman | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Daniel Greenfield | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,600 |
| Trisha Raines | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,590 |
| Tacy Flint | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Patrick E. Croke | Raja S. Krishnamoorthi | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Marc Raven | - | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Eric Mattson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Teresa Harmon | Richard J. Durbin | Democratic Party | $1,400 |
| Don Harmon | Richard J. Durbin | Democratic Party | $1,400 |
| Scott Stein | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,100 |
| Kristen Seeger | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,100 |
| Kevin Fee | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,035 |
| Colby Alexis | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $1,006 |
| Tom Cole | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Thomas K. Cauley Jr. | - | $1,000 | |
| Thomas Cole | Raja S. Krishnamoorthi | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Thomas Cole | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Sean M. Carney | - | $1,000 | |
| Scott Lassar | - | $1,000 | |
| Robert Hochman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Richard M. Silverman | - | $1,000 | |
| Peter J. Roskam | - | $1,000 | |
| Perry Shwachman | - | $1,000 | |
| Patrick Croke | Cheri Bustos | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Patrick Croke | Richard J. Durbin | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Newton N. Minow | Raja S. Krishnamoorthi | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Newton N. Minow | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Michael P. Heinz | - | $1,000 | |
| Michael Heinz | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Michael Andolina | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Marketa Lindt | - | $1,000 | |
| Marketa Lindt | Richard J. Durbin | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Marketa Lindt | - | $1,000 | |
| Mark R. Kirsons | - | $1,000 | |
| Marc Raven | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Kevin M. Fee | - | $1,000 | |
| Kathleen L. Carlson | - | $1,000 | |
| John Sabl | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Jillian Stonecipher | - | $1,000 | |
| James W. Ducayet | - | $1,000 | |
| Imad Qasim | Rush Darwish | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Hille Sheppard | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Hille R. Sheppard | - | $1,000 | |
| Gerard Kelly | - | $1,000 | |
| Elizabeth Curtin | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| David Pritikin | - | $1,000 | |
| Chris E. Abbinante | - | $1,000 | |
| Charles Douglas | - | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Bradley Tucker | Mary Miller | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Bradley Howard | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Bradley D. Howard | - | $1,000 | |
| Bojan Guzina | - | $1,000 | |
| Bojan Guzina | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Beth M. Quintana | - | $1,000 | |
| Anny Kessler | Rohit Khanna | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Anny Huang | Raja S. Krishnamoorthi | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Annie Wallis | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Allison Satyr | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Maggie Gryske | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $950 |
| Mary Kay Rosado | - | Republican Party | $880 |
| Maggie Gryske | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $775 |
| Donielle Mccutcheon | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $753 |
| Colby Alexis | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $606 |
| Maja Eaton | - | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Karim Basaria | Kina Isis Collins | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Karim Basaria | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Thomas D. Cunningham | - | $575 | |
| Mark Brown | Sean Casten | Democratic Party | $550 |
| David M. Schiffman | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $550 |
| David Giardina | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $520 |
| Tracey Nicastro | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Thomas Cole | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Thomas Albrecht | - | $500 | |
| Taurean Brown | Cory A. Booker | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Susan Harris | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Steve Sexton | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Stephen P. Fitzell | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Simone Jones | - | $500 | |
| Simon M. Saddleton | - | $500 | |
| Scott Lassar | - | $500 | |
| Scott Lassar | Al Gross | Independent | $500 |
| Scott Lassar | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Scott Lassar | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Roger Wilen | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Richard Chen | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Patrick Edward Croke | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Nilofer Umar | - | $500 | |
| Matthew Wholey | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Marketa Lindt | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Marketa Lindt | - | $500 | |
| Mark Greenberg | William G. Foster | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Linton J. Childs | - | $500 | |
| Lindsey A. Smith | - | $500 | |
| Laura Kotelman | Mitch McConnell | Republican Party | $500 |
| Kristen Seeger | - | $500 | |
| Kristen Seeger | Cory A. Booker | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Kristen Seeger | - | $500 | |
| Kristen Seeger | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Kristen R. Seeger | - | $500 | |
| Kevin R. Pryor | - | $500 | |
| Kevin Fee | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Karim Basaria | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Karim Basaria | Raja S. Krishnamoorthi | Democratic Party | $500 |
| John T. Schaff | - | $500 | |
| John P. Kelsh | - | $500 | |
| John A. Chamberlin | - | $500 | |
| Jeremey C. Watson | - | $500 | |
| Janelle Hoekstra | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Imad I. Qasim | - | $500 | |
| Gerard Kelly | - | $500 | |
| Gary Stern | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Elizabeth M. Schubert | - | $500 | |
| David Siegel | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| David M. Schiffman | Richard J. Durbin | Democratic Party | $500 |
