There were at least 253 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Cooley, LLP employees, 86.2 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.
Wesley Riddle's contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biden for President | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Bernie 2020 | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $50 |
Other donations by employees of Cooley, LLP
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Rhyu | Andy Kim | Democratic Party | $17,800 |
| Robert Jones | - | Democratic Party | $10,000 |
| Jon Avina | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $8,900 |
| Frederick Baron | John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic Party | $6,000 |
| Mark Windfeldhansen | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $5,600 |
| Kathleen Hartnett | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| John Dwyer | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Frederick D. Baron | Michael F. Bennet | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Frederick Baron | Rohit Khanna | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| David Houska | Josh Harder | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| John Crittenden | Josh Harder | Democratic Party | $5,570 |
| Martin Schenker | - | - | $5,400 |
| Wain M. Fishburn | - | Republican Party | $5,000 |
| Diane Savage | - | - | $4,750 |
| John Crittenden | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $4,500 |
| Frederick D. Baron | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $4,200 |
| John Crittenden | Elaine Luria | Democratic Party | $4,082 |
| Robert Jones | - | Democratic Party | $4,000 |
| Frederick Baron | Josh Harder | Democratic Party | $3,800 |
| Frederick D. Baron | Eric Michael Swalwell | Democratic Party | $3,350 |
| Robert Jones | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $3,000 |
| Frederick Baron | - | - | $3,000 |
| Summer Wynn | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,850 |
| Wendy Brenner | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Tj Graham | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Peter Werner | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Michael Jacobson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| John Paul Oleksiuk | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Benjamin Hewlett | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Audrey Mott-Smith | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Diane Wilkins Savage | Josh Harder | Democratic Party | $2,700 |
| Diane Savage | Rohit Khanna | Democratic Party | $2,700 |
| John Dwyer | Josh Harder | Democratic Party | $2,500 |
| Samantha Kirby | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,484 |
| Thomas Hopkins | - | Republican Party | $2,480 |
| Michael Stern | Josh Harder | Democratic Party | $2,250 |
| Kyle Wong | - | Democratic Party | $2,250 |
| Robert Miller | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| John Dwyer | Michael F. Bennet | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Frederick M. Baron | Mark Robert Warner | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Frederick Baron | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Frederick Baron | Michael C. Johnston | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Frederick Baron | Edward John Markey | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Frederick Baron | Anna G. Eshoo | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Elizabeth Stameshkin | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| David Houska | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Alexa Ekman | - | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Paul Roberts | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,625 |
| Judd Lauter | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,573 |
| Robert Miller | Terrance John Cox | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Rama Padmanabhan | Raja S. Krishnamoorthi | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Michael Levinson | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $1,396 |
| Elizabeth Stameshkin | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,350 |
| Amy Rice | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $1,350 |
| Robert H. Miller | Josh Harder | Democratic Party | $1,250 |
| David Houska | Hiral Vyas Tipirneni | Democratic Party | $1,250 |
| Barclay Kamb | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,250 |
| Eric Walder | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,050 |
| Robert Miller | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Robert Miller | John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Robert Miller | Rohit Khanna | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Robert Miller | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Robert Jones | Michael Espy | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Michelle Rhyu | Young Kim | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Michelle Galloway | Josh Harder | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Michael Zwibelman | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Michael Stern | - | - | $1,000 |
| Martin Schenker | - | - | $1,000 |
| Martin Schenker | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Kyle Wong | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| John Dwyer | Jay R. Inslee | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Jessie Simpson Lagoy | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Jeff Gutkin | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Gordon Atkinson | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Gordon Atkinson | John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Gordon Atkinson | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Gordon Atkinson | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Glen Sato | - | - | $1,000 |
| Frederick D. Baron | Eric Michael Swalwell | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Frederick Baron | - | - | $1,000 |
| Frederick Baron | - | - | $1,000 |
| Frederick Baron | Sri Preston Kulkarni | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Frederick Baron | Harley E. Rouda Jr. | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Frederick Baron | - | - | $1,000 |
| David Houska | Christy Smith | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| David Houska | Eugene Depasquale | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Carlton Fleming | - | - | $1,000 |
| Barclay James Kamb | Josh Harder | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Adam Connolly | Eric Michael Swalwell | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| John Crittenden | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $870 |
| Erin Kravitz | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $831 |
| Frederick Baron | Mike Levin | Democratic Party | $800 |
| John Crittenden | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $786 |
| Lois Voelz | - | Republican Party | $785 |
| Kevin Rivers | - | - | $750 |
| Jon Gavenman | Rohit Khanna | Democratic Party | $750 |
| John Sellers | - | - | $750 |
| Evan Slovak | - | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Diane Savage | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Molly Niffenegger | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $720 |
| Felipe Pereira | - | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Felipe Pereira | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Diane W. Savage | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Diane Savage | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Diane Savage | Carolyn Bourdeaux | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Jeff Gutkin | Josh Harder | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Diane Savage | - | - | $600 |
| Adam Connolly | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $555 |
| Adam Connolly | Barbara Bollier | Democratic Party | $555 |
| Adam Connolly | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $555 |
| Adam Connolly | John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic Party | $555 |
| Adam Connolly | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $555 |
| Adam Connolly | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $555 |
| Philip Mao | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $520 |
| Danielle Naftulin | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $520 |
| Bradley Newman | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $516 |
| William Newsom | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Wainwright Fishburn | - | - | $500 |
| Ruth Hauswirth | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Robert Miller | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Robert Miller | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Robert Miller | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Robert Miller | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Robert Miller | - | - | $500 |
