There were at least 163 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Merrill Lynch employees, 62 percent of which have gone to Republican 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 Merrill Lynch
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Piatas | - | Republican Party | $12,280 |
| Walter Schneider | - | Republican Party | $5,600 |
| Phoebe Massey | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Michael Landolt | - | Republican Party | $4,195 |
| Richard Piatas | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $3,509 |
| Joyce Sherman | - | Republican Party | $3,500 |
| Joyce M. Sherman | - | $3,000 | |
| Christopher Cervantes | - | $3,000 | |
| W.B. Schneider | Steven Daines | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| W. Schneider | Martha Mcsally | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Prem Shroff | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Phoebe Massey | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Jose Rene Garza | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Barry W. Schneider | Cory Gardner | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Barry W. Schneider | John James | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Barry W. Schneider | Sen. Thom R. Tillis | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Barry Schneider | - | $2,800 | |
| Annabel Massey | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Michael L. Landolt | - | Republican Party | $2,780 |
| Michael Bertuzzi | - | Republican Party | $2,672 |
| Michael Landolt | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $2,650 |
| Jenny Jeter | - | Republican Party | $2,256 |
| Joyce Sherman | - | $2,250 | |
| Kenneth Albers | Elizabeth Fletcher | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| John Klein | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| John Frith | - | Republican Party | $1,850 |
| Joshua Garnier | Amanda Edwards | Democratic Party | $1,835 |
| Lynne Perry | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $1,750 |
| Lynne W. Perry | - | $1,695 | |
| Jay Gazzier | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,500 |
| Nancy V. Mello | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,429 |
| Melinda Johnston | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,350 |
| Michael Landolt | Stephen Joseph Scalise | Republican Party | $1,300 |
| Robert Brewer | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $1,260 |
| Richard Piatas | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $1,205 |
| John Klein | - | Republican Party | $1,205 |
| Robert G. Epstein | - | Republican Party | $1,200 |
| Michael Landolt | - | $1,200 | |
| Michael L. Landolt | Lindsey Olin Graham | Republican Party | $1,110 |
| Lynne Perry | Gina Ortiz Jones | Democratic Party | $1,100 |
| Joe Guillory | - | Republican Party | $1,100 |
| John F. Seyer | - | Republican Party | $1,075 |
| Robert Brewer | - | Republican Party | $1,010 |
| William J. Rovere Jr. | Thomas Cotton | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Walter Barry Schneider | Derrick F. Van Orden | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Tyler Lane | Daniel Crenshaw | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Shawn M. Johnson | Jodey Cook Arrington | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Robert A. Juba | Josh Winegarner | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Richard Piatas | Susan M. Collins | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Patricia Wenzel | - | $1,000 | |
| Michael Landolt | - | $1,000 | |
| Michael Bertuzzi | - | $1,000 | |
| Marc Melcher | Robert Christopher Bell | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| John Frith | - | $1,000 | |
| John E. Anderson | Bill Flores | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Joe Guillory | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Elmer Martin | - | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Christina G. Moore | Daniel Crenshaw | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Ann Wismer | - | Republican Party | $960 |
| Richard Piatas | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $900 |
| Patrick Fontana | - | Republican Party | $900 |
| Jenny Jeter | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $820 |
| John Calandro | - | Republican Party | $800 |
| Richard Piatas | - | $768 | |
| Melinda Johnston | - | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Joshua Espinedo | Amanda Edwards | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Harry Charles Loftus III | Helane Sawsan Seikaly | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Christopher Cervantes | - | $750 | |
| Richard Piatsas | Ted Cruz | Republican Party | $700 |
| Richard Piatas | Martha Mcsally | Republican Party | $700 |
| John Calandro | Royce West | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Kevin Calandro | - | Republican Party | $650 |
| Jenny Jeter | - | $647 | |
| Michael Landolt | - | Republican Party | $625 |
| Richard Piatas | Ted Cruz | Republican Party | $600 |
| Michael L. Landolt | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $600 |
| Tonya Lillig | - | Republican Party | $560 |
| Richard Piatas | Mitch McConnell | Republican Party | $550 |
| Melinda Johnston | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Michael Landolt | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $535 |
