There were at least 312 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Medtronic employees, 71.5 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.
Jessica Heiken's contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren for President, Inc. | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Mark Kelly for Senate | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $250 |
Other donations by employees of Medtronic
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Kuntz | - | $10,000 | |
| Paul Acito | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $10,000 |
| Mike Coyle | - | $10,000 | |
| John Lidicoat | - | $10,000 | |
| Tricia Landis | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $8,527 |
| Peter Scott | Angela Dawn Craig | Democratic Party | $7,000 |
| Karen Parkhill | - | $7,000 | |
| Brad Lerman | Angela Dawn Craig | Democratic Party | $7,000 |
| Omar Syed Ishrak | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Brad Lerman | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Kendall Powell | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $5,400 |
| Mary Nicol | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $5,000 |
| Doron Clark | - | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $4,795 |
| Matthew Stennes | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $4,600 |
| Joann Ellsworth | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $4,125 |
| Paul Krause | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $4,000 |
| Michelle Miller | - | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $4,000 |
| Geoff Martha | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $4,000 |
| James Ericksen | - | Democratic Party | $3,536 |
| William W. Fehrenbach | Angela Dawn Craig | Democratic Party | $3,000 |
| Gina Seppi | - | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $3,000 |
| Loc Nguyen | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $2,959 |
| Kathleen Hagen | - | $2,814 | |
| Karen Parkhill | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| James Vogl | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Kathleen Hagen | - | Republican Party | $2,355 |
| Scott Hultgren | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,010 |
| Scott Hultgren | - | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Rachael Scherer | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Rachael Scherer | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Paurvi Bhatt | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Michelle A. Miller | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Michael Coyle | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Gary Jacobson | - | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Emma Geli | - | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Alexandra Clyde | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Linnea Burman | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $1,943 |
| Joann Ellsworth | - | Republican Party | $1,935 |
| Sally Heuer | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,825 |
| Addison Zirbes | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,682 |
| John Grover | - | $1,565 | |
| Shawn Monaghan | Angela Dawn Craig | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Penelope Ann Hunt | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Kathleen Hagen | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $1,450 |
| Scott Yager | Dean Phillips | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $1,350 |
| Carol Barry | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,310 |
| Doreen Obrien | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,300 |
| John Grover | - | Republican Party | $1,223 |
| Jill Hennesen | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $1,100 |
| Crosby Kearsley | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,100 |
| Kathleen Mae Hagen | - | Republican Party | $1,087 |
| Leonardo Rapallini | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,085 |
| Patricia Fuher | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,080 |
| John Wenstrom | - | Democratic Party | $1,063 |
| Carol Barry | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,050 |
| Joann Ellsworth | - | $1,035 | |
| William Shields | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Troy Alexander Thielen | - | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $1,000 |
| Thomas Arnold | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Robert Grates | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Rick Kuntz | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Neal Fehrenbach | Daniel Feehan | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $1,000 |
| Michelle Miller | Antone Melton-Meaux | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $1,000 |
| Matthew Stennes | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Marshall Stanton | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Karen Hulting | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Joe Tatalovich | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Donald Nygaard | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| David Wagner | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Christopher Cleary | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| James Ericksen | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic Party | $950 |
| James Ericksen | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $925 |
| Steve Fraasch | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $900 |
| Horacio Estabridis | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $877 |
| Brian Mei | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $805 |
| Kenneth Fairchild | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $800 |
| Adele Suttle | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $800 |
| Jeanmarie Sales | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $764 |
| Chris Hadland | - | $751 | |
| Rebecca Orttel | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Rebecca L. Orttel | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Nnamdi Njoku | - | $750 | |
| Nnamdi Njoku | - | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Micah Bly | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Marcie Dewalt | Antone Melton-Meaux | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $750 |
| Jenna Carr | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Heather Gardner | - | $750 | |
| Carol Barry | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Anthony Millar | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $750 |
| Adele Suttle | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Michael Hintz | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $716 |
| Doreen Obrien | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Michael Hintz | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $666 |
| Kevin Thomsen | Ilhan Omar | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $600 |
| Jenna Carr | - | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Ellen Stanton | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Rhonda Davis | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Scott Hultgren | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Scott Hultgren | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Robert Seng | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Peter Scott | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Penny Hunt | Dean Phillips | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $500 |
| Paul Krause | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Nicole Mcaloon | - | $500 | |
| Nick Singer | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Monaya Krause | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Michael Fletcher | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Matthew Stennes | Kendall Qualls | Republican Party | $500 |
| Matthew Stennes | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Mary Plante | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Marcie Dewalt | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Marcie Dewalt | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Lola Velazquez-Aguilu | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Liesl Miller Hargens | Angela Dawn Craig | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Kelly Wesemann | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Jon Spence | - | $500 | |
| Jeff Handley | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Jean Sales | - | $500 | |
| Hari E | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Esther Stromberg | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| David Wagner | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| David Wagner | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Daniel Gilbertson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Crosby Kearsley | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Anuradha Codaty | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Adele Suttle | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Adam Buckalew | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $500 |
| John Grover | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $471 |
| Rhona Shwaid | Antone Melton-Meaux | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $466 |
| Matthew Stennes | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Carol Barry | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Kathleen Hagen | - | Republican Party | $437 |
| John Grover | - | Republican Party | $419 |
| Steven Nelson | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $418 |
| Xiaoshun Grant | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Xiaofei Diao | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $400 |
| Neal William Fehrenbach | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Neal William Fehrenbach | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Neal William Fehrenbach | John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Neal William Fehrenbach | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Neal William Fehrenbach | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Michael Hintz | - | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Kari Christianson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Alana T. Bergman | Dean Phillips | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $400 |
| Holly Osterland | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $380 |
| Mike Bordonaro | Jason Lewis | Republican Party | $350 |
| Chris Polson | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $348 |
| Lowell Wolter | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $330 |
| James H. Ericksen | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $310 |
| Michael Hintz | - | $308 | |
| Kathleen Janasz | Antone Melton-Meaux | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $300 |
| Heather Gardner | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Doreen Obrien | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Dona Nygaard | - | $300 | |
| Daniel Gilbertson | - | $300 | |
| Crosby Kearsley | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Crosby Kearsley | Al Gross | Independent | $300 |
| Crosby Kearsley | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Michael Hintz | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $296 |
| Heather Gardner | Angela Dawn Craig | Democratic Party | $295 |
| Iaong Yang | - | Republican Party | $293 |
| Dylan Stover | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $292 |
| Willem Dykstra | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $285 |
| Hari E | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $275 |
| Patricia York | - | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $265 |
| Kalyan Machiraju | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $260 |
| Jeff Zeske | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $260 |
| Jeffrey Garrett | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $252 |
| Robert Seng | - | $251 | |
| Virginia Clay-Chism | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Troy Jackson | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Tricia Landis | Al Gross | Independent | $250 |
| Tom Schumacher | Antone Melton-Meaux | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $250 |
| Swagata Banerjee | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Steve Fraasch | Dean Phillips | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $250 |
| Stanley Case | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Scott Hultgren | Daniel Feehan | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $250 |
| Paul Connolly | - | $250 | |
| Nicole Kirchhof | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Mary Plante | Martha Mcsally | Republican Party | $250 |
| Mary Plante | Jason Lewis | Republican Party | $250 |
| Madeleine Findley | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Kevin Dodez | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Kelly Coleman | - | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $250 |
| Kasyap Seethamraju | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jorie Soskin | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| John Frieseke | - | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $250 |
| Jeremy Stratton | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jenifer Northwick | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Grady Davis | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Evan Schnell | Quinn Reabe Nystrom | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $250 |
| Ellison Humphrey | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Elana Stair | Kate Schroder | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Doreen Obrien | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Doreen O'Brien | Antone Melton-Meaux | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $250 |
| David Wagner | - | $250 | |
| Chris Hadland | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Chas Meyer | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Anthony Millar | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Kathleen Hagen | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $245 |
| Mingjie Horton | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $243 |
| Yanping Chang | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $240 |
| Zach Juveli | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $226 |
| Sally Heuer | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $225 |