| David Gordon | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| David Gordon | - | $500 | |
| David A. Gordon | - | $500 | |
| Daniel Craig | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Daniel Craig | Raja S. Krishnamoorthi | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Craig Griffith | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Craig A. Griffith | - | $500 | |
| Constantine L. Trela Jr. | - | $500 | |
| Christopher P. Lokken | - | $500 | |
| Chris Meyer | - | $500 | |
| Charles Douglas | Jeanne Ives | Republican Party | $500 |
| Bryon Eagon | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Bridget Murphy | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Anthony J. Ribaudo | - | $500 | |
| Anny Huang | - | $500 | |
| Ami N. Wynne | - | $500 | |
| Amanda M. Todd | - | $500 | |
| Daniel Greenfield | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $445 |
| Craig Griffith | Raja S. Krishnamoorthi | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Kristen Seeger | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $378 |
| Elizabeth Austin | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $375 |
| Carol Timosciek | - | Democratic Party | $360 |
| Kevin Hochberg | Marie Newman | Democratic Party | $350 |
| James Platt | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Dennis M. Twomey | - | $350 | |
| David Solow | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Trisha Raines | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $335 |
| Lindsey Smith | Barbara Bollier | Democratic Party | $333 |
| Lindsey Smith | Al Gross | Independent | $333 |
| Lindsey Smith | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $333 |
| Tracey Nicastro | Marie Newman | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Peter D. Edgerton | - | $300 | |
| Nate Howell | Anthony Clark | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Kevin Fee | Raja S. Krishnamoorthi | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Jessica Wood | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Eileen M. Liu | - | $300 | |
| Beth Peev | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Beth Peev | - | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Michael Bawden | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $270 |
| Teresa Napoli | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $253 |
| Todd Gilbert | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Teresa Napoli | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Teresa Napoli | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Susan Harris | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Susan Harris | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Scott Stein | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Scott Lassar | Betsy Dirksen Londrigan | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Scott Lassar | Cheri Bustos | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Scott Lassar | Richard J. Durbin | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Patrick Croke | Osvaldo Vazquez | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Patrick Croke | Eric Michael Swalwell | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Mark Brown | Max Rose | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Maja Eaton | - | $250 | |
| Kristen Seeger | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Kevin Fee | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Karim Basaria | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Gerard Kelly | John Walsh | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Elizabeth K. Mccloy | - | $250 | |
| David Solow | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Charles W. | Martha Mcsally | Republican Party | $250 |
| Charles K. Schafer | - | $250 | |
| Charles Douglas | Lindsey Olin Graham | Republican Party | $250 |
| Brent M. Steele | - | $250 | |
| Bill Kerr | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Anne Thar | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Allison J. Satyr | - | $250 | |
| Alexis Dunton | - | $250 | |
| Bojan Manojlovic | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $235 |
| Joseph Harrison | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $225 |
| Olivia Sullivan | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $204 |
| Trisha Raines | Cori Bush | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Paul Veith | - | $200 | |
| Katie Sreenan | - | Democratic Party | $200 |
| David Solow | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Bonnie Franson | - | Republican Party | $200 |
| Bonnie Franso | - | Republican Party | $200 |
| Benjamin Fay | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Ross Kloeber | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $190 |
| Hassen Al-Shawaf | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $190 |
| Sylvester Smith | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $170 |
| Teresa Reuter | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Katharine Newman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Hassen Al-Shawaf | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Erin Felchner | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $150 |
| David Solow | - | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Alison Krueger | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Pamela Zdunek | - | $135 | |
| Bonnie Franson | - | Republican Party | $134 |
| Paul Veith | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $114 |
| Joe Dillon | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Gary Deturck | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Christopher Blain | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Carly Emer | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Allison Mcgarry | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $95 |
| Pamela Zdunek | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $90 |
| George Campos | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $80 |
| Paul Veith | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $65 |
| Olivia Sullivan | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $60 |
| Melanie Walker | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $55 |
| Nathaniel Love | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Molly Friedlich | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| James Weiss | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Molly Friedlich | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $40 |
| Joe Dillon | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $25 |
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