There were at least 200 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Harris County employees, 56.5 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.
Mercedes Leal's contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amy for America | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $400 |
| MJ for Texas | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $150 |
Other donations by employees of Harris County
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Richards | Devin Gerald Nunes | Republican Party | $11,200 |
| Steve Radack | Wesley Hunt | Republican Party | $8,400 |
| Sara Doyle | Elizabeth Fletcher | Democratic Party | $8,400 |
| Rodney Ellis | Wendy Davis | Democratic Party | $8,400 |
| Joe Stephens | Amanda Edwards | Democratic Party | $7,900 |
| Rodney G. Ellis | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Rodney G. Ellis | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Dawn Hurd | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Lesley Briones | - | Democratic Party | $5,110 |
| Larry Bennett | Amanda Edwards | Democratic Party | $4,217 |
| Alexander Forrest | Sima Jandaghi Ladjevardian | Democratic Party | $4,000 |
| Jeffrey Hevey | - | Republican Party | $3,992 |
| Matthew Richards | - | Republican Party | $3,161 |
| Chris Conrad | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $3,025 |
| Rodney Ellis | - | Democratic Party | $3,000 |
| Sherry Jin | - | Republican Party | $2,935 |
| Terry O'Rourke | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Sara Doyle | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Sara Doyle | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Genesis Draper | - | Democratic Party | $2,500 |
| Yvonne Burton | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $2,400 |
| Terence O'Rourke | Sima Jandaghi Ladjevardian | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Jeremy Brown | - | $2,000 | |
| Janaki Medavarapu | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,800 |
| Jeffrey Hevey | Mitch McConnell | Republican Party | $1,461 |
| Tara Zinn | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,331 |
| Philip Blaisdell | - | Republican Party | $1,209 |
| Betsy Wall | - | Republican Party | $1,203 |
| William Joseph Frizzell | - | $1,010 | |
| William J. Frizzell | - | $1,010 | |
| William Frizzell | - | $1,010 | |
| Sara Doyle | Sima Jandaghi Ladjevardian | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Rodney Ellis | Royce West | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Rodney Ellis | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Rodney Ellis | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Rodney Ellis | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Rafael Lemaitre | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Jonvile Small Brown | Derrick Reed | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Bonnie Lugo | - | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Bonnie Lugo | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Alexander Forrest | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Alex Forrest | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Adrian Silvestre Garcia | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Natalia Cornelio | - | Democratic Party | $960 |
| James Ross | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $960 |
| Karen Rains | - | Republican Party | $930 |
| Luis Duque Jr. | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $877 |
| Robert Carter | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $833 |
| Jeffrey Hevey | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $805 |
| Luis Duque Jr. | - | Republican Party | $801 |
| Nasiha Alibegovic | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $766 |
| Michael Robert Hull | - | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Jeffrey Hevey | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $725 |
| Ellen Savoy | - | unaffiliated | $700 |
| Scott Gill | - | Republican Party | $695 |
| Barbara Navarro | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $690 |
| Zachary Lee | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $655 |
| David Patronella | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $636 |
| Robert Carter | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $605 |
| Janaki Medavarapu | - | Republican Party | $600 |
| Eric G. Carter | - | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Betsy Wall | - | Republican Party | $596 |
| Randall Rieger | - | Republican Party | $575 |
| Jeffrey Hevey | Lindsey Olin Graham | Republican Party | $525 |
| Brandon Dudley | - | Democratic Party | $510 |
| Terence O'Rourke | Stephen Daniel | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Tammy Thomas | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Sharon Alexander | Amanda Edwards | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Seth Hopkins | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Rodney Ellis | Michael Alexander Blake | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Rodney Brown | Derrick Reed | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Laurie Williams | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $500 |
| Kim Kathryn Ogg | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Kenneth Olive | Robert Christopher Bell | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Kathy Wells | Amanda Edwards | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Judge James S. Horwitz | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| John Allen Douglas | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Gregory Bernica | Kevin Patrick Brady | Republican Party | $500 |
| Francisco Sanchez | Cory A. Booker | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Conrad L. Moren | Jon Mark Hogg | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Carvana Cloud | Derrick Reed | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Barbara G. Koslov | Elizabeth Fletcher | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Alexander Forrest | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Armando Davila | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $494 |
| Sherry Jin | Steven Daines | Republican Party | $450 |
| Colleen Gaido | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $445 |
| Sinchang Chiu | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $423 |
| Lucky Anetor | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $400 |
| James Kovach | - | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Elbert Logan | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $400 |
| Brandon Dudley | Wendy Davis | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Karen Burnam | - | Republican Party | $385 |
| Rory Olsen | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $375 |
