There were at least 124 contributions made to political candidates and committees by IBM employees, 64.5 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.
James Ransom's contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handel for Congress, Inc. | Karen Christine Handel | Republican Party | $137 |
| Handel for Congress, Inc. | Karen Christine Handel | Republican Party | $25 |
Other donations by employees of IBM
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Martin | Teresa Pike Tomlinson | Democratic Party | $3,600 |
| Elson Bao | - | Republican Party | $3,200 |
| Parson Petchor | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Chrissy Martin | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $2,500 |
| Frank Lewis | - | Republican Party | $2,465 |
| David Peyton | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $2,400 |
| Benjamin Chance | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,100 |
| Robert Peed | Carolyn Bourdeaux | Democratic Party | $2,050 |
| Paschal Allen | Teresa Pike Tomlinson | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| David Peyton | - | Republican Party | $1,750 |
| Jerald Dotson | Lucia Kay Mcbath | Democratic Party | $1,515 |
| Lauren Ravenel | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Lauren Ravenel | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Lauren Ravenel | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| David Whitteberry | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $1,500 |
| Pari Ram | - | Democratic Party | $1,475 |
| Chad Connally | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,300 |
| Benjamin Chance | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $1,250 |
| David B. Peyton | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,212 |
| David Whitteberry | - | Republican Party | $1,200 |
| Lauren Ravenel | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Jerald Dotson | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Gene Allen | Teresa Pike Tomlinson | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Chrissy Martin | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Brenda R. Toan | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Daniel Hanley | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $874 |
| Lorraine Edwards | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $808 |
| Benjamin Chance | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $800 |
| Benjamin Chance | - | Democratic Party | $800 |
| Pari Ram | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $772 |
| Frank Edgar Lewis | - | Republican Party | $750 |
| Edwin Heyer | - | Democratic Party | $625 |
| Franklin Mix | - | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Frank Lewis | Sen. Thom R. Tillis | Republican Party | $600 |
| Chad Connally | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $530 |
| Robert Whitley | - | Republican Party | $517 |
| Mark Rittenour | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $500 |
| Lynne Dew | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Koththavasal Sundararaghavan | - | $500 | |
| Elson Bao | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $500 |
| Elson Bao | Lindsey Olin Graham | Republican Party | $500 |
| David Whitteberry | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Chrissy Martin | Nikema Natassha Williams | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Brian Adams | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Stacie Crisp | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $490 |
| Christine S. Martin | - | Democratic Party | $481 |
| Frank E. Lewis | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $450 |
| Jacob Hamann | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $420 |
| Desmond Martin | - | $361 | |
| Brenda A. Tighe | - | Republican Party | $359 |
| Frank Lewis | Douglas Allen Collins | Republican Party | $350 |
| Ben Perry | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Ben Perry | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Pari Ram | - | Democratic Party | $315 |
| Susan Martin | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Rob Mason | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Pamela Coleman | Cynthia Wallace | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Jon Hounslow | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Hillary Henderson | - | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Georgios Saliaris | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $300 |
| David Whitteberry | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $300 |
| David Whitteberry | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $300 |
| Karen Schroeder | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $275 |
| Toni Chatman | - | $270 | |
| Koththavasal Sundararaghavan | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $264 |
| David Peyton | Stephen Joseph Scalise | Republican Party | $255 |
| Tom Teague | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Stephen Sheahan | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Sally Eystad | Kimberly Klacik | Republican Party | $250 |
| Sally Eystad | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $250 |
| Rob Mason | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Pamela Teague | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Lynne Dew | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| John Pappas | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jerald Dotson | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Frank Lewis | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Frank Lewis | - | $250 | |
| Chrissy Martin | Teresa Pike Tomlinson | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Cheryl Atkins | Adam Schiff | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Carl Mcinroy | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Sally Maxwell | - | Democratic Party | $226 |
| Kenneth West | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $216 |
| Franklin Mix | - | $211 | |
| Frank Lewis | Lindsey Olin Graham | Republican Party | $210 |
| Pari Ram | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Pamela Teague | - | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Jagmeet Chawla | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| David Peyton | James D. Jordan | Republican Party | $200 |
| Carl Mcinroy | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Ben Perry | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Marlene Lynch | - | $180 | |
| Brenda Tighe | - | Republican Party | $160 |
| Charlotta Cummings | - | $158 | |
| Tom Teague | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Charles Elmer | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Carl Mcinroy | Lucia Kay Mcbath | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Bonnie Burns | - | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Brenda A. Tighe | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $148 |
| George E. Ayres | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $140 |
| Dori White | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $135 |
| Shakeel Huda | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Frank Lewis | Sen. Thom R. Tillis | Republican Party | $100 |
| Anitra Manning | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Alan Brown | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $90 |
| Thomas Rogers | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $77 |
| Edwin Heyer | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Daniel Hanley | - | $75 | |
| Franklin Mix | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $62 |
| Sharon Jarrett | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| James Peterson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| George E. Ayres | Lucia Kay Mcbath | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Ed Carter | - | $50 | |
| Daniel Hanley | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Carlos E.A. Aguilera | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Alan Brown | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Kevin Ready | Lucia Kay Mcbath | Democratic Party | $47 |
| Robert Whitley | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $40 |
| Maureen Mcdonald | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $35 |
| Cc Cummings | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $30 |
| Daniel Hanley | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $27 |
| Jessie Hood | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $19 |
| Paula Wallace | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $6 |
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