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Amtrak employee Roy Rodriguez contributes a total of $422 to Democratic Party candidate Bernard Sanders

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Amtrak employee Roy Rodriguez has contributed a total of $422 to Democratic Party candidate Bernard Sanders, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC).

There were at least 66 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Amtrak employees, 69.7 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 Amtrak
EmployeeCandidatePartyAmount
Marie LapostaJessica ScaraneDemocratic Party$6,300
Marie LapostaShahid ButtarDemocratic Party$5,154
Marie LapostaBetsy SweetDemocratic Party$4,900
Marie LapostaPaula Jean SwearenginDemocratic Party$4,000
Marie LapostaCori BushDemocratic Party$3,950
Marie LapostaJoshua CollinsDemocratic Party$3,750
Marie LapostaKimberly GrahamDemocratic Party$3,500
Marie LapostaDonna ImamDemocratic Party$2,950
Marie LapostaMarie NewmanDemocratic Party$2,825
Marie LapostaBernard SandersDemocratic Party$2,800
Marie LapostaRobert Alex Emmons Jr.Democratic Party$2,700
Marie LapostaAndrew RomanoffDemocratic Party$2,600
Marie LapostaMckayla WilkesDemocratic Party$2,600
Marie LapostaAnthony ClarkDemocratic Party$2,600
Marie LapostaMorgan HarperDemocratic Party$2,250
Marie LapostaKara EastmanDemocratic Party$1,931
Marie LapostaJessica CisnerosDemocratic Party$1,750
Marie LapostaLauren AshcraftDemocratic Party$1,650
Marie LapostaHeidi SloanDemocratic Party$1,631
Marie LapostaJamaal BowmanDemocratic Party$1,550
Marie LapostaAlex MorseDemocratic Party$1,300
Marie LapostaCristina Tzintzun RamirezDemocratic Party$1,000
Marie LapostaBernard SandersIndependent$1,000
Marie LapostaAmmar Campa-NajjarDemocratic Party$900
Marie LapostaIhssane LeckeyDemocratic Party$850
Marie LapostaLorena GarciaDemocratic Party$700
Marie LapostaNabilah Aishah IslamDemocratic Party$677
Joseph ShacterJoe BidenDemocratic Party$660
Marie Laposta-$600
Marie LapostaJamaal BowmanDemocratic Party$554
Marie Laposta-$500
Marie Laposta-$500
Joseph Shacter-Democratic Party$500
Jana C. Glosson-Democratic Party$475
Marie LapostaAlexandria Ocasio-CortezDemocratic Party$408
Marie LapostaShaniyat ChowdhuryDemocratic Party$400
Marie LapostaCharles BookerDemocratic Party$350
Marie LapostaAlex MorseDemocratic Party$325
Brian SolyBernard SandersDemocratic Party$316
Douglas S. Silkowski-$266
Jim Hederman-Republican Party$255
Regina E. Buczynski-Republican Party$250
Marie Laposta-$250
Marie LapostaPaula Jean SwearenginDemocratic Party$250
Marie LapostaPaula Jean SwearenginDemocratic Party$225
Marie LapostaChristopher ArmitageDemocratic Party$210
Marie LapostaJoshua CollinsDemocratic Party$200
Ronald Dippner-Democratic Party$160
Douglas S. Silkowski-$152
Marie LapostaMichael SiegelDemocratic Party$150
Yacin A. White-$100
Marie LapostaSamelys LopezDemocratic Party$100
Marie LapostaJames D. ScholtenDemocratic Party$100
Marie LapostaEdward John MarkeyDemocratic Party$100
Marie Laposta-$100
Jody C. Loos-$90
Jody C. Loos-$60
Jennifer S. Naddy-$60
Ernest L. Higgerson Jr.-$60
Marie Laposta-$54
Regina E. Buczynski-Republican Party$50
Regina Buczynski-Republican Party$50
Regina Buczynski-Republican Party$50
Marie LapostaPramila JayapalDemocratic Party$27
Curtis Drane-$25
Numbers are accurate as of November 27, 2020.

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