There were at least 251 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Texas State University employees, 75.7 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.
Paula Rechner's contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dscc | - | Democratic Party | $460 |
| Biden for President | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $225 |
| MJ for Texas | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $100 |
Other donations by employees of Texas State University
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd Holder | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $11,000 |
| Floyd Holder | - | Republican Party | $8,300 |
| Sarah Coleman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Floyd Holder | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $5,600 |
| Floyd Holder | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $5,000 |
| Floyd William Holder III | Chip Roy | Republican Party | $4,800 |
| Gary Hickinbotham | - | Republican Party | $4,216 |
| Gary Hickinbotham | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $3,540 |
| Floyd Holder | Daniel Crenshaw | Republican Party | $3,250 |
| Floyd William Holder III | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $3,000 |
| Brian Mccall | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Brian Mccall | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Paula Home | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,450 |
| Christopher Brown | - | Democratic Party | $2,185 |
| Heather Aidala | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $2,100 |
| Raymond Fisk | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $1,920 |
| Duncan Waite | Wendy Davis | Democratic Party | $1,850 |
| Barbara Sanders | - | $1,800 | |
| Gerald Farr | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $1,750 |
| Nestor Guillen | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,656 |
| Christopher Brown | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,483 |
| Floyd Holder | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,400 |
| Gayle Howard | - | Republican Party | $1,335 |
| Sylvia Crixell | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,250 |
| Gary Bledsoe | Royce West | Democratic Party | $1,250 |
| Brian Mccall | Kay N. Granger | Republican Party | $1,250 |
| Duncan Waite | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,200 |
| Sherwood Bishop | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,168 |
| Joseph Koke | - | Democratic Party | $1,150 |
| Joseph Koke | - | Democratic Party | $1,080 |
| Gerald Farr | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $1,071 |
| Krista Haynes | - | Republican Party | $1,068 |
| Tony Malkowski | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $1,052 |
| Janet R. Bezner | - | $1,000 | |
| Heather Aidala | - | $1,000 | |
| Heather Aidala | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Floyd Holder III | - | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Floyd Holder III | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Floyd Holder | Chip Roy | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Cathy Thomas | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Thomas Copeland | - | Democratic Party | $925 |
| Prof Duncan Waite | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $900 |
| Gerald Farr | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $859 |
| Gregory Passty | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $850 |
| Frederick Maddox | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $840 |
| Gerald Farr | Ben R. Lujan | Democratic Party | $835 |
| Eleanor Close | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $821 |
| Phillip Balke | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $804 |
| Richard Earl | Cory A. Booker | Democratic Party | $800 |
| Richard A. Earl | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $800 |
| Rebecca Bell Metereau | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $800 |
| Raymond Fisk | - | Democratic Party | $800 |
| Gregory Passty | Candace Valenzuela | Democratic Party | $774 |
| Peter Petroff | Gina Ortiz Jones | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Charles Kaufman | - | Republican Party | $750 |
| Evan Williams | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $710 |
| Tom Grimes | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Charles Keith Kebodeaux | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Brian Pardo | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $665 |
| Reginald Deal | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $630 |
| Antonio Alfau | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $613 |
| Rebecca Raphael | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $612 |
| Rebecca Bell-Metereau | - | $600 | |
| Paul Ackerley | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Dana Holmes | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $599 |
| Karen Sosby | Julie Lynn Oliver | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Michelle Lopez | - | Republican Party | $538 |
| William Thompson | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $525 |
| Debbie Alley | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $525 |
| James Lesage | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $515 |
| Connor Ahlbach | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $515 |
| Gerald Farr | - | Democratic Party | $508 |
| Christine Norton | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $503 |
| Samuel Garica | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Marcus Felson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Lois Stickley | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Joseph Sokal | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Janet Bezner | Lloyd A. Doggett | Democratic Party | $500 |
| James P. Lesage | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| James Lesage | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $500 |
| James Lesage | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $500 |
| James Lesage | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| James Brian Mccall | Lloyd A. Doggett | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Gilbert Fulmer | Gina Ortiz Jones | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Floyd Prof W. Holder | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $500 |
| Floyd Holder | Daniel Crenshaw | Republican Party | $500 |
| Floyd Holder | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $500 |
| Floyd Holder | - | $500 | |
| Charles Kaufman | - | $500 | |
| Brian Mccall | Roberto Enrique Cuellar | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Nick Montana | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $495 |
| Ana Juarez | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $432 |
| Thomas Copeland | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $425 |
| Peter Dedek | - | $425 | |
| Joey Fauerso | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $420 |
| Richard Earl | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Richard Earl | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Philip J. Salem | Wendy Davis | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Paula Home | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Gregory B. Passty | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Tom Alter | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $399 |
| Joseph Koke | - | Democratic Party | $395 |
| Zoe Davis | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $378 |
| Eric Leake | - | $370 | |
| Joseph Etherton | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Edwin Vargas-Garzon | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Edwin Vargas-Garzon | - | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Andrew Rohn | - | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Gerald Farr | Kara Eastman | Democratic Party | $345 |
| Paula Home | - | $317 | |
| Christopher Brown | - | Democratic Party | $310 |
| Stacey Cropley | Ted Cruz | Republican Party | $300 |
| Raymond Fisk | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Gregory Passty | William G. Foster | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Frederick Maddox | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Christopher Brown | Ben R. Lujan | Democratic Party | $282 |
| Cathy Fleuriet | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $280 |
| Cody Farr | - | Republican Party | $271 |
| Antonio Alfau | Bernard Sanders | Independent | $263 |
| Charles Evers | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $262 |