| Michael Hintz | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $202 |
| Victoria Schuman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Tricia Landis | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Trevor Webster | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Stanley Case | - | Republican Party | $200 |
| Scott Hultgren | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Paul Wisnewski | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Linnea Burman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Lee Diekman | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Laurie Schaaf | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Kim R. Durkee | - | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Kathleen Hagen | Mitch McConnell | Republican Party | $200 |
| Jill Hennesen | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Eric Ericson | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Crosby Kearsley | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Brent Chelgren | Lacy Johnson | Republican Party | $200 |
| Ann Hickey | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Logan Sullivan | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $189 |
| Karin J. Christianson | - | $178 | |
| James Ericksen | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $175 |
| Michael Hintz | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $170 |
| Jeanmarie T. Sales | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $168 |
| Jeanmarie Sales | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $168 |
| Cheryl Swanson | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $154 |
| Ramona Sly | Dean Phillips | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $150 |
| Allen Edward Thomsen | Peter Allen Stauber | Republican Party | $150 |
| Peter Scott | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $145 |
| Mathew Von Zeller | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $137 |
| Ashley Belka | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $131 |
| Tricia Landis | John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Trevor Webster | - | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Samuel Farrand | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Peter Scott | Betty McCollum | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Nnamdi Njoku | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Elzbieta Haftek | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $116 |
| Chris Hadland | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $112 |
| Zebadiah Anderson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Susan Reaney | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Neal William Fehrenbach | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Matthew Kramer | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Mark Viste | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Lee Diekman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Kathleen M. Hagen | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $100 |
| Joann Ellsworth | - | $100 | |
| Janel Soffa | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $100 |
| James Ericksen | Dean Phillips | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $100 |
| Emily Harris | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Crosby Kearsley | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Crosby Kearsley | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Crosby Kearsley | Michael Espy | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Crosby Kearsley | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Chris Hadland | - | $100 | |
| Andrew Berner | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Amanda Rupp | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Alexandta Gaudiani | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Kari Christianson | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $87 |
| Kari Christianson | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $85 |
| Ashley Silverio | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $80 |
| Alan Gardiner | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $80 |
| Valerie Gunderson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Michael Hintz | - | $75 | |
| Carol Barry | - | $75 | |
| Michael Hintz | - | $70 | |
| Mark Salzman | - | Republican Party | $70 |
| Peter Scott | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $65 |
| Patricia Fuher | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $65 |
| Karin J. Christianson | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $65 |
| Jeffrey Garrett | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $65 |
| Andria Ross Redpath | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $64 |
| Brent Pierson | - | $63 | |
| Heidi Hartman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $55 |
| Chris Polson | Lindsey Olin Graham | Republican Party | $55 |
| Patrick Linn | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $54 |
| Michael B. Hintz | - | Democratic Party | $52 |
| Zane Thimmesch-Gill | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Tricia Landis | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Todd Johnson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Stanley Case | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $50 |
| Mike Bordonaro | - | Republican Party | $50 |
| Kathleen Keller | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Jill Hennesen | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Holly Osterland | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Doreen Obrien | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Denise Tuhy | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| David Wagner | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Crosby Kearsley | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Crosby Kearsley | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Michael Hintz | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $45 |
| Kari J. Christianson | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $45 |
| Scott Sorenson | - | Republican Party | $42 |
| Michael Mordorski | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $42 |
| Kathleen Mae Hagen | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $42 |
| Caleb Mckusick | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $40 |
| Alana Bergman | - | $35 | |
| Zach Juveli | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $27 |
| Stephan Emburgia | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $27 |
| Heather Gardner | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Doron Clark | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Brooke Story | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Alex Yang | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Rhona Shwaid | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $20 |
| Amanda Bartschenfeld | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $20 |
| Heather Gardner | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $15 |
| Mattie Goldberger | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $10 |
| Ellen Stanton | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $10 |
| Jay Luebbers | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $6 |
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