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Aspirus employee Kevin Rist contributes a total of $500 to Republican Party candidate John James

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Aspirus employee Kevin Rist has contributed a total of $500 to Republican Party candidate John James, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC).

There were at least 28 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Aspirus employees, 53.6 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.

Kevin Rist's contributions
CommitteeCandidatePartyAmount
Winred-Republican Party$2,750
Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.Donald TrumpRepublican Party$950
McSally for Senate IncMartha McsallyRepublican Party$500
John James for Senate, Inc.John JamesRepublican Party$500
Joni for IowaJoni K. ErnstRepublican Party$250
Collins for SenatorSusan M. CollinsRepublican Party$250

Other donations by employees of Aspirus
EmployeeCandidatePartyAmount
German LarrainTom TiffanyRepublican Party$2,000
Dustin WasylikJoe BidenDemocratic Party$1,600
David Tange-Republican Party$750
Randall K. WoodDerrick F. Van OrdenRepublican Party$600
Jody Beloff-$600
Timothy LogemannTom TiffanyRepublican Party$500
Ronnie OrtizDonald TrumpRepublican Party$500
Braiden AndersenBernard SandersDemocratic Party$471
Lawrence LeibertJoe BidenDemocratic Party$450
Thomas WaldTricia ZunkerDemocratic Party$400
Joseph W. Gelling-$400
Luzviminda Clancy-Republican Party$360
Jade Nikolai-$320
Jacalyn BauerTricia ZunkerDemocratic Party$300
Troy Sennholz-Republican Party$263
Lisa Reineke-$250
David K. MurdockTom TiffanyRepublican Party$250
Jennifer BrunoJo JorgensenLibertarian Party$120
Tamara Satterthwaite-Republican Party$100
Diane Walker-Democratic Party$40
Daniel LineTammy BaldwinDemocratic Party$30
Susan Frazier-Democratic Party$20
Numbers are accurate as of November 27, 2020.