| Robert H. Miller | - | - | $500 |
| Reece Trevor | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Peter Werner | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Michelle Galloway | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Max Bernstein | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Matt Hallinan | Suraj Patel | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Marya Postner | Josh Harder | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Marty Schenker | Brad Sherman | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Maribel Nash | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Judd Lauter | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Joyce Chang | Josh Harder | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Jon Gavenman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Jon Gavenman | Josh Harder | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Jon Gavenman | Mike Levin | Democratic Party | $500 |
| John Crittenden | Daniel Mccready | Democratic Party | $500 |
| John Crittenden | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $500 |
| James Rosenthal | - | - | $500 |
| Jacob Hanna | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Frederick D. Baron | Al Gross | Independent | $500 |
| Frederick Baron | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Frederick Baron | Alan Michael Cohn | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Frederick Baron | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Frederick Baron | Xochitl Torres Small | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Eric Doherty | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Elizabeth Stameshkin | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Diane Savage | Terrance John Cox | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Diane Savage | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Diane Savage | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Diane Savage | - | - | $500 |
| Danielle Naftulin | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $496 |
| Judd Lauter | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $419 |
| Judd Lauter | Michael Espy | Democratic Party | $400 |
| April Ignaitis | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Amy Rice | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $386 |
| Lynda Chandler | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $350 |
| John Crittenden | - | - | $350 |
| Amy Rice | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Ruth Hauswirth | Ammar Campa-Najjar | Democratic Party | $345 |
| William Newsom | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $325 |
| Amy Rice | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $325 |
| Martin Schenker | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Martin Schenker | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Martin Schenker | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Lynda Chandler | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Judd Lauter | - | Democratic Party | $300 |
| John Crittenden | Josh Harder | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Aaron Sokoloff | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Michael Levinson | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $293 |
| Allison Bakke | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $268 |
| Clark Chu | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $255 |
| William Newsom | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Thomas Hopkins | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Summer Wynn | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Scott Dailard | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Paul A. Roberts | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Naomi May | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Monique Sherman Hannigan | John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Martin Schenker | Antone Melton-Meaux | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $250 |
| Martin Schenker | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Lindsey Owsiany | - | - | $250 |
| Leslie Cancel | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Kathleen Hartnett | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| John Hemann | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| John Crittenden | - | - | $250 |
| John Crittenden | Adair Ford Boroughs | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jessie Simpson Lagoy | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jessie Simpson Lagoy | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jessie Simpson Lagoy | John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jessie Simpson Lagoy | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Frederick Baron | Alaina Shearer | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Frederick Baron | Michael Espy | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Frederick Baron | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Frdeick Dorey | Josh Harder | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Eleanor Barczak | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Diane W. Savage | - | - | $250 |
| Diane Savage | - | - | $250 |
| Diane Savage | Teresa Pike Tomlinson | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Diane Savage | Lucia Kay Mcbath | Democratic Party | $250 |
| David Murdter | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Barbara Mirza | Josh Harder | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Ariana Hiscott | Adair Ford Boroughs | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Michael Stern | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $240 |
| Jane Robbins-Laurent | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $238 |
| Michael Levinson | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Judd Lauter | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Judd Lauter | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Judd Lauter | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $200 |
| John Crittenden | Christine Bubser | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Dina Roumiantseva | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Diane Savage | Daniel Mccready | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Angela Dunning | Josh Harder | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Amy Rice | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Barrett Anderson | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $199 |
| Michael Levinson | Katherine Lauren Hill | Democratic Party | $180 |
| Alicia Derossett | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $179 |
| Cynthia Cornell | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $171 |
| Judd Lauter | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $169 |
| Dina Roumiantseva | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $163 |
| Michael Stern | - | - | $150 |
| Amy Rice | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $135 |
| Suzanne Harwood | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Judd Lauter | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $119 |
| Kealan Santistevan | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $105 |
| Thomas Coll | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Sally Kay | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Sally Kay | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Sally Kay | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Natalie Vernon | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Mark Nornhold | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Judd Lauter | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $100 |
| John Crittenden | - | - | $100 |
| John Crittenden | Adair Ford Boroughs | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Cydney Posner | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Anna Chase | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $90 |
| Lilia Lopez | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Erin Kravitz | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Sophia Rios | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $70 |
| Tony Stiegler | Scott Peters | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Sophia Rios | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Julie Ruse | - | Republican Party | $50 |
| Glen Sato | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Eric Doherty | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Darcy Hickey | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Michael Stern | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $35 |
| Paul Roberts | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Bob Eisenbach | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Michael Stern | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $10 |
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