According to records, there have been $14,769 in campaign contributions made by individuals affiliated with Mercer University as of November 3. Approximately 88.2 percent, or $13,019, of these contributions were made to Democratic Party candidates and committees.
Edward Klatt's contribution of $5,600 to Democratic Party William G. Foster was the largest contribution made by someone affiliated with Mercer University since January 1, 2019.
According to an Inside Higher Ed analysis of federal elections data, individuals that were affiliated with colleges and universities have donated five times more money to Joe Biden than to President Trump. A study by Pew Research in 2017 found that 58 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents thought colleges and universities have a negative impact on the way things are going in this country.
| Individual | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Klatt | William G. Foster | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Anthony R. Baldwin | Antonio Delgado | Democratic Party | $2,100 |
| James Cole III | James Austin Scott | Republican Party | $1,500 |
| Gary Simson | Teresa Pike Tomlinson | Democratic Party | $1,100 |
| Richard McCann | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $812 |
| Cathy L. Cox | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Richard Creswell | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $700 |
| John Harris | Adair Ford Boroughs | Democratic Party | $650 |
| Cathy F. Cox | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Ted Blumoff | John Robert Lewis | Democratic Party | $285 |
| James M. Cole III | James Austin Scott | Republican Party | $250 |
| George A. Tindol | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Florence Tang | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $95 |
| Theodore Blumoff | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $84 |
| Cynthia Gottshall | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Susan Thornton | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $68 |
| Ted Blumoff | Jon R. Tester | Democratic Party | $50 |
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