According to records, there have been $615,450 in campaign contributions made by individuals affiliated with University of Michigan as of November 3. Approximately 94.6 percent, or $582,508, of these contributions were made to Democratic Party candidates and committees.
Marianne Udow-Phillips' contribution of $21,000 to Democratic Party Debbie Stabenow was the largest contribution made by someone affiliated with University of Michigan since January 1, 2019.
According to an Inside Higher Ed analysis of federal elections data, individuals that were affiliated with colleges and universities have donated five times more money to Joe Biden than to President Trump. A study by Pew Research in 2017 found that 58 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents thought colleges and universities have a negative impact on the way things are going in this country.
People affiliated with University of Michigan largest political contributions
| Individual | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marianne Udow-Phillips | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic Party | $21,000 |
| Shaomeng Wang | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $12,800 |
| Kevin Miller | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $5,790 |
| Ellen Debra Katz | Michael F. Bennet | Democratic Party | $5,756 |
| Lennard A. Fisk | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $5,750 |
| Kelly Malloy | Pritesh Gandhi | Democratic Party | $5,742 |
| Ronald Weiser | Frederick Stephen Upton | Republican Party | $5,600 |
| Rachel Glick | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Gilbert Omenn | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Donna Kaplowitz | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Katherine S. Rhodes | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Daniel Henry Halberstam | Michael F. Bennet | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Gary Glick | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Mark J. Bernstein | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Glenn Tarcea | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $5,210 |
| Stacy Coyle | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $5,000 |
| David A. Moran | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $4,900 |
| Marianne Udow-Phillips | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $4,805 |
| John Pottow | Katherine Porter | Democratic Party | $4,800 |
| David Reynolds | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $4,741 |
| Rebecca Scott | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $4,686 |
| Calvin Wu | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $4,309 |
| Joseph Pickard | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $4,250 |
| Collin Heaton | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $4,125 |
| Kevyn Collins-Thompson | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $4,100 |
| Sam Beusterien | Cory A. Booker | Democratic Party | $4,080 |
| Gilbert S. Omenn | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $3,800 |
| Samuel Bagenstos | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $3,750 |
| Gordon L. Kane | William G. Foster | Democratic Party | $3,625 |
| Margaret Cool Root | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $3,450 |
| Jiang | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $3,419 |
| Victor Li | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $3,308 |
| Eugene Chen | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $3,300 |
| Marianne Udow-Phillips | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $3,137 |
| Sridhar Kota | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $3,100 |
| Geoffrey Barnes | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $3,000 |
| James S. Jackson | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $3,000 |
| Jun Ni | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $3,000 |
| Susan Steigerwalt | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,972 |
| Lars Junghans | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,853 |
| Peter Link | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,821 |
| John Pottow | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Anthony David Canter | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| David A. Canter | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Jenna Bednar | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Shaomeng Wang | Judy Chu | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Phil Christman | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,782 |
| Daniel H. Halberstam | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $2,708 |
| Barbara A. Anderson | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $2,691 |
| Kentaro Nabeshima | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,565 |
| Jun Ni | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $2,500 |
| Xiaoxia Lin | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $2,500 |
| Samuel R. Bagenstos | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $2,500 |
| Samuel Bagenstos | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $2,500 |
| Timothy McKay | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $2,500 |
| Albert Emery | John James | Republican Party | $2,500 |
| Shaomeng Wang | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $2,500 |
| Eugene Chen | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $2,500 |
| Merle Rosenzweig | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $2,490 |
| Michael E. Rice | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,487 |
| Jessica Litman | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $2,400 |
| Dana Alicia Thompson | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $2,350 |
| David Kelley | Timothy L. Walberg | Republican Party | $2,300 |
| Charles Severance | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,268 |
| Tracy Boon | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $2,250 |
| Qi Wu | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $2,229 |
| Robert Fuller | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $2,200 |
| Beth Freiman | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,078 |
| Sherri Smith | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,066 |
| Paul Resnick | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| John R. Allen | Timothy L. Walberg | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Richard D. Friedman | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| James Leaf | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Gilbert Omenn | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Barbara L. McQuade | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Wendy W. Lawrence | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Yin-Long Qiu | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Sabrina Garrett-Owens | Brenda Lulenar Lawrence | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Brooke A. Kempa | John James | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Emma Brennan-Wydra | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,936 |
| Mira Edmonds | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,928 |
| Bo Yang | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $1,799 |
| Robert McGranahan | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,766 |
| Maria Woodward | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $1,750 |
| Duxin Sun | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $1,700 |
| Mary Masson | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,678 |
| Jean Dolega | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,675 |
| Maryam Gheisarifar | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,614 |
| Yi Sun | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $1,560 |
| Elizabeth A. Robinson | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Alford Young Jr. | Michael F. Bennet | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Sheryl L. Hirsch | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Barb McQuade | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Timothy Peterson | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| George Tsebelis | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Valerie Kivelson | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Dennis Capozza | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Rowell L. Huesmann | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Kristina Daugirdas | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Subramaniam Pennathur | Raja S. Krishnamoorthi | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
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