There were at least 61 contributions made to political candidates and committees by K&L Gates employees, 21.3 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.
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| James R. Segerdahl | - | $15,000 | |
| Thomas E. Birsic | - | $9,568 | |
| Robert P. Zinn | - | $6,000 | |
| David Brownlee | Conor Lamb | Democratic Party | $5,000 |
| Mark A. Rush | - | $4,500 | |
| John M. Sylvester | Conor Lamb | Democratic Party | $3,500 |
| David Mcgonigle | - | $3,375 | |
| John M. Sylvester | - | $3,000 | |
| David J. Lehman | - | $2,925 | |
| Terrence Murphy | - | $2,600 | |
| Thomas M. Reiter | - | $2,025 | |
| Michael J. Lynch | - | $1,950 | |
| Patrick J. Mcelhinny | - | $1,575 | |
| Brian F. Saulnier | - | $1,494 | |
| Michael A. Hart | - | $1,425 | |
| Kay M. Brady | - | $1,425 | |
| Edward V. Weisgerber | - | $1,350 | |
| Craig P. Wilson | - | $1,350 | |
| Thomas Ryan | - | $1,296 | |
| John M. Sylvester | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,250 |
| John M. Sylvester | Conor Lamb | Democratic Party | $1,250 |
| Scott E. Waxman | - | $1,232 | |
| Susan P. Altman | - | $1,200 | |
| Carolyn M. Branthoover | - | $1,200 | |
| John Sylvester | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Timothy R. Weston | - | $900 | |
| Pierce Richardson | Conor Lamb | Democratic Party | $900 |
| Paul W. Schwendeman | - | $900 | |
| Barbara A. Simanek | - | $810 | |
| Neal R. Brendel | - | $750 | |
| Andrew L. Gespass | - | $720 | |
| Raymond P. Pepe | - | $645 | |
| Melissa J. Tea | - | $630 | |
| Peter A. Gleason | - | $574 | |
| Eric Feldman | - | $574 | |
| Theodore A. Mcconnell | - | $533 | |
| Joseph C. Safar | - | $500 | |
| John Hagan | Conor Lamb | Democratic Party | $500 |
| George Dickos | - | $500 | |
| Charles M. Tea | - | $429 | |
| Jeffrey Acre | - | $385 | |
| Douglas J. Simmons | - | $385 | |
| Todd Gibson | - | $279 | |
| Hayes Sover | Richard Sean Parnell | Republican Party | $250 |
| David Osipovich | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| John M. Sylvester | Eugene Depasquale | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Michael Ross | - | $196 | |
| Eric R.I. Cottle | - | $196 | |
| Christopher M. Verdini | - | $182 | |
| Megan A. Wotherspoon | - | $175 | |
| Thomas G. Jennings | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Nick Vari | - | $125 | |
| Yan Yu | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Nicholas Vari | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Megan Moore | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Joseph Valenti | - | $84 | |
| Colleen Luptak | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $76 |
| Michelle R. Repp | - | $66 | |
| Michael A. Pavlick | - | $60 | |
| John Hagan | - | $17 |
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