There were at least 131 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Alston & Bird, LLP employees, 73.3 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.
Benjamin White's contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royce West for U.S. Senate | Royce West | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Friends of Lucy McBath Inc. | Lucia Kay Mcbath | Democratic Party | $250 |
Other donations by employees of Alston & Bird, LLP
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Taylor Sr. | - | $15,000 | |
| Richard Hays | - | $8,736 | |
| Patrick J. Flinn | - | $7,904 | |
| William R. Mitchelson Jr. | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $5,611 |
| Jeffrey Belkin | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Randolph Moore | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $5,475 |
| Steven Collins | - | $5,250 | |
| John L. Latham | - | $5,250 | |
| Bernard Taylor | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $4,800 |
| Bernard Taylor | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $4,600 |
| William T. Plybon | Kelly Loeffler | Republican Party | $4,000 |
| Albert E. Bender Jr. | - | $3,996 | |
| Rick D. Blumen | - | $3,800 | |
| James Grant | - | $3,154 | |
| Evan Glustrom | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $3,011 |
| Bernard Taylor | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $3,000 |
| Bernard Taylor | Lucia Kay Mcbath | Democratic Party | $3,000 |
| Randall Allen | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Patrick J. Flinn | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Michael Kenny | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Liz Price | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Bernard Taylor | Henry C. Johnson Jr. | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Bert Bender | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $2,600 |
| Bernard E. Taylor | Teresa Pike Tomlinson | Democratic Party | $2,500 |
| Theodore Eichelberger | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $2,100 |
| William Jordan | - | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Randall Allen | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Michael T. Tennant | David Perdue | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Jim Harvey | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Jane Thorpe | Lucia Kay Mcbath | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Bryan E. Davis | David Perdue | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Michael P. Kenny | - | $1,750 | |
| Oscar Persons | - | Republican Party | $1,700 |
| Christopher W. Mangum | - | $1,600 | |
| Bert Bender | Carolyn Bourdeaux | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Bert Bender | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $1,450 |
| William Hughes | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $1,350 |
| John R. Hickman | - | $1,328 | |
| Bert Bender | Michael Espy | Democratic Party | $1,250 |
| Bert Bender | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $1,200 |
| Bert Bender | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $1,200 |
| Bert Bender | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $1,100 |
| Theodore Eichelberger | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Scott Elder | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Robert Edge | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Randolph Moore | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Randall Allen | Lucia Kay Mcbath | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Michael Petrik | David Perdue | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Lawrence R. Sommerfeld | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Kandis Wood Jackson | Mondaire Jones | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| John L. Latham | - | $1,000 | |
| Jeffrey A. Belkin | - | $1,000 | |
| James C. Grant | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Bert Bender | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Bernard Taylor | Max Rose | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Lawrie E. Demorest | - | $990 | |
| Bert Bender | John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic Party | $950 |
| Bert Bender | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $850 |
| William Hughes | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $750 |
| William Hughes | - | $750 | |
| Lawrence R. Sommerfeld | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Bert Bender | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Bert Bender | Lucia Kay Mcbath | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Bert Bender | Al Gross | Independent | $700 |
| Mark Thompson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $683 |
| Douglas Arnold | - | $581 | |
| Dawnmarie Matlock | - | $550 | |
| Theodore Eichelberger | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Robert Long | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Randall Allen | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Michael T. Petrik | - | $500 | |
| Michael Kenny | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Michael Kenny | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Marva Graham | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Liz Price | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Lawrence R. Sommerfeld | Zahra S. Karinshak | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Jason Outlaw | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Harvey Hill Jr. | Carolyn Bourdeaux | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Chris Marquardt | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Bert Bender | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Bert Bender | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Bernard Taylor | Adair Ford Boroughs | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Aimee Sanders | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Arnold Feinstein | - | Democratic Party | $475 |
| Mark C. Rusche | - | $451 | |
| James G. Farris Jr. | - | $451 | |
| Charles H. Morgan | - | $451 | |
| Matthew Dowell | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Bert Bender | Barbara Bollier | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Steve R. Ensor | - | $415 | |
| Ian Jones | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $381 |
| Michael T. Petrik | Karen Christine Handel | Republican Party | $350 |
| Bert Bender | Teresa Pike Tomlinson | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Bert Bender | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Matthew Dowell | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Lawrie E. Demorest | - | $300 | |
| Jahnisa Loadholt | Lucia Kay Mcbath | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Jahnisa Loadholt | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $282 |
| William Hughes | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Stanford Cliff | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Robert Poole | Teresa Pike Tomlinson | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Randolph Moore | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Randall Allen | Carolyn Bourdeaux | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Mary Gill | Teresa Pike Tomlinson | Democratic Party | $250 |
| John Stephenson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jahnisa Loadholt | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Elizabeth Broadway Brown | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Bert Bender | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Angela James | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Angela James | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jason Goode | - | $203 | |
| Stephanie Keown | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Matthew Dowell | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Matthew Dowell | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Stephanie Keown | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $143 |
| Cody Greer | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $127 |
| Joanne Halvorson | - | Republican Party | $104 |
| Stephanie Keown | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Robert G. Edge | Carolyn Bourdeaux | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Mark Thompson | - | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Evan Glustrom | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Rebecca Kennedy | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $99 |
| Jason Rosenberg | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $70 |
| Joanne Halvorson | - | Republican Party | $60 |
| Andrew Tuck | - | $60 | |
| Glenn Patton | Cory A. Booker | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Sarah Mackenzie | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Linda Herndon | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| William R. Mitchelson Jr. | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $8 |
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