There were at least 83 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Seagate Technology employees, 73.5 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.
Brian Edgar's contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Jones for Senate Committee | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $4,000 |
| Bernie 2020 | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $3,548 |
| Tina Smith for Minnesota | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $2,100 |
| Biden Victory Fund | - | $2,000 | |
| Montanans for Bullock | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Theresa Greenfield for Iowa | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Amy McGrath for Senate, Inc. | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Fair Fight | - | $900 | |
| Ilhan for Congress | Ilhan Omar | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $750 |
| Dccc | - | Democratic Party | $588 |
| McCready for Congress | Daniel Mccready | Democratic Party | $306 |
Other donations by employees of Seagate Technology
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yonghua Chen | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $4,133 |
| Yonghua Chen | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $1,993 |
| Yiming Shi | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $1,963 |
| David Berrien | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,798 |
| Jin Li | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $1,634 |
| Jiaoming Qiu | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $1,200 |
| Hua Amy Liu | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $1,157 |
| Christopher Cook | Jason Lewis | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Chris Cook | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Richard Budde | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $950 |
| James Tabat | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $861 |
| Dan Pearson | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $802 |
| Jason Gadbois | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $750 |
| Curt Rogers | Angela Dawn Craig | Democratic Party | $725 |
| Xuebing Feng | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $700 |
| James Phelps | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $670 |
| Yisong Zhang | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $628 |
| Lawrence Laden | - | $535 | |
| Xifeng Han | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $522 |
| William Thorson | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Michael Troemel | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Michael Kautzky | - | $500 | |
| Matthew Carper | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Christopher Cook | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $500 |
| Stephen J. Baker | - | Libertarian Party | $491 |
| Chris Cook | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $475 |
| Jenny Wang | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Chistopher Cook | - | Republican Party | $450 |
| Christopher Cook | - | Republican Party | $434 |
| Bin Xu | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $422 |
| Yongjun Zhao | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Wenzhong Jin | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Ben Parish | - | $300 | |
| James Tabat | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $299 |
| Huaqing Yin | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $276 |
| William Thorson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $264 |
| William Thorson | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $250 |
| William Thorson | Barbara Bollier | Democratic Party | $250 |
| William Thorson | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $250 |
| William Thorson | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Michael Steiner | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jason Gadbois | Devin Gerald Nunes | Republican Party | $250 |
| Jason Gadbois | Jason Lewis | Republican Party | $250 |
| Eric Pesik | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Christopher Cook | Kendall Qualls | Republican Party | $250 |
| Christopher Cook | Sia Lo | Republican Party | $250 |
| Carl John Grimsby | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Carl Grimsby | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Nancy Haaheim | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Jim Olson | - | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Curt Rogers | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Ron Anderson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $174 |
| Michael Steiner | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $164 |
| Curt Rogers | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $133 |
| Heidi Hardner | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $126 |
| James Phelps | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Rick Michel | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Michael Steiner | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Matthew Rich | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Jim Olson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Curt Rogers | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Wogahta Debesai | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $81 |
| Steven Appelhans | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $77 |
| Lawrence Laden | - | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Derek Rucker | - | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Diane Maxfield | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $60 |
| Shaikh Ali | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $59 |
| Richard Budde | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Curt Rogers | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Wei Liu | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $22 |
| Shu Song | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $22 |
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