According to records, there have been $14,094 in campaign contributions made by individuals affiliated with Oakland University as of November 3. Approximately 91.1 percent, or $12,844, of these contributions were made to Democratic Party candidates and committees.
Brendan McCoy's contribution of $1,205 to Democratic Party Bernard Sanders was the largest contribution made by someone affiliated with Oakland 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.
| Individual | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan McCoy | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,205 |
| Christopher Clason | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $1,144 |
| Robert Folberg | Brenda Lulenar Lawrence | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| William Rogers | John James | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Rochelle Black | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $900 |
| Suzanne Rossi | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $832 |
| John Elliott McEneaney | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Joy Jiang | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $706 |
| Cynthia Judson | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $600 |
| David Stone | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Lori Ostergaard | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $368 |
| Laura K. Landolt | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $325 |
| Shawn McCann | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $289 |
| Rebecca Cheezum | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $259 |
| Claudia Grobbel | John James | Republican Party | $250 |
| Robert Folberg | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Robert Fink | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| John McEneaney | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Thomas Raffel | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Ann Gilson | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Annette Gilson | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Sherman T. Folland | Adam Schiff | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Steffan Puwal | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Christopher Clason | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $234 |
| Renate Gerulaitis | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $200 |
| John McEneaney | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Shawn McCann | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $188 |
| Erin Meyers | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $172 |
| Dewitt Dykes | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Kaarin Averill | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Rachel Zahorsky | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $122 |
| Jim Bilinski | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $120 |
| Jim Nugent | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $103 |
| Joshua Blanchard | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Erin Meyers | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $84 |
| Douglas Russo | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $75 |
| William Rouster | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Michael Gillespie | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $18 |
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