Joseph Wuest, an employee at University of Pennsylvania, donated $445 to Democratic Party candidate Bernard Sanders, according to the Federal Election Commission.
According to records, there have been $238,721 in campaign contributions made by individuals affiliated with University of Pennsylvania as of November 3. Approximately 97.5 percent, or $232,735, of these contributions were made to Democratic Party candidates and committees.
Andrew Lamas’ contribution of $5,950 to Democratic Party Bernard Sanders was the largest contribution made by someone affiliated with University of Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania largest political contributions
| Individual | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Lamas | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $5,950 |
| Sankey Williams | John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Sankey Williams | Susan Wild | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Dillion Payne | Cory A. Booker | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Stephanie G. Wolf | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Elizabeth Goldmuntz | Chrissy Houlahan | Democratic Party | $4,000 |
| Ivan Rosenberg | Jacky Rosen | Democratic Party | $3,900 |
| Mary Summers | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $3,830 |
| Judd Flesch | Susan Wild | Democratic Party | $3,800 |
| Brendan Kelly | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $3,124 |
| Daniel Hopkins | Andy Kim | Democratic Party | $3,000 |
| William Ewald | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $2,825 |
| Sankey Williams | Madeleine Dean | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| John Flynn | Christopher A. Coons | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Taine Pechet | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Marjorie Margolies | Madeleine Dean | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| William Madway | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic Party | $2,700 |
| Travis Meyer | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $2,676 |
| Aiwu Zhang | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $2,587 |
| Stephen B. Burbank | William G. Foster | Democratic Party | $2,500 |
| Joshua Neese-Todd | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,473 |
| Mary Lindee | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $2,389 |
| Bruce Kinosian | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $2,225 |
| Victoria Fleck | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,102 |
| Matthew Macdonald | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $2,055 |
| Rogers Smith | Andy Kim | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Rosalee Diiulio | Conor Lamb | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| John Fischer | Francis Conole | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Stephen Burbank | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Tom Dolgenos | Susan Wild | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Stephen B. Burbank | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Sarah Gordon | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,815 |
| Katherine Nathanson | Susan Wild | Democratic Party | $1,750 |
| Anthony Kroch | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,694 |
| Sarah Barringer Gordon | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,568 |
| Adolph Reed | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,560 |
| Benjamin Abella | Chrissy Houlahan | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Paul Baumann | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Aseem R. Shukla | Raja S. Krishnamoorthi | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Leigh Cressman | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,486 |
| Ashley Brock | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,476 |
| Florencia Polite | Teresa Pike Tomlinson | Democratic Party | $1,400 |
| Jennifer Walter | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,350 |
| Rogers Smith | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $1,300 |
| Mienhwa Chiang | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $1,280 |
| Shira Brisman | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,200 |
| Brad Wubbenhorst | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $1,195 |
| Rogers Smith | Jamaal Bowman | Democratic Party | $1,100 |
| Seth Kreimer | Conor Lamb | Democratic Party | $1,080 |
| Elizabeth Kneeland | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,050 |
| Ellen Jantzen | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,019 |
| Katharine Bar | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,015 |
| Emile Kraus | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,009 |
| Timothy Bradley | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,008 |
| Gregory Koutnik | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,004 |
| Sheila Murnaghan | John Peter Spyros Sarbanes | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Katherine Nathanson | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Carl June | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Patrick Connolly | Brendan F. Boyle | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Richard A. Berk | Chrissy Houlahan | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Richard Berk | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Nathan Singh | Chrissy Houlahan | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Stephen Burbank | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Terry Gillen | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Susan Sorenson | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Susan Sorenson | James D. Scholten | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Victor Pickard | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Eric Diffenderfer | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Nicolas V. Meyering | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $975 |
| Rebecca Poyourow | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $969 |
| Mary Mullins | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $935 |
| William Parker | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $924 |
| Lance Donaldson-Evans | Mary Gay Scanlon | Democratic Party | $900 |
| Maja Bucan | Cory A. Booker | Democratic Party | $900 |
| Kevin Gary | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $900 |
| Andrew M. Starner | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $851 |
| Dinesh Jagasia | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $840 |
| Bruce Brod | John Joyce | Republican Party | $800 |
| William Shoff | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic Party | $800 |
| Christopher Cote | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $786 |
| Andrew Wand | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Richard Wagner | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Rui Feng | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $750 |
| Christopher Miller | Thomas F. Brier Jr. | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Sampath Kannan | Chrissy Houlahan | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Peter Kuriloff | Chrissy Houlahan | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Benjamin Abella | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Philip Gressman | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Kristen Foca | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $739 |
| Drew Elliott | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $731 |
| Seth Kreimer | Elaine Luria | Democratic Party | $720 |
| Andrew Glatz | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $717 |
| Garrett Kaighn | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $716 |
| Michele Goldfarb | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $704 |
| Karen Puopolo | Mary Gay Scanlon | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Earl Marsh | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $695 |
| Sampath Kannan | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $661 |
| Weiting Zhang | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $659 |
| Marylin Huff | Mary Gay Scanlon | Democratic Party | $650 |
| Joanne Callahan | Mary Gay Scanlon | Democratic Party | $650 |
