There were at least 189 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Vinson & Elkins, LLP employees, 69.3 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 Vinson & Elkins, LLP
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Leatherbury | Colin Allred | Democratic Party | $12,000 |
| Harry M. Reasoner | - | Democratic Party | $11,355 |
| Shay S. Kuperman | Amanda Edwards | Democratic Party | $11,200 |
| John B. Connally | Amanda Edwards | Democratic Party | $11,200 |
| Harry Reasoner | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $11,200 |
| John Connally | - | $7,800 | |
| John B. Connally | - | $7,800 | |
| Harry Reasoner | Elizabeth Fletcher | Democratic Party | $6,100 |
| Veronica Smith Lewis | Colin Allred | Democratic Party | $6,000 |
| Ryan Carney | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $5,600 |
| Ryan Carney | Wesley Hunt | Republican Party | $5,600 |
| Jane N. Bland | - | $5,600 | |
| Harry Reasoner | - | $5,600 | |
| Harry Reasoner | - | $5,600 | |
| Gillian Hobson | Amanda Edwards | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Douglas S. Bland | - | $5,600 | |
| Devika Kornbacher | Amanda Edwards | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| James Longhofer | Sri Preston Kulkarni | Democratic Party | $5,050 |
| Thomas Leatherbury | Gina Ortiz Jones | Democratic Party | $4,600 |
| Harry Reasoner | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $3,800 |
| Weldon J. Washburn | - | Republican Party | $3,400 |
| Dennis Van Metre | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $3,300 |
| John Michael | Amanda Edwards | Democratic Party | $3,250 |
| John J. Michael | Amanda Edwards | Democratic Party | $3,250 |
| Dennis Van Metre | Stephen Daniel | Democratic Party | $3,250 |
| Quentin L. Smith | Amanda Edwards | Democratic Party | $3,075 |
| Harry Reasoner | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $3,000 |
| Walter Stuart | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Steven Gerdes | Robert Todd Schilling | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Ryan Carney | Wesley Hunt | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Keith R. Fullenweider | Wesley Hunt | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| John Michael | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| John B. Connally | Elizabeth Fletcher | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| John B. Connally | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Brittany Sakowitz | Pierce Bush | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Brittany Sakowitz | - | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| William Wallander | - | $2,500 | |
| Michael S. Telle | Wesley Hunt | Republican Party | $2,500 |
| Thomas Leatherbury | Sri Preston Kulkarni | Democratic Party | $2,300 |
| Shay Kuperman | Eliot L. Engel | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Robert Schick | Amanda Edwards | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Lande Spottswood | Amanda Edwards | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Kent R. Piacenti | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| John Wander | Sean J. McCaffity | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| John J. Michael | Wesley Hunt | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Harry Reasoner | Pritesh Gandhi | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Glen Rosenbaum | Elizabeth Fletcher | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Dennis Van Metre | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Harry M. Reasoner | Wendy Davis | Democratic Party | $1,750 |
| Jay D. Seegers | - | $1,690 | |
| Ryan Carney | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $1,500 |
| Harry M. Reasoner | Lloyd A. Doggett | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| George Padis | Colin Allred | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| James Longhofer | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,343 |
| James Davidson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,300 |
| Josiah Martin Daniel III | Robert Christopher Bell | Democratic Party | $1,252 |
| Harry M. Reasoner | - | Democratic Party | $1,200 |
| Zachary Rider | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| William Wallander | - | $1,000 | |
| Tom Leatherbury | Gina Ortiz Jones | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Tom Leatherbury | Colin Allred | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Stephen Tarry | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Shay S. Kuperman | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Shay Kuperman | James E. Risch | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Ryan Carney | Kevin Patrick Brady | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Richard Piacenti | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Matthew Greenberg | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Matthew Dobbins | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Mark T. Kelly | - | $1,000 | |
| Mark Brasher | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Lande Spottswood | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| John Michael | Elizabeth Fletcher | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Jennifer Freel | - | $1,000 | |
| Jeffrey Chapman | Thomas Cotton | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| James D. Thompson III | - | $1,000 | |
| James A. Reeder | Elizabeth Fletcher | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Harry Reasoner | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Glen A. Rosenbaum | Elizabeth Fletcher | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Douglas Bland | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| David P. Oelman | Kevin Patrick Brady | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Claire Campbell | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Matthew Dobbins | Amanda Edwards | Democratic Party | $900 |
| Harry Max Reasoner | Gina Ortiz Jones | Democratic Party | $850 |
| Manuel Berrelez | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $840 |
| Scot Dixon | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $800 |
| Anne Green | - | Democratic Party | $800 |
| Catherine Parsley | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $756 |
| Thomas Leatherbury | Elizabeth Fletcher | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Michael Saslaw | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Deborah Carly Milner | Elisa Cardnell | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Christopher Bacon | Amanda Edwards | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Richard Kent Piacenti | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $720 |