| Marc Melcher | Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez | Democratic Party | $508 |
| Robbbrittany Scott | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Robb Scott | Troy Nehls | Republican Party | $500 |
| Richard Piatas | Daniel Crenshaw | Republican Party | $500 |
| Patrick Fontana | Elizabeth Ann Van Duyne | Republican Party | $500 |
| Patricia Wenzel | Kevin Patrick Brady | Republican Party | $500 |
| Mike Landolt | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $500 |
| Michael Bertuzzi | John C. Cummings | Republican Party | $500 |
| Melinda Johnston | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Mark Callender | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $500 |
| Lynne W. Perry | Wendy Davis | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Lynne Perry | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| John E. Anderson | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $500 |
| John Calandro | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $500 |
| Joe Guillory | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Harry Loftus | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Eric Pittman | Jodey Cook Arrington | Republican Party | $500 |
| Emily Polito | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Christopher D. Cervantes | Kevin Patrick Brady | Republican Party | $500 |
| Christina Moore | Susan M. Collins | Republican Party | $500 |
| Bob Juba | Josh Winegarner | Republican Party | $500 |
| Richard Piatas | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $450 |
| Jenny Jeter | - | Republican Party | $450 |
| Kevin Calandro | - | $428 | |
| Richard Piatas | - | Republican Party | $400 |
| Ricardo Guerrero | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Patrick Fontana | Joe Collins | Republican Party | $400 |
| Maroc Howard | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $400 |
| William R. Schriber | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $380 |
| Jenny Jeter | - | Republican Party | $375 |
| Lynne Perry | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Cristina Moore | Sen. Thom R. Tillis | Republican Party | $350 |
| Jenny Jeter | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $337 |
| Timothy Meads | - | $310 | |
| Jenny Jeter | - | Republican Party | $255 |
| Richard Piatas | Nicholas V. Taylor | Republican Party | $250 |
| Michael Landolt | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $250 |
| Michael Bertuzzi | George Anthony Devolder-Santos | Republican Party | $250 |
| Michael Bertuzzi | - | $250 | |
| Melcher Marc | - | $250 | |
| Maroc Howard | - | $250 | |
| Marc Melcher | Sri Preston Kulkarni | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Larry Bradley | Jodey Cook Arrington | Republican Party | $250 |
| Kevin Calandro | Royce West | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Joyce M. Sherman | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| John Palombo | Wendy Davis | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Joan White | Chip Roy | Republican Party | $250 |
| Jenny Jetter | Louis B. Gohmert Jr. | Republican Party | $250 |
| Jenny Jeter | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $250 |
| Emily Christine Polito | Colin Allred | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Christina Moore | - | $250 | |
| Carl Fuhrmann | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $250 |
| Nancy Mello | - | Republican Party | $225 |
| Nancy Mello | Martha Mcsally | Republican Party | $225 |
| Michael Landolt | Todd Christopher Young | Republican Party | $210 |
| Kevin Calandro | Demetrick Tre Pennie | Republican Party | $208 |
| Theresa Moss | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Richard Piatas | Timothy E. Scott | Republican Party | $200 |
| John Seyer | - | Republican Party | $200 |
| Bill Schriber | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Jenny Jeter | - | $160 | |
| Jenny Jeter | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $125 |
| Cheree Kardenetz | - | Republican Party | $125 |
| William Schriber | - | $103 | |
| Kalpesh Desai | Tulsi Gabbard | Democratic Party | $101 |
| Richard Piatas | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $100 |
| Richard Piatas | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $100 |
| Michael Bailey | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Leah Braden | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| John F. Seyer | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Jenny Jeter | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $100 |
| Jenny Jeter | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $100 |
| Blake Bailey | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Tonya Lillig | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $90 |
| Rebecca Rush | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $90 |
| Jenny Jeter | - | $90 | |
| Sarah Heatley | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $74 |
| Jenny Jeter | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $60 |
| S.B. Mead | Louis B. Gohmert Jr. | Republican Party | $50 |
| Richard Evans | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Rebecca Rush | Elizabeth Fletcher | Democratic Party | $45 |
| Michael Landolt | Lindsey Olin Graham | Republican Party | $30 |
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