Rosalie C. Matzkin, an instructor at Pennsylvania State University, donated $300 to Democratic Party candidate Sara Gideon, according to the Federal Election Commission.
According to records, there have been $68,760 in campaign contributions made by individuals affiliated with Pennsylvania State University as of November 3. Approximately 89.4 percent, or $61,467, of these contributions were made to Democratic Party candidates and committees.
Barbara Brunner’s contribution of $2,500 to Democratic Party Thomas F. Brier Jr. was the largest contribution made by someone affiliated with Pennsylvania State University 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 Pennsylvania State University largest political contributions
| Individual | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Brunner | Thomas F. Brier Jr. | Democratic Party | $2,500 |
| Pearce | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,353 |
| Paula Ralph | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $2,225 |
| Paula Ralph | Marc Friedenberg | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Chris Byrne | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,774 |
| Julia Kregenow | Marc Friedenberg | Democratic Party | $1,700 |
| Gabriel Uriarte | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,568 |
| Lynn Schuchter | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Ann M. Kolanowski | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Donna Kraynak | Thomas F. Brier Jr. | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Ann Swartz | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,500 |
| Sencun Zhu | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,500 |
| Peter Trenham | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Steven Baksa | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,360 |
| Carol Weisman | Thomas F. Brier Jr. | Democratic Party | $1,350 |
| Linda Wray | Cory A. Booker | Democratic Party | $1,300 |
| Lori Levan | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,252 |
| Sajay Samuel | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,245 |
| Terence A. Brown | Scott Perry | Republican Party | $1,200 |
| Kaitlyn Konefal | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,151 |
| Pete Trenham | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,100 |
| Benjamin Levi | Thomas F. Brier Jr. | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Jonathan Brockopp | Marc Friedenberg | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Jackie Huff | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $904 |
| Peter Trenham | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $900 |
| Brian Shoenfelt | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $879 |
| Kaitlyn Konefal | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $868 |
| Steven Gaddis | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $850 |
| Gavin Palowitch | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $796 |
| Thomas I. Vanaskie | Thomas F. Brier Jr. | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Haley Stauffer | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Yvonne Sohn | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $652 |
| Sarka Blahnik | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $608 |
| William Gillmen | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $608 |
| Barbara Crocefoglia | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $600 |
| Joe Roberts | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $575 |
| Paul Mykolajtchuk | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $560 |
| Hilary Appelman | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $504 |
| Sascha Meinrath | Shahid Buttar | Democratic Party | $502 |
| Erica Smithwick | Ellen Burnes | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Robert Marshall | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $500 |
| Danielle Conway | Thomas F. Brier Jr. | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Richard Mailman | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Kathleen Evans | Marc Friedenberg | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Liane Roe | Marc Friedenberg | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Julia Kregenow | William G. Foster | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Duncan Lien | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $500 |
| William Gillmen | Devin Gerald Nunes | Republican Party | $500 |
| Howard Eisen | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Stephen Juhl | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $466 |
| Tanner Vea | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Derek Hecker | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $446 |
| Robin Wright | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $427 |
| Jeff Schulman | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $412 |
| Dorothy Guy | Thomas F. Brier Jr. | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Venkatraman Gopalan | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $382 |
| Gareth Keene | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $380 |
| Julie Bratton | Thomas F. Brier Jr. | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Julio Palma | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $345 |
| Emily Mross | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $338 |
| Samar Farage | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $338 |
| Carly Smith | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $316 |
| Julia Kregenow | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $306 |
| Deborah Braak | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Jackie Lacoe | Thomas F. Brier Jr. | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Rosalie C. Matzkin | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Daniel Larson | Mark Robert Warner | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Jennifer Glick | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $300 |
| George Keller | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $298 |
| Jonathan Elmquist | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $296 |
| Christine Thompson | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $292 |
| Christopher Eadie | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $291 |
| Gavin Palowitch | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $284 |
| Hollis Zelinsky | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $282 |
| John Pater | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $262 |
| David Dula | Sen. Thom R. Tillis | Republican Party | $250 |
| Kelly Wolgast | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Vernon M. Chinchilli | Thomas F. Brier Jr. | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Cassie Farrelly | Thomas F. Brier Jr. | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Richard Mailman | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Maribeth Briggs | Thomas F. Brier Jr. | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Song Tan | Dan Baer | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Cynthia White | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Rachel Herder | Roger Misso | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Sarah Damaske | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Derek Fox | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $250 |
| John McGuigan | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $239 |
| Tanner Vea | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $233 |
| Matthew Weiss | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $220 |
| Julie Mason | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Susan Welch | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Michael Berkman | Marc Friedenberg | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Gaven Wolfgang | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $192 |
| James Ruppert | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $162 |
| Hannah Santa Cruz | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $155 |
| Laura Rodriguez | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $154 |
| Rosalie Matzkin | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Venkatraman Gopalan | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Jocelyn Anderson | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $149 |
| Samuel Laporte | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $144 |