| Tom Berg | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Kirk Bonsal | - | Republican Party | $335 |
| Tina Strawn | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $325 |
| Sherry Jin | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $320 |
| Sherry Jin | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $300 |
| Elbert Logan | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $300 |
| Brian Coyne | Derrick Reed | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Cynthia A. Daugherty | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $290 |
| Kathleen Keese | - | Republican Party | $275 |
| Barbara Navarro | Wendy Davis | Democratic Party | $275 |
| Armando Davila | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $274 |
| Zinetta A. Burney | Royce West | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Zachary Lee | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Tammy Thomas | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Sherry Jin | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $250 |
| Luis Duque | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $250 |
| Lesley Briones | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Kenneth Olive | Royce West | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jesse Dickerman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jerry W. Simoneaux Jr. | - | $250 | |
| Janna Oswald | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $250 |
| James Dinkins | Sylvia R. Garcia | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Glenna Wagenschein | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Gemayel Haynes | Derrick Reed | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Charlotte Williams | Wendell Champion | Republican Party | $250 |
| Anthony Mays | Derrick Reed | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Zinetta Arceneaux Burney | - | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Veronica Nelson | Derrick Reed | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Tiffany Dixon | - | $200 | |
| Philip Blaisdell | - | $200 | |
| Michael White | - | Republican Party | $200 |
| Michael Moore | - | Republican Party | $200 |
| Michael Andrew White | - | Republican Party | $200 |
| Jeffrey Hevey | Ted Cruz | Republican Party | $200 |
| Jason Sanchez | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| James Lowery | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $200 |
| Elbert Logan | - | Republican Party | $200 |
| Andrew Sanchez | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Dennis Field | - | Republican Party | $185 |
| Lashawn Williams | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $180 |
| J.R. Harris | - | Republican Party | $174 |
| Taylor Gray | Ted Cruz | Republican Party | $155 |
| William Salazar | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $153 |
| Lacy Johnson | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $153 |
| Jim Evans | - | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Elbert Logan | - | Republican Party | $150 |
| Matthew Richards | - | Republican Party | $140 |
| William Joseph Frizzell | - | Republican Party | $135 |
| Cuong Hoang | - | Republican Party | $134 |
| Veronica Michelle Sanders | - | Democratic Party | $130 |
| Zinetta Burney | - | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Kenneth Olive | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Jo Ann Delgado | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Barbara Mellin | - | Republican Party | $125 |
| Jocelyn Williams | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $120 |
| Joann Delgado | - | Democratic Party | $120 |
| Jason Andrew Cox | - | Democratic Party | $120 |
| Robert John Dambroso | - | Republican Party | $115 |
| Robert Dambroso | - | Republican Party | $115 |
| Jennifer Slessinger | - | Republican Party | $113 |
| Dylan Osborne | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $112 |
| Gregory A. Smith | - | Republican Party | $111 |
| David Mendoza | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $107 |
| Eric Leland | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $105 |
| Zachary Lee | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Michael White | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Jerry Simoneaux | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Claudia Gonzalez | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Charles Mcrae | - | $100 | |
| Cecilia Williams | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Bill Henderson | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Philip Blaisdell | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $95 |
| Tammy Thomas | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $84 |
| Wanda Carter | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $80 |
| Stephanie Wright | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Sandra Ferris | - | Republican Party | $75 |
| Jeffrey Hevey | Martha Mcsally | Republican Party | $75 |
| Janan Sharaf | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $70 |
| Tammi Kirby | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $63 |
| William Salazar | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $54 |
| Luis Duque Jr. | - | Republican Party | $51 |
| Sherry Jin | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $50 |
| Roque Ortega | - | Republican Party | $50 |
| Jeffrey Hevey | Joni K. Ernst | Republican Party | $50 |
| Frances Wall | Stephen Joseph Scalise | Republican Party | $50 |
| Frances E. Wall | - | Republican Party | $50 |
| Craig Mann | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Clark Hudgens | - | Republican Party | $50 |
| Kirk Bonsal | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $45 |
| Leah Knoble | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $43 |
| Sergeant Benavides | - | Republican Party | $42 |
| Barbara Navarro | - | Democratic Party | $40 |
| Cynthia Daugherty | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $35 |
| Michael Malloy | - | Republican Party | $30 |
| Cecilia Williams | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $30 |
| Ruth Ventura | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $27 |
| Dylan Osborne | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $27 |
| Robert William Anders | - | Republican Party | $25 |
| Rebecca Dupree | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Michael Malloy | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $25 |
| Jeffrey Hevey | Susan M. Collins | Republican Party | $25 |
| Robert Dambroso | - | Republican Party | $20 |
| Gussie Jefferson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $20 |
| Elizabeth Eakin | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $20 |
| John Garcia | - | Republican Party | $10 |
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