| Danette Sheridan | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $670 |
| Burke Wendt | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $660 |
| Brian M. Moss | - | $642 | |
| Wesley Watts | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Farah Paliwala | Amanda Edwards | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Anne Green | - | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Richard Kent Piacenti | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $550 |
| James Leader | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $542 |
| Ellyn Josef | Elizabeth Fletcher | Democratic Party | $520 |
| Winston Skinner | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Thomas Leatherbury | Elizabeth Fletcher | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Thomas Leatherbury | Sri Preston Kulkarni | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Stacey Vu | Amanda Edwards | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Shay S. Kuperman | Brian Babin | Republican Party | $500 |
| Shay Kuperman | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Shay Kuperman | Theodore Eliot Deutch | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Ryan Carney | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $500 |
| Parker Cragg | - | $500 | |
| Parker Cragg | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Page Robinson | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Milam Newby | Julie Lynn Oliver | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Mark Brasher | - | $500 | |
| Marie Yeates | Wesley Hunt | Republican Party | $500 |
| Lande Juban | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Jessica Lewis | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Jeffrey Johnston | William Hurd | Republican Party | $500 |
| Jay Blackman | - | $500 | |
| Jay B. Blackman | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| James Leader | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| James Arthur Reeder Jr. | Elisa Cardnell | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Harry Reasoner | - | $500 | |
| Harry Reasoner | Sima Jandaghi Ladjevardian | Democratic Party | $500 |
| George Padis | Colin Allred | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Eric Groten | Chip Roy | Republican Party | $500 |
| Burke Wendt | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Alberto Cardenas | Amanda Edwards | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Alberto Cardenas | Sima Jandaghi Ladjevardian | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Richard Piacenti | Candace Valenzuela | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Jay Blackman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Shane Tucker | - | $401 | |
| Harry Max Reasoner | Gina Ortiz Jones | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Tammy Arneson | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $377 |
| Caitlin Lawrence | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $364 |
| Deborah Milner | Kimberly D. Olson | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Lindsey Pryor | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $282 |
| Milam Newby | - | $281 | |
| Jason Mcintosh | - | $281 | |
| Jay Blackman | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $275 |
| Wesley Watts | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Tyler Somes | Jessica Cisneros | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Tom Leatherbury | Sri Preston Kulkarni | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Stacey Neumann Vu | Elizabeth Fletcher | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Shay Kuperman | Anthony Brindisi | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Sara Bloom | Anne Garcia | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Ryan Hunsaker | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Quentin Smith | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Michael Telle | Susan M. Collins | Republican Party | $250 |
| Michael C. Harrington | Wesley Hunt | Republican Party | $250 |
| Katie Grissel | - | $250 | |
| Jennifer Freel | Chip Roy | Republican Party | $250 |
| Jeffrey Johnston | Justin Amash | Republican Party | $250 |
| Jay Blackman | Wendy Davis | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jay Blackman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| James Longhofer | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Harry Reasoner | - | $250 | |
| Harry Reasoner | - | $250 | |
| Dennis Van Metre | - | $250 | |
| Christopher Rowley | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Carol Collins Payne | Sean J. McCaffity | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Caitlin Lawrence | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Caitlin Lawrence | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Caitlin Lawrence | Sri Preston Kulkarni | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Aurra Fellows | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Anne Green | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Amy Benford | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Amy Benford | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Amy Benford | Michael Espy | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Amy Benford | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Alberto Cardenas | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Alan Alexander | Amanda Edwards | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Aaron Carpenter | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Shamus Crosby | - | $241 | |
| Peter Marshall | - | $241 | |
| Lina Dimachkien | - | $241 | |
| James Garrett | - | $241 | |
| Hilary L. Preston | - | $241 | |
| John Michael | - | $225 | |
| Harry Reasoner | - | $200 | |
| Ferguson D. Mcniel | - | Republican Party | $200 |
| Jackson Omaley | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $171 |
| Kathryn Fischer | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $169 |
| Esmeralda Henderson | - | Democratic Party | $115 |
| Kathryn Fischer | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Josiah Daniel | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Abby Branigan | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Melissa Anderson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $95 |
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