Madison Reporter

Promega Corporation employee Stephen Johnson has contributed a total of $280 to President Joe Biden, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC).

There were at least 13 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Promega Corporation employees, 92.3 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.

Employee	Candidate	Party	Amount
Matt Schoenrock	Bernard Sanders	Democratic Party	$470
Karl Nutting	Andrew Yang	Democratic Party	$435
Deb Notstad	Tammy Baldwin	Democratic Party	$350
Wesley Bishop	Andrew Yang	Democratic Party	$321
Christopher Eggers	Mark Kelly	Democratic Party	$300
Wesley Bishop	Andrew Yang	Democratic Party	$255
David Thompson	-	Republican Party	$150
Matt Hanson	Joe Biden	Democratic Party	$100
Denise Garvin	Mark Pocan	Democratic Party	$80
Ben Schmidt	Pete Buttigieg	Democratic Party	$80
Denise Garvin	Joe Biden	Democratic Party	$40
Ann Macphetridge	Joe Biden	Democratic Party	$25

Numbers are accurate as of November 27, 2020.