There were at least 234 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Florida International University employees, 79.1 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.
Steven Russi's contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie 2020 | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $108 |
| Bernie 2020 | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2 |
Other donations by employees of Florida International University
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Romano | Lindsey Olin Graham | Republican Party | $12,200 |
| Rebecca L. Toonkel | - | $10,400 | |
| Jody Lehman | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Democratic Party | $6,000 |
| William Pelham | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Michele M. Jean-Gilles | Karen Bass | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Michele Jean-Gilles | - | $5,600 | |
| Michele Jean-Gilles | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Michele Jean-Gilles | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Kimberly Taylor | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $5,010 |
| Florentin Maurrasse | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $4,950 |
| Kimberly Taylor | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $4,160 |
| Stephen Leatherman | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $4,000 |
| Atorod Azizinamini | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican Party | $4,000 |
| John Cozza | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $3,975 |
| Jody Lehman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $3,350 |
| William Pelham | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| William Pelham | Donna Shalala | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| John Stuart | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $2,500 |
| Frank Mora | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,500 |
| Michele Jean-Gilles | Donna Shalala | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| John Makemson | - | $1,915 | |
| David Roelant | - | Democratic Party | $1,800 |
| Jenna M. Gibbs | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,560 |
| Stanley Fish | - | $1,500 | |
| John Stack | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican Party | $1,500 |
| Darren Ockert | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Robert Duncan | Donna Shalala | Democratic Party | $1,404 |
| Kimberly Taylor | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $1,326 |
| Paul Hunt | - | $1,310 | |
| John Stack | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,225 |
| Kimberly Taylor | - | $1,200 | |
| Michelle Beer | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $1,160 |
| Joanne M. Youngblut | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,050 |
| Chris S. Girard | - | Democratic Party | $1,040 |
| Ron Gilbert | - | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Donna Marain | Cory A. Booker | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Delia C. Garcia | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Aya Chacar | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Atorod Azizinamini | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Ada Monserrat | Juan E. Fiol | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Charles Bond | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $902 |
| Mirroslav Yotov | - | Republican Party | $900 |
| Jenna Gibbs | - | $900 | |
| Heather D. Russell | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $800 |
| John Cozza | Jamaal Bowman | Democratic Party | $758 |
| Scott Norberg | - | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Melissa Mccartney | - | $750 | |
| Carlos A. Becerra | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican Party | $750 |
| Brian Raue | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Melissa Ward-Peterson | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $724 |
| Mirroslav Yotov | - | $700 | |
| Martha Schoolman | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $687 |
| John Cozza | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic Party | $687 |
| Laura Bauman | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Democratic Party | $676 |
| Maria Willumsen | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $671 |
| Paul Hunt | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $650 |
| Paul C. Hunt | - | Democratic Party | $615 |
| Sara Ducuennois | Cory A. Booker | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Maureen Donnelly | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $580 |
| Kimberly Taylor | - | $570 | |
| John Cozza | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Joshua Silverman | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $529 |
| Erik Guzman | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $512 |
| Allan Rosenbaum | Donna Shalala | Democratic Party | $505 |
| Leanne Wells | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Laura Padron | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Judith H. Stiehm | Donna Shalala | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Jennie Dautermann | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Jason Chandler | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| George Corton | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Chris Girard | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Cheryl Holder | Valdez Demings | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Maureen Donnelly | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $499 |
| Kirsten Wood | - | $488 | |
| Kimberly Taylor | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $470 |
| George Gonos | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $466 |
| Jayati Sinha | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $451 |
| Rebeca Rodriguez | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Consuelo Beck Sague | - | Democratic Party | $449 |
| Alexandra Pecharich | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $431 |
| David Becker | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $425 |
| Jenna Gibbs | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $420 |
| Bruce Nissen | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $411 |
| Robert J. Duncan | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $405 |
| Jenna Gibbs | - | Democratic Party | $400 |
| David F. Skipp | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Chris Girard | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Brady Booton | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $377 |
| Steven Oberbauer | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $375 |
| Angie Laird | - | $350 | |
| Jennie Dautermann | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $345 |
| Jenna Gibbs | - | $336 | |
| Kirsten Wood | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $330 |
| Adriana Mceachern | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $330 |
| Tawia Ansah | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $328 |
| Michelle Beer | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $325 |
| John Cozza | Ilhan Omar | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $323 |
| Kirsten Wood | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Democratic Party | $320 |
| Mirroslav Yotov | - | Republican Party | $300 |
| Meri-Jane Rochelson | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Bennett Schwartz | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Donna Molfetto | Cory A. Booker | Democratic Party | $280 |
| Matthew Degennaro | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $275 |
| Sarah Eddy | - | $270 | |
| Maureen Donnelly | - | $270 | |
| John Cozza | Bernard Sanders | Independent | $253 |
