Newark Reporter

Reed Smith employee Cynthia Kernick has contributed a total of $280 to Democratic Party candidate Cory A. Booker, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC).

There were at least 57 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Reed Smith employees, 89.5 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.

Committee	Candidate	Party	Amount
Cory 2020	Cory A. Booker	Democratic Party	$280
Biden for President	Joe Biden	Democratic Party	$100
Amy for America	Amy J. Klobuchar	Democratic Party	$80

Employee	Candidate	Party	Amount
Dusty Kirk	-	Democratic Party	$17,500
Dusty Elias Kirk	-	Democratic Party	$17,500
Deborah Booker	Conor Lamb	Democratic Party	$10,600
Daniel I. Booker	Conor Lamb	Democratic Party	$10,600
Dusty Elias Kirk	Conor Lamb	Democratic Party	$4,800
Lisa Kabnick	-	Democratic Party	$4,500
Fred Egler	Steve Bullock	Democratic Party	$3,300
James M. Beck	Joe Biden	Democratic Party	$2,599
David Fawcett	Conor Lamb	Democratic Party	$2,000
Walter Mcgough	Patrick Joseph Toomey	Republican Party	$1,500
Dusty Elias Kirk	Eugene Depasquale	Democratic Party	$1,500
James M. Beck	Dana Balter	Democratic Party	$1,350
Michael Scott	Gerald Dickinson	Democratic Party	$1,000
Michael Lowenstein	Joe Biden	Democratic Party	$1,000
Fred Egler	Conor Lamb	Democratic Party	$1,000
Dusty Kirk	Susan Wild	Democratic Party	$1,000
Dave Fawcett	Eugene Depasquale	Democratic Party	$1,000
Dave Fawcett	Conor Lamb	Democratic Party	$1,000
James Beck	Cindy Axne	Democratic Party	$750
Mariah Mcgrogan	Pete Buttigieg	Democratic Party	$700
Anne Rollins	Joe Biden	Democratic Party	$700
William M. Robinson	-	Democratic Party	$605
Kristen Ashe	Joe Biden	Democratic Party	$600
Fred Egler	Raphael Warnock	Democratic Party	$600
Stephen Mcconnell	Amy J. Klobuchar	Democratic Party	$500
James M. Beck	Al Gross	Independent	$500
James Delbello	-		$500
Fred Egler	Jonathan T. Ossoff	Democratic Party	$500
Fred Egler	Theresa Greenfield	Democratic Party	$500
Fred Egler	Joe Biden	Democratic Party	$500
Fred Egler	-	Democratic Party	$500
James M. Beck	Hillary Scholten	Democratic Party	$450
Frederick Egler	Joe Biden	Democratic Party	$400
Rachel Weil	Joe Biden	Democratic Party	$370
Jonathan Maddison	Pete Buttigieg	Democratic Party	$350
Shruti Engstrom	Tulsi Gabbard	Democratic Party	$250
Ronald L. Francis	Patrick Joseph Toomey	Republican Party	$250
James M. Beck	Wendy Davis	Democratic Party	$250
James Beck	Xochitl Torres Small	Democratic Party	$250
James Beck	Matthew A. Cartwright	Democratic Party	$250
Forlai Donna	-	Republican Party	$250
Forlai Donna	Donald Trump	Republican Party	$250
Anne Rollins	Joe Biden	Democratic Party	$250
Anne Rollins	Conor Lamb	Democratic Party	$250
James M. Beck	Doug Jones	Democratic Party	$200
Jonathan Marmo	Joe Biden	Democratic Party	$179
David Cohen	Joe Biden	Democratic Party	$105
James Beck	Matthew A. Cartwright	Democratic Party	$100
James Beck	Collin Clark Peterson	Democratic Party	$100
David Cohen	Conor Lamb	Democratic Party	$100
Lynn Springle	Bernard Sanders	Democratic Party	$88
Mariah Mcgrogan	Pete Buttigieg	Democratic Party	$70
Christina Mckee	Bernard Sanders	Democratic Party	$30
Deirdre Burke	Pete Buttigieg	Democratic Party	$20

Numbers are accurate as of November 27, 2020.