There were at least 57 contributions made to political candidates and committees by PPG employees, 77.2 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.
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| William S. Tjader | - | Democratic Party | $2,905 |
| William S. Tjader | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,604 |
| Mark Leyenaar | - | Republican Party | $2,260 |
| William Stephen Tjader | Conor Lamb | Democratic Party | $1,339 |
| William Tjader | - | $1,121 | |
| William Tjader | John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic Party | $1,020 |
| Mark Leyenaar | - | Republican Party | $940 |
| Jacob Chrastina | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $914 |
| Mark Leyenaar | - | Republican Party | $871 |
| Mark Leyenaar | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $854 |
| William Tjader | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $827 |
| Jim Van Buskirk | - | $820 | |
| William S. Tjader | - | Democratic Party | $755 |
| Jim Van Buskirk | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Janice Newton | - | Republican Party | $700 |
| William Tjader | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $682 |
| William Tjader | - | Democratic Party | $659 |
| William Stephen Tjader | - