There were at least 49 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago employees, 91.8 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.
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Chinn | - | Democratic Party | $1,550 |
| Russell Chinn | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,150 |
| Alfred Saucedo | Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic Party | $1,050 |
| Debra E. Shore | Richard J. Durbin | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Cameron Davis | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Abder R. Ghouleh | Rush Darwish | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Cameron Davis | Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic Party | $975 |
| Matt Meyer | Daniel William Lipinski | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Jay Carlson | Marie Newman | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Paul Grunwald | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $672 |
| Meagan Matias | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $650 |
| John Kappel | Daniel William Lipinski | Democratic Party | $630 |
| William J. Collins | Tammy L. Duckworth | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Raul Moreno | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Russell A. Chinn | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Debra Shore | Gina Ortiz Jones | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Cameron Davis | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Abder Ghouleh | Ilhan Omar | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $500 |
| Alfred Saucedo | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Matthew Meyer | Tammy L. Duckworth | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Debbra Hill | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Russell Chinn | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Mary Bowers | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Sukhari Shaw | - | $297 | |
| Russell Chinn | Richard J. Durbin | Democratic Party | $275 |
| Russell Chinn | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Khaja Moinuddin | Marie Newman | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Joseph Pijanowski | Dana Ferguson | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Dean Alonistiots | Nick Colvin | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Dean Alonistiotis | Nick Colvin | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Cameron Davis | Jesus Garcia | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Joseph Pijanowski | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $211 |
| Chakena Sims | Robert Alex Emmons Jr. | Democratic Party | $210 |
| Russell Chinn | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $177 |
| Russell Chinn | - | Democratic Party | $175 |
| Joseph Pijanowski | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Clovis Nessia | - | Republican Party | $134 |
| Michael Kavanaugh | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $126 |
| Jim Quinn | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $124 |
| Paul Grunwald | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Mark Castillo | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $100 |
| James Mcmanamon | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Clovis Nessia | - | Republican Party | $84 |
| Russell Chinn | - | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Alfred Saucedo | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Russell Chinn | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Justin Vick | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $12 |
| Russell Chinn | Michael Espy | Democratic Party | $5 |
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