| Vicki Hammeal | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Todd Crowl | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Steven F. Oberbauer | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Scott Norberg | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Scott Norberg | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Phillip Carter | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Michele Jean-Gilles | Pamela M. Keith | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Marifeli Perez-Stable | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Kimberly Taylor | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jody Lehman | Donna Shalala | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Eric Carpenter | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Consuelo Beck Sague | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Casey Steadman | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Betsy Stephenson | Donna Shalala | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Benjamin Baez | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Roland Ramirez | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $247 |
| Michael Weiland | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $236 |
| Kimberly Taylor | - | $234 | |
| Virginia H. Mccoy | - | $233 | |
| Concepcion Ricardo | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $227 |
| Robert Bruce Dunlap | - | Democratic Party | $226 |
| Sandi Huffman-Hansen | Marianne Williamson | Democratic Party | $225 |
| Maureen Donnelly | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $225 |
| Daniel Pedreira | Leo Valentin | Republican Party | $225 |
| Milagros Reinaldo | - | Democratic Party | $224 |
| Bethany Sutherland | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $220 |
| Tom Gustafson | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $210 |
| Tamanisha John | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $206 |
| Thomas Pitzer | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic Party | $204 |
| Joanne Youngblut | - | Republican Party | $200 |
| Fatma Ercanli-Huffman | - | $200 | |
| Matt Sutherland | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $198 |
| Charles Bond | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $198 |
| David B. Bray | - | Democratic Party | $195 |
| Daniel Royles | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $194 |
| Donald Roomes | - | Republican Party | $190 |
| Maureen Donnelly | Phil Arballo | Democratic Party | $180 |
| Maureen Donnelly | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $180 |
| Tom Gustafson | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $175 |
| Paul Davis | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $175 |
| Charles Bertrand | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $175 |
| Catherine Mas | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $153 |
| Paul Hunt | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Paul Hunt | - | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Matthew Degennaro | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $150 |
| John Cozza | - | $150 | |
| Brian S. Latell | - | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Benjamin Baez | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $150 |
| George C. Gonos | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $143 |
| Charles Bond | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $136 |
| Maureen Donnelly | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $135 |
| Maureen Donnelly | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $135 |
| Matt Sutherland | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $135 |
| Matthew Degennaro | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Carlos Yeguez | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Susan Himburg | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Democratic Party | $120 |
| Michael Hepburn | Paula Jean Swearengin | Democratic Party | $120 |
| Kimberly Taylor | Sharice Davids | Democratic Party | $120 |
| Jenna Gibbs | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $120 |
| Darren Gregory | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $120 |
| Denise Duhamel | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $117 |
| David Bray | - | Democratic Party | $115 |
| Paul Hunt | - | $107 | |
| James Schummers | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $105 |
| Gustavo Echeverri | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $104 |
| Yvonne D. Parchment | - | Democratic Party | $100 |
| William Anderson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Tim Birrittella | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Susan Jacobson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Saul Mcclintock | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Paul Hunt | Donna Shalala | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Paul C. Hunt | - | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Patricia Barbetta | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Palmer Graves | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Mirroslav Yotov | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $100 |
| Joerg Reinhold | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Jimmy Carmenate | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Jennie P. Dautermann | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Jeffrey Heebner | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Heather Russell | - | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Edward Glab | - | $100 | |
| Chris Girard | - | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Alice Gray Read | - | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Fernando Molina | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $95 |
| James Todd | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $91 |
| Maureen Donnelly | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $90 |
| John Cozza | Paula Jean Swearengin | Democratic Party | $79 |
| Grace Mayorga | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $78 |
| John Cozza | Rashida Tlaib | Democratic Party | $77 |
| Paul Davis | - | Republican Party | $75 |
| Ora L. Strickland | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Meri-Jane Rochelson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Paul Hunt | - | $71 | |
| Donald Roomes | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $70 |
| David Bray | - | $62 | |
| Laura Bauman | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $60 |
| Jacob Burns | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $60 |
| Ana Bidegain | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $60 |
| Maria Willumsen | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $56 |
| Keaton Lora | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $56 |
| Jessy Devieux | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $56 |
| Jessy Dev Ieux | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $56 |
| David Rice | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $55 |
| George Gonos | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $54 |
| Susan Gladstone | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Osmel Matos | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Mirroslav Yotov | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $50 |
| Lorraine Bahrick | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Julia Gonzalez | - | $50 | |
| Jody Glassman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Alice Read | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Alice Gray Read | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Adis Beesting | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Tamanisha John | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $47 |
| Darren Gregory | - | $45 | |
| Kirsten Wood | - | $40 | |
| Robert Bruce Dunlap | - | Democratic Party | $37 |
| Kimberly Taylor | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $35 |
| Jennie Dautermann | - | Democratic Party | $35 |
| Celine Leboeuf | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $32 |
| Taylor Saenz | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $30 |
| Donna Yff | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Randy Pestana | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $23 |
| Jennie Dautermann | - | Democratic Party | $20 |
| Brady J. Booton | - | $20 | |
| Nicole Zambrano | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $5 |
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