According to records, there have been $70,127 in campaign contributions made by individuals affiliated with Wayne State University as of November 3. Approximately 80.3 percent, or $56,277, of these contributions were made to Democratic Party candidates and committees.
Robert N. Frank's contribution of $4,030 to Democratic Party Gary Peters was the largest contribution made by someone affiliated with Wayne State 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.
People affiliated with Wayne State University largest political contributions
| Individual | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert N. Frank | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $4,030 |
| Russ Price | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $3,600 |
| Kingsley Browne | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Jennifer Jacob | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,783 |
| Sheldon Levy | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,750 |
| Carter R. Bishop | John James | Republican Party | $2,750 |
| Heather Fritz | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,270 |
| Malcolm Cutchin | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,070 |
| Kanta Bhambhani | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Thomas McKinsey | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Fu-Shin Yu | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $1,525 |
| Paul Stemmer | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,250 |
| Richard Krugel | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $1,150 |
| Felix Fernandez Madrid | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,100 |
| Kevin Blue | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $1,088 |
| Zachary Devereaux | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,068 |
| Jenny Bernstein | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Kingsley Browne | John James | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Peter Lichtenberg | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Robert Arking | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Zhengping Yi | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Eric McCormick | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $944 |
| Martha Ratliff | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $900 |
| Edwin Monsell | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $800 |
| Nina Fawaz | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $776 |
| Marjorie S. Thompson | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Fayth Yoshimura | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Carter R. Bishop | Martha Mcsally | Republican Party | $750 |
| Joanne M. Holbert | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $680 |
| Sanjukta Paul | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $618 |
| Victoria Meller | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Robert M. Johnson | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $575 |
| Charles Parrish | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Elia Hohauser-Thatcher | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $545 |
| Jonathan Weinberg | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $515 |
| Susan Cancelosi | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Lawrence Crane | Debbie Dingell | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Thomas McKinsey | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Lance Gable | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Matthew Roling | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Rodrigo Andrade | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Stephen Spurr | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Faye A. Nelson | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Carter R. Bishop | Brian Mast | Republican Party | $500 |
| Carter R. Bishop | Daniel Crenshaw | Republican Party | $500 |
| Ananda S. Prasad | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Marijo Upshaw | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Philip R. Cunningham | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Jacob Mackinder | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $473 |
| Elizabeth Dubey | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $378 |
| Donald Degracia | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $376 |
| Carter Richard Bishop | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $375 |
| Carter Bishop | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $375 |
| Michael Belzer | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $325 |
| Michels | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Aris Urbanes | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Aris Urbanes | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Victoria H. Meller | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Lyz Luidens | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $285 |
| Daphne Ntiri | Daniel T. Kildee | Democratic Party | $280 |
| Thomas McKinsey | Jay R. Inslee | Democratic Party | $275 |
| Lyke Thompson | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $270 |
| Allen Charles Goodman | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $261 |
| Adam Sedky | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $255 |
| Kingsley Browne | Joni K. Ernst | Republican Party | $250 |
| Alan Hoffman | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Yang Zhao | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Danny Mulligan | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Steven Winter | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| William J. Kupsky | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Greg Bird | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Stanley M. Berry | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Connie Claybaker | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Alan M. Jacobson | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $220 |
| Shirley Papuga | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $208 |
| Trilochan Singh | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $205 |
| Rocklin Dunlap | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $203 |
| Gregory Fox | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Michael S. Simon | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Paul Stemmer | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Joyce E. Krause | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Markus Friedrich | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Eugene Schoener | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Julie Gleason | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Shiying Zheng | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $200 |
| Robert Arking | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Robert Arking | Katherine Porter | Democratic Party | $182 |
| Robert Skoff | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $182 |
| Karen Liston | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $163 |
| Stephanie Doran | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $162 |
| Deborah Kingery | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $159 |
| Sean Renkert | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $155 |
| Thomas McKinsey | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Mihir A. Bagchi | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Jacob Mackinder | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $147 |
| Andrew Lutz | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $145 |
| Chera Kee | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $137 |
| Erin Comartin | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $135 |
| Danielle Aubert | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $128 |
| Thomas McKinsey | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $125 |
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