There were at least 134 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Principal Financial Group employees, 68.7 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.
Other donations by employees of Principal Financial Group
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsey Diane Hannan | - | $8,581 | |
| Patrick Halter | - | $6,000 | |
| Tim Dunbar | - | $5,000 | |
| Nora Mary Everett | - | $5,000 | |
| Robert F. Baur | David Young | Republican Party | $3,000 |
| Daniel Houston | Timothy E. Scott | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Mark Gelbman | - | $2,375 | |
| Ellen Shumway | David Young | Republican Party | $2,052 |
| Rick Gubbels | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $1,700 |
| Angela M. Johnson | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $1,646 |
| Renae Salaba | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $1,502 |
| Elizabeth Nickels | - | $1,500 | |
| Shannon Jones | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $1,469 |
| Lois Skinner | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $1,400 |
| Eric James Shepard | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $1,276 |
| Trent Perez | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,100 |
| Audrey Kobus | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,028 |
| Sean Wiechman | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Robert Baur | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Michele Whitty | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Melissa Wiechman | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Karen Shaff | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| John Breed | Eddie J. Mauro | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Gary Scholten | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Britnee Scharnhorst | Ashley Hinson Arenholz | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Brent D. Hinerichsen | - | $985 | |
| Rosemary House | - | Republican Party | $942 |
| John Felton | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $827 |
| Angela Peters | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $825 |
| Ann Snyder | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $770 |
| John Felton | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $756 |
| Renee Schaaf | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Mark Gelbman | Bradley Scott Schneider | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Margie Custis | - | $750 | |
| John Wetherell | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Audrey Kobus | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $726 |
| Scott Larsen | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Andrew A. Tatge | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $697 |
| Hanna Wolle | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $594 |
| Clif Ray Hughes | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $562 |
| Carol Griglione | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Sara Ann Prehm | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $520 |
| Greg Booton | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $510 |
| Tumsa Musa | Ilhan Omar | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $500 |
| Richard Waugh | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Morgan Deal | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Mark Gelbman | Linda Sanchez | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Lee Harper | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Karen Shaff | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Joshua J. Herbst | - | $500 | |
| Barbara A. Mckenzie | David Young | Republican Party | $500 |
| Heather Fischbach | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $492 |
| Edward Oneill | - | Republican Party | $485 |
| Tammi Hardie | Marianne Williamson | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Stuart Johnson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Michael Deierling | - | Republican Party | $449 |
| William Neff | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Stuart Johnson | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Holly Kilborn Oneall | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Jason Moran | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $396 |
| Karen Moriarty | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $375 |
| Lee Harper | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Kimberly Mcvicker | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Angela Peters | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $330 |
| Nicholas Stewert Schmitt | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $329 |
| John Felton | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $325 |
| Nick Schmitt | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $321 |
| Audrey Kobus | - | Democratic Party | $310 |
| Lisa Grefe | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Eric Shepard | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Hanna Wolle | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $297 |
| Josh Herbst | - | Republican Party | $280 |
| Boun Rasavanh | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $280 |
| Rosemary House | Joni K. Ernst | Republican Party | $279 |
| Rosemary Collins | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $275 |
| Greg Booton | James D. Scholten | Democratic Party | $275 |
| Josh Herbst | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $266 |
| John Felton | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $255 |
| Ryan Howell | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Nina Liu | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Mark Gelbman | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Mark Gelbman | Joni K. Ernst | Republican Party | $250 |
| Hannah Rogers | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Glen Allen Zeller | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Edward O'Neill | Joni K. Ernst | Republican Party | $250 |
| Charles Schneider | Randall Feenstra | Republican Party | $250 |
| Charles M. Schneider | - | $250 | |
| Alex Montz | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Adrienne Mcfarland | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Lori A. Young | Cory A. Booker | Democratic Party | $215 |
| Ryan Howell | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Mike Bunkers | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Mike Bunkers | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Holly Kilborn O'Neall | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Ashley Foster | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Andrew A. Tatge | James D. Scholten | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Katie Babcock | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $170 |
| Daniel Hansen | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $154 |
| Jason Bohnenkamp | - | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Terri Polking Hale | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $138 |
| Sara Prehm | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $130 |
| Pamela Camper | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $130 |
| Mark Brownell | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $130 |
| Jeff Fisher | - | Republican Party | $129 |
| Theresa Mcconeghey | - | $125 | |
| Terri Hale | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Dyan Holterhaus | - | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Mark Koskamp | - | Democratic Party | $120 |
| Sheryl Burch | - | Republican Party | $117 |
| Jon Buikema | - | Republican Party | $105 |
| Steve Bennett | - | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Mark Koskamp | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Duke Reichardt | David Young | Republican Party | $100 |
| David Nandell | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Angela Louise Peters | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Jill Lorenz | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $90 |
| Jon Hopkins | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Jacob Kriegel | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $70 |
| Cole Groff | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $70 |
| Stewart Montgomery | - | Republican Party | $60 |
| Mary Peterson | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $60 |
| Keeley Mardorf | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $57 |
| Sheryl L. Burch | Joni K. Ernst | Republican Party | $50 |
| Sam Early | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Jennifer Wilson | James D. Scholten | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Jeff Harper | - | Republican Party | $50 |
| James Turner | - | Republican Party | $50 |
| Gabriel Allard | - | Republican Party | $45 |
| Daniel Iel | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $45 |
| Rosemary House | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $25 |
| James Turner | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $25 |
| Elizabeth Swanson | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Dyan Holterhaus | James D. Scholten | Democratic Party | $25 |
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