There were at least 155 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Northern Trust employees, 67.1 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 Northern Trust
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Murphy | Shannon Hutcheson | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Michael O'Grady | - | $5,000 | |
| Robert Browne | - | $4,375 | |
| Connie Lindsey | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $4,000 |
| Joyce St. Clair | - | $3,500 | |
| Eli Shearn | - | $3,500 | |
| Stephen Bowman | - | $3,021 | |
| John Myers | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,940 |
| Marguerite Griffin | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Susan Levy | - | $2,500 | |
| Lincoln Ellis | - | $2,500 | |
| Daniel Leitzke | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $2,290 |
| David Tentinger | - | $2,100 | |
| Steven Fradkin | Bradley Scott Schneider | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Robert Browne | Jeanne Ives | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Lyle Logan | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Carl Lingenfelter | - | $2,000 | |
| Linda Nolan | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $1,900 |
| Thomas South | - | $1,750 | |
| Jason Tyler | - | $1,750 | |
| Eli Shearn | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $1,750 |
| Eli Shearn | Betsy Dirksen Londrigan | Democratic Party | $1,750 |
| Eli Shearn | Sean Casten | Democratic Party | $1,750 |
| Aileen Blake | - | $1,750 | |
| Tom M. James | - | $1,695 | |
| Burl Thornton | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $1,560 |
| Kelly Dibble | - | $1,550 | |
| Diana Vandegrift | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,550 |
| Marie Dzanis | - | $1,500 | |
| John Amberg | - | $1,500 | |
| Eli Shearn | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Eli Shearn | Andy Kim | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Michael Rogalski | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,490 |
| Eli Shearn | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,393 |
| Eli Shearn | Marie Newman | Democratic Party | $1,350 |
| Michael Rogalski | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,315 |
| Eli Shearn | Abigail Spanberger | Democratic Party | $1,250 |
| Eli Shearn | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $1,250 |
| Shaheen Chaudhri | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,200 |
| Wendy Betts | Dani Brzozowski | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Susan Curry | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Steve Fradkin | - | $1,000 | |
| Stephen Zimmer | - | $1,000 | |
| Robin Westrom-Tardy | - | $1,000 | |
| Marc Mallett | Ted Gradel | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Laura Havranek | - | $1,000 | |
| Jennifer Dirkin | - | $1,000 | |
| Eli Shearn | Rita Hart | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Eli Shearn | Katherine Porter | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Connie Lindsey | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Brayton Alley | - | $1,000 | |
| Eli Shearn | - | Democratic Party | $925 |
| Jayanth Palle | - | Republican Party | $920 |
| Jayanth Palle | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $920 |
| Thomas Jaeggin | - | $900 | |
| Eli Shearn | Andy Levin | Democratic Party | $825 |
| Eli Shearn | Gina Ortiz Jones | Democratic Party | $825 |
| Carl Lingenfelter | Betsy Dirksen Londrigan | Democratic Party | $800 |
| Brian Blakely | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $791 |
| John Barry | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $754 |
| Liming Chen | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Jacob Weaver | - | $750 | |
| John Crosetto | - | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Eli Shearn | Hillary Scholten | Democratic Party | $650 |
| Tamela Merriweather | - | $625 | |
| Joanne Uffner | Tulsi Gabbard | Democratic Party | $625 |
| Sarah Fleming | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $620 |
| Abigail Myers | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $603 |
| Steve Maclellan | - | $600 | |
| Eli Shearn | Jessica Cisneros | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Eli Shearn | Dani Brzozowski | Democratic Party | $585 |
| Eli Shearn | Richard J. Durbin | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Peter Hunter | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Meghan Koeppel | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Lyle Logan | Karen Bass | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Kevin Harris | - | $500 | |
| Joseph James Hardin | - | $500 | |
| Joe Sharon | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Fredric Andes | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Frederic Mcclendon | Kristine Schanbacher | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Eli Shearn | - | $500 | |
| Eli Shearn | Jill Darlyne Schupp | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Eli Shearn | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Eli Shearn | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Eli Shearn | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Eli Shearn | Jason Crow | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Diana Vandegrift | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $500 |
| David Williams | Steve Pemberton | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Connie Lindsey | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Clifton A. Goins IV | Deval Patrick | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Catherine Donovan | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Bruce Mckenzie | Daniel William Lipinski | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Bruce Fredric Letten | - | $500 | |
| Ben Larson | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Carl Uetz | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $437 |
| Frederick Waddell | - | $417 | |
| Anthony Pence | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $387 |
| David Starr | - | Democratic Party | $360 |
| Eli Shearn | Alyse Galvin | Independent | $350 |
| Mary Trew | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Cynthia Van Osdol | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Bruce Mckenzie | - | Republican Party | $300 |
| Stephen Zimmer | - | $291 | |
| Donna Nasser | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $255 |
| Mary Ekmalian | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Lea Sharpe | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Laura Mandel | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| John Barry | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Joe Sharon | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $250 |
| James Lillis | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $250 |
| James Lillis | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Eli Shearn | James Harper | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Eli Shearn | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Eli Shearn | Kate Schroder | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Eli Shearn | Nancy Goroff | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Eli Shearn | Al Gross | Independent | $250 |
| Eli Shearn | Carolyn Bourdeaux | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Eli Shearn | Daniel Feehan | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $250 |
| Eli Shearn | Colin Allred | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Eli Shearn | Katherine Lauren Hill | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Eli Shearn | - | $250 | |
| Eli Shearn | - | $250 | |
| Eli Shearn | Rosa L. Delauro | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Camie Deguerre Park | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Burl Thornton | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Bruce Mckenzie | - | $250 | |
| Andrew Glick | Richard J. Durbin | Democratic Party | $250 |
| John Myers | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $240 |
| Burl Thornton | Lauren A. Underwood | Democratic Party | $225 |
| Dennis O'Malley | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $214 |
| Daniel Leitzke | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $209 |
| Sharif Jamaldin | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $207 |
| Linda Nolan | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $190 |
| Lee Sullivan | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $145 |
| Dimitrios Papapetrou | - | Republican Party | $138 |
| Linda Nolan | - | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Jaclene Robinson-Ivy | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Mark Sheahen | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $116 |
| Eli Shearn | - | $104 | |
| Sidra Jefferi | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Nispola Junio | - | $100 | |
| Mark Welch | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Marguerite Griffin | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Lee Sullivan | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Gayle Moody | - | $90 | |
| Burl Thornton | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $63 |
| Burl Thornton | - | Democratic Party | $63 |
| Susan Marie M. Ramirez | - | $62 | |
| Jaclene Robinson-Ivy | - | $62 | |
| James Hrabak | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $55 |
| Jaylan Jones | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Jonothan Seele | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $40 |
| Cristina Diaz | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $40 |
| Jonathan Probst | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $27 |
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