There were at least 177 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Optum employees, 73.4 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.
Craig Lietzke's contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Lewis for Senate | Jason Lewis | Republican Party | $350 |
| Kistner for Congress | Tyler Kistner | Republican Party | $100 |
Other donations by employees of Optum
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neal Kelly | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $5,900 |
| Sarah Bakal | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $5,577 |
| Daniel Schumacher | - | $5,000 | |
| Adam Nettles | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $4,340 |
| Nancy Anderson | - | Republican Party | $2,747 |
| Garret Ruh | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $2,400 |
| Nancy Anderson | Mitch McConnell | Republican Party | $2,399 |
| Adam Nettles | - | $2,308 | |
| Todd Hauschildt | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Rachel Halpern | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Matthew Blackwell-Kinney | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Adam Nettles | Ilhan Omar | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $1,846 |
| Lisa Mehsikomer | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,592 |
| Adam Nettles | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic Party | $1,574 |
| Keith Koch | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,532 |
| Scott Wilson | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Lee Biersdorf | Daniel Feehan | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $1,500 |
| Karla Hillier | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Michael Arulfo | - | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $1,300 |
| Craig Rykal | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,200 |
| Charles Wacker | - | Republican Party | $1,169 |
| Nancy Anderson | - | $1,100 | |
| Cami Whitt | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,100 |
| Thomas Kuisel | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,074 |
| Richard Mattera | Michael F. Bennet | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Nancy Anderson | Mitch McConnell | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Heidi Larson | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Chris Finlay | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Andrew Robertson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Rachel Halpern | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $800 |
| Chris Finlay | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $800 |
| Chris Finlay | - | $798 | |
| Thomas Kuisel | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $762 |
| Heidi A. Tietz | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $761 |
| Scott Wilson | Antone Melton-Meaux | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $750 |
| Garret Ruh | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Adam Nettles | - | $722 | |
| Chris Finlay | - | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $625 |
| Charles Wacker | - | Republican Party | $625 |
| John Li | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Elizabeth Steele | - | $600 | |
| Nicholas Eagon | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $571 |
| Shari Aberle | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Ann Boyner | Jo Jorgensen | Libertarian Party | $530 |
| Eric Strack | - | Democratic Party | $510 |
| Susan Edberg | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Nancy Anderson | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Luke Slindee | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Keith Koch | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Eric Strack | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Elizabeth Erickson | - | $500 | |
| Charles Wacker | - | $500 | |
| Andy Froistad | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $500 |
| Andrew Robertson | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Amy Anderson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Amy Anderson | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Adam Nettles | Katherine Porter | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Mark Wald | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $495 |
| Terri Homan | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $486 |
| Todd Peterson | - | Republican Party | $450 |
| Kevin Winneroski | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Eric Sybesma | Bryan Berghoef | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Mccauley Rorke | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $447 |
| Kareen Hayden | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $420 |
| Chris Finlay | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $419 |
| Nancy B. Walczak | Angela Dawn Craig | Democratic Party | $405 |
| Michael Kinsella | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $403 |
| Scott Wilson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Ingrid Svensson | - | Democratic Party | $400 |
| David Kerski | - | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Matthew Drawz | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $383 |
| Nancy Walczak | Dean Phillips | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $380 |
| Lavinia Gangl | - | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Alyssa Goolsby Hunter | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Mark Wald | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $344 |
| Messy Mehsikomer | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $325 |
| Kevin Winneroski | - | $323 | |
| Heidi Tietz | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Brian Lewis | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Brandon Benson | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Charles Wacker | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $298 |
| Michael Arulfo | - | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $285 |
| Brad Emde | - | Republican Party | $281 |
| Wyatt Andersen | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Todd Peterson | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Susan Hundt | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Scott Wilson | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Scott Wilson | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Sandy Doubek | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Rachel Halpern | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Neal Kelly | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Ming-Fung Yung | Dean Phillips | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $250 |
| Mike Levin | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Lisa Fall | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $250 |
| Garret Ruh | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Flora Yang | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $250 |
| Elizabeth Lewis | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Denzil Benntt | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Chris Finlay | John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Ann Rasmussen | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Andy Froistad | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Alyssa Goolsby Hunter | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Nancy Walczak | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $245 |
| Shannon Kampa | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $226 |
| Nancy Walczak | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $225 |
| Bob Dufek | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $225 |
| Amy Anderson | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $225 |
| Nancy Walczak | John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic Party | $215 |
| Kay Schwebke | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Josh Cutler | - | $200 | |
| John Henshaw | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Brandon Benson | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $200 |
| James Tarpey | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $196 |
| Leslie Kreofsky | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Leslie A. Kreofsky | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Chris Finlay | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Adam Nettles | Bernard Sanders | Independent | $150 |
| Matthew Drawz | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $140 |
| Susan Hundt | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Rose Ivey | - | Republican Party | $125 |
| Katelin Grote | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic Party | $122 |
| Allison Tripp | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $115 |
| Matt Van Wyk | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $105 |
| Zackary Leslie | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $103 |
| Susan Lamb | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Shalanda Ballard | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Rebecka Harper | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Michael Kinsella | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Matthew Drawz | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Matthew Drawz | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Lisa Pedersen | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Lisa Mosier Pedersen | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Lisa D. Mehsikomer | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Laurel Gollinger | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Kathryn Summers | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Katherine Elko | - | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $100 |
| Heidi Tietz | Dean Phillips | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $100 |
| Heidi Larson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Brian Lewis | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Adam Nettles | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Adam Nettles | - | $100 | |
| Brad Emde | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $95 |
| Carlton Hoagland | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $82 |
| Steve Elkins | Dean Phillips | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $80 |
| Cameron Zuege | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $80 |
| Michael Thomforde | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $77 |
| Chuck Wacker | Stephen Joseph Scalise | Republican Party | $75 |
| Becky Simberg | Ilhan Omar | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $74 |
| Victor Feldman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $70 |
| Richard Remedios | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Nancy B. Walczak | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Mitchell Granberg | - | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $50 |
| Matthew Drawz | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Matthew Drawz | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Lisa Mehsikomer | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Kevin O'Brien | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Karin Aebersold | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $50 |
| John Porter | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Becky Simberg | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Andrew Robertson | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Mitchell Granberg | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $45 |
| Mary Hedin | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $45 |
| Nicholas Cefalu | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $27 |
| Joe Degiovanni | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $27 |
| Zackary Leslie | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Natasha Laing | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Kristen Edblom | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Julie E. Kees | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $25 |
| Nicholas Eagon | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $20 |
| Megan Magnuson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $20 |
| Kathleen Gonzales | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $20 |
| Chris Meehan | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $20 |
| Charles Logue | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $20 |
| Aidan Teppema | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $15 |
| James Tarpey | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $5 |
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