There were at least 114 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Bard College employees, 89.5 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 Bard College
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Graham | - | $200,000 | |
| Rosemary Corbett | - | $25,070 | |
| Stephen Graham | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $11,200 |
| Tricia Reed | Antonio Delgado | Democratic Party | $7,000 |
| Stephen Graham | Dana Balter | Democratic Party | $5,400 |
| Stephen Graham | Claire Russo | Democratic Party | $5,300 |
| Martha Olson | - | Democratic Party | $4,570 |
| Stephen Graham | - | $4,000 | |
| Leon Botstein | Antonio Delgado | Democratic Party | $4,000 |
| Stephen Graham | Wendy Davis | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Jean M. Churchill | Antonio Delgado | Democratic Party | $2,421 |
| Jane Brien | Antonio Delgado | Democratic Party | $2,100 |
| Stephen Graham | Kyrsten Sinema | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Daniel Williams | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,800 |
| Kathryn Hipple | Catherine Kunkel | Democratic Party | $1,600 |
| Pavlina Tcherneva | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,391 |
| John Halle | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,289 |
| David S. Deitcher | - | Democratic Party | $1,050 |
| Dimitri Papadimitriou | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Amy Husten | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Erica Kiesewetter | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $801 |
| Norton Batkin | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $800 |
| Joseph O'Neill | - | Democratic Party | $777 |
| Frederic Hof | Antonio Delgado | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Jeannette Estruth | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $724 |
| Jean M. Churchill | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $692 |
| Norton Batkin | David F. Cavell | Democratic Party | $650 |
| Erica Kiesewetter | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $616 |
| Marka Gustavsson | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $605 |
| Lauren Rose | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $575 |
| Eban Goodstein | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $555 |
| Marcus Kenner | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Kathy Hipple | Catherine Kunkel | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Rosemary Corbett | Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Marcus Kenner | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Marcus Kenner | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Ellen Lagemann | Antonio Delgado | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Drew Thompson | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $500 |
| David S. Deitcher | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Amy Husten | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Nancy Leonard | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $465 |
| Peter Rosenblum | Andy Kim | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Jean M. Churchill | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic Party | $440 |
| Jean M. Churchill | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic Party | $429 |
| Jane Brien | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $418 |
| Marcus Kenner | Michael Espy | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Kathryn Tabb | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $400 |
| David S. Deitcher | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $360 |
| Peter Rosenblum | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Melanie Nicholson | Antonio Delgado | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Marcus Kenner | Barbara Bollier | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Jean Churchill | - | $350 | |
| Elmira Bayrasli | Adem Bunkeddeko | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Jean M. Churchill | - | $310 | |
| Kathy Hipple | Catherine Kunkel | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Erica Kiesewetter | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Cassandra Sweet | - | $300 | |
| Gautam Sethi | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $290 |
| Omar Encarnacion | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $275 |
| Larry Wray | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $263 |
| Thomas Bartscherer | Antonio Delgado | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Samuel Deitcher | - | $250 | |
| Joshua Bardfield | Antonio Delgado | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Fred Hof | Evelyn Farkas | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Cecile Kuznitz | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Amy Husten | Antonio Delgado | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Amy Husten | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Ellen Lagemann | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $232 |
| Michelle Murray | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $231 |
| Ross Adams | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $228 |
| James Brudvig | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $225 |
| Joseph F. Ahern | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $210 |
| Erica Lindsay | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $210 |
| Benjamin Coonley | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $205 |
| Norton Batkin | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Malia Du Mont | Antonio Delgado | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Janet Kettler | - | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Jacqueline Goss | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Maya Van Der Meer | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $195 |
| Kristin Lane | Antonio Delgado | Democratic Party | $195 |
| Benjamin Coonley | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $193 |
| Joseph Oneill | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $185 |
| Quinton Scribner | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $180 |
| Seth Chrisman | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $165 |
| Joseph O'Neill | - | Democratic Party | $160 |
| Taun Toay | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $158 |
| Jane Brien | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $156 |
| Erica Lindsay | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Ann Gabler | Antonio Delgado | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Jean M. Churchill | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $138 |
| Frederick Hammond | Gina Ortiz Jones | Democratic Party | $110 |
| Robyn Smyth | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $109 |
| Norton Batkin | - | $100 | |
| Nancy Leonard | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Lauren Rose | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Idith Meshulam Korman | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Gideon Lester | Antonio Delgado | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Elizabeth Frank | - | $100 | |
| Elizabeth Cawley | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Diane Smith | - | $100 | |
| Christopher Mcintosh | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Benjamin Coonley | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Ann Lauterbach | - | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Simon Gilhooley | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $63 |
| Stewart Dean | Mazie Hirono | Democratic Party | $60 |
| Ziad Dallal | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $54 |
| Gautam Sethi | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Catherine Laing | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $45 |
| Jacqueline Goss | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $27 |
| Teresa Buchholz | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $25 |
| David S. Deitcher | - | $25 | |
| Cariahbel Azemar | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $20 |
| Judy Pfaff | - | $15 |
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