| Tim Kinard | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Robert Debra Habingreither | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Patrick Grainger | Mohammad Dar | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Nina Wright | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Liz Strand | Wendy Davis | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Krista Haynes | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Joseph Koke | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $250 |
| James Mcwilliams | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Gregory Passty | Wendy Davis | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Gregory B. Passty | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Floyd William Holder III | Eric Early | Republican Party | $250 |
| Floyd William Holder | Eric Early | Republican Party | $250 |
| Floyd Holder | Byron Donalds | Republican Party | $250 |
| Floyd Holder | Nick J. Freitas | Republican Party | $250 |
| Floyd Holder | Nancy Mace | Republican Party | $250 |
| Floyd Holder | Wesley Hunt | Republican Party | $250 |
| Floyd Holder | Mitch McConnell | Republican Party | $250 |
| Floyd Holder | Kimberly Klacik | Republican Party | $250 |
| Floyd Holder | Kevin McCarthy | Republican Party | $250 |
| Dianne Rahm | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Dianne Rahm | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Debbie Alley | Wendy Davis | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Debbie Alley | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Daniel Lochman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Connor Ahlbach | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Reginald Deal | - | $240 | |
| Trace Etienne-Gray | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $238 |
| J.R. Minifie | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $228 |
| Eugene Hanson | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $227 |
| Stephen Tillotson | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $221 |
| Michelle Lopez | - | Republican Party | $218 |
| Jennifer Dubois | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $210 |
| Gayle Gordon Bouzard | Wendy Davis | Democratic Party | $210 |
| Patricia Shields | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $206 |
| Trace Etienne | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Stephen Black | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Stephanie Anderson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Richard Earl | Wendy Davis | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Richard Earl | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Richard A. Earl | Tammy L. Duckworth | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Richard A. Earl | Lloyd A. Doggett | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Peter Dedek | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Paula Bird | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Jacob Harrison | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Gregory Passty | - | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Elizabeth Erhart | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Ann Brooks | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Andrew Rohn | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Christine Hailey | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $190 |
| John Mckiernan-Gonzalez | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $187 |
| Gayle Howard | - | $184 | |
| Gerald Farr | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $179 |
| Jordon Brown | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $172 |
| Gail Ryser | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $166 |
| Jana R. Minifie | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $155 |
| Reiko Graham | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $154 |
| Lindsay Timmerman | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $154 |
| Gerald Farr | - | $154 | |
| Trace Etienne-Gray | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Stephen Black | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $150 |
| John Mckiernan | - | $150 | |
| Andrew Sansom | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Alexis Stokes | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Richard Poulter | - | Republican Party | $141 |
| Kate Peirce | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $140 |
| Gayle Howard | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $134 |
| Susan Day | - | $125 | |
| Stephen L. Black | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Joseph Sokal | Wendy Davis | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Eleanor Close | - | $125 | |
| Rachel Toronjo | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $115 |
| Catherine Franks | - | Republican Party | $105 |
| Walter Wright | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Ty Schepis | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Thomas Grimes | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Sandra West Moody | Chip Roy | Republican Party | $100 |
| Rebecca Bell-Metereau | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Raymond Fisk | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Paula Home | - | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Katherine Purswell | - | $100 | |
| Joseph Etherton | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Jacob Harrison | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Eric Leake | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Elizabeth Erhart | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Elizabeth Erhart | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Edward Mihalkanin | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Duncan Waite | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Daniel Barringer | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Gerald Farr | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $90 |
| Cody Farr | - | Republican Party | $90 |
| Monica Sayen | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $88 |
| Hector Saldana | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $85 |
| James Craig Hanks | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $84 |
| Lisa Dickson | - | Republican Party | $75 |
| Gerald Farr | Joaquin Castro | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Crystal Oberle | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Lisa Rogers | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $74 |
| Reginald Deal | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $65 |
| Eric Leake | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $65 |
| Vanessa Romero | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $61 |
| Joe Etherton | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $60 |
| Christine Norton | - | $60 | |
| Tony Malkowski | Tulsi Gabbard | Democratic Party | $55 |
| Sarah Blue | Richard Kennedy | Democratic Party | $55 |
| Sandra Moody | Chip Roy | Republican Party | $50 |
| Kate Peirce | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Jim Summers | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Gerald Farr | Jill Darlyne Schupp | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Zoe Davis | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $44 |
| Rebecca Bell-Metereau | - | $40 | |
| Jill Pruetz | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $40 |
| Donald Huebner | Valerie Plame | Democratic Party | $40 |
| Reginald Deal | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $35 |
| Susan Day | - | Democratic Party | $30 |
| Nestor Guillen | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $30 |
| Rasim Musal | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $27 |
| Nicholas Ruiz | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $26 |
| Stephen Black | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Patricia M. Shields | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Michael Turner | - | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Janet Payne | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Elizabeth Skerpan-Wheeler | - | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Elizabeth P. Skerpan-Wheeler | - | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Isabel Mata | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $20 |
| Sean Roche | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $15 |
| James Koschoreck | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $15 |
| Zachery Forsburg | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $10 |
| Brian Smith | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $10 |
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