There were at least 174 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory employees, 73.6 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.
Richard Cook's contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shahid Buttar for Congress Committee | Shahid Buttar | Democratic Party | $1,206 |
| Tulsi Now | Tulsi Gabbard | Democratic Party | $904 |
| Cenk for Congress | Cenk Uygur | Democratic Party | $900 |
| Bernie 2020 | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $756 |
| Bowman for Congress | Jamaal Bowman | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Jessica Cisneros for Congress | Jessica Cisneros | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Bowman for Congress | Jamaal Bowman | Democratic Party | $257 |
| Booker for Kentucky | Charles Booker | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Bernie 2020 | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $100 |
Other donations by employees of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chung Bothwell | - | Republican Party | $4,165 |
| George J. Sakaldasis | - | Republican Party | $3,850 |
| John Heidrich | - | Republican Party | $3,281 |
| Jason Brodsky | - | - | $3,000 |
| Eric Slessarev | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Chung T. Bothwell | - | - | $2,400 |
| Richard Berger | - | - | $2,335 |
| Victoria Genetti | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,242 |
| William Stygar | - | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Thomas Rognlien | - | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Joshua White | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Charles Lutes | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Stephen P. Hatchett | - | Democratic Party | $1,750 |
| Chung Bothwell | - | Republican Party | $1,746 |
| Alison Kubota | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,550 |
| John Heidrich | Martha Mcsally | Republican Party | $1,531 |
| Harold Graboske | Gerald Mark McNerney | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Jason Carpenter | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $1,400 |
| Thomas Rognlien | - | Democratic Party | $1,250 |
| Noah Lifset | - | - | $1,200 |
| Michael M. Marinak | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,150 |
| John J. Barnard | Eric Michael Swalwell | Democratic Party | $1,104 |
| Stephen Wampler | Bob Elliott | Republican Party | $1,100 |
| Thomas Rognlien | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| John Heidrich | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Harold Graboske Jr. | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Harold Graboske | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Harold Graboske | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Harold C. Graboske Jr. | John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Harold C. Graboske Jr. | Terrance John Cox | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Harold C. Graboske | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Frank Daffin | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Everett W. Wheelock | Bob Elliott | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Ellen Raber | Devin Gerald Nunes | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Dan Kirshner | - | - | $1,000 |
| Dan Kirshner | - | - | $1,000 |
| Bruce J. Baer | William G. Foster | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Bruce Baer | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Gregory Kosinovsky | - | Republican Party | $940 |
| Richard Berger | John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic Party | $900 |
| Ian Winter | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $900 |
| Richard L. Berger | - | Democratic Party | $850 |
| Alison Kubota | - | Democratic Party | $850 |
| Robert Sutherland | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $838 |
| Richard Berger | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $800 |
| Michael Firpo | Marianne Williamson | Democratic Party | $800 |
| Roger Aines | Barbara Bollier | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Noah Lifset | Rashida Tlaib | Democratic Party | $750 |
| David Aldis | Josh Harder | Democratic Party | $740 |
| Thomas Stitt | - | - | $700 |
| Stephen Wampler | Ted D. Howze II | Republican Party | $700 |
| Richard Berger | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Richard Berger | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Alex Campbell | Diane Mitsch Bush | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Alex Campbell | Kathleen Williams | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Alex Campbell | Alyse Galvin | Independent | $700 |
| Alex Campbell | Jared Golden | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Alex Campbell | James D. Scholten | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Peter Boone | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $680 |
| Richard Berger | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $650 |
| Fred Streitz | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $640 |
| Olaf Faaland | - | - | $600 |
| George John Sakaldasis | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $600 |
| Richard Berger | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $580 |
| Richard Berger | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $550 |
| William Goldstein | Gerald Mark McNerney | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Peter Boone | - | - | $500 |
| Lucas Snyder | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Karl Nelson | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Dan Kirshner | - | - | $500 |
| Dan Kirshner | - | - | $500 |
| Bruce J. Baer | Amerish Bera | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Brett Raymond | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Alfredo Correa | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Jason Bender | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $468 |
| Chung Bothwell | - | Republican Party | $465 |
| Richard Berger | Christy Smith | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Doug Dodge | - | Republican Party | $450 |
| Rea Simpson | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $445 |
| Fred Fritsch | - | - | $438 |
| Richard Berger | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Bruce Baer | - | - | $400 |
| John J. Barnard | Eric Michael Swalwell | Democratic Party | $385 |
| Allen Leigh Kuhl | - | Republican Party | $301 |
| Salvador Aceves | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Richard Berger | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Benjamin Bahney | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Richard Berger | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic Party | $290 |
| Bonnie Canion | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $275 |
| William B. Oliver | Eric Michael Swalwell | Democratic Party | $268 |
| Sam Mish | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Roger Aines | Christopher A. Coons | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Rebecca Dylla-Spears | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Manyalibo Matthews | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Katrina Zapata | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Joseph Tringe | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Joseph Tringe | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $250 |
| John Heidrich | Devin Gerald Nunes | Republican Party | $250 |
| Jerome Solberg | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| George Sakaldasis | Kevin McCarthy | Republican Party | $250 |
| Doug Dodge | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $250 |
| Dean Latray | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Dan Kirshner | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Benjamin Bahney | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $250 |
| William Oliver | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $225 |
| Wigbert Siekhaus | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $225 |
| Gustavo Bartolo | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $217 |
| Suzanne Storar | - | Republican Party | $200 |
| Rulon K. Linford | William G. Foster | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Richard L. Berger | - | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Richard Berger | - | - | $200 |
| Richard Berger | Ben R. Lujan | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Michael Pasyanos | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Maya Gokhale | - | - | $200 |
| John J. Barnard | William G. Foster | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Dan Kirshner | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Corey Bennett | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Chung Bothwell | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $200 |
| Bruce J. Baer | Gerald Mark McNerney | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Bruce Baer | Katherine Porter | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Bruce Baer | - | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Bill Walter | - | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Bill Day | - | Republican Party | $200 |
| Benjamin Bahney | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Benjamin Bahney | - | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Barbara Kornblum | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Richard Berger | - | - | $165 |
| Michael Fluss | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $165 |
| William B. Oliver | Eric Michael Swalwell | Democratic Party | $160 |
| Richard Berger | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Noelle Catarineu | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Jason Bender | - | - | $150 |
| Devin Anderson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Bruce Baer | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Bill Walter | John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Bill Walter | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Thomas Buscheck | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $134 |
| Peter Boone | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $126 |
| Jamie Bramwell | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Rulon Linford | Terrance John Cox | Democratic Party | $124 |
| Doug Eastman | - | Republican Party | $124 |
| Jamie Bramwell | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $120 |
| Kevin Neville | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $111 |
| Bart Beeman | Adam Schiff | Democratic Party | $107 |
| Van E. Henson | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Sigrid Bormann | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $100 |
| Richard Berger | John Robert Lewis | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Matthew Birdsell | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Bruce Baer | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Bruce Baer | - | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Greg Martin | - | Republican Party | $99 |
| Mitchell Gubbins | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $85 |
| Chung T.N. Bothwell | - | Republican Party | $75 |
| Robert Anderson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Richard Berger | - | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Paul Kotta | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Madeline Burchard | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Christopher Sherman | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Timothy Myers | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $45 |
| Panas | - | - | $40 |
| Grace Clark | - | Democratic Party | $35 |
| Matthew Harris | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Marilyn Schneider | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Marilyn Schneider | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $15 |
| Marilyn Schneider | - | Democratic Party | $15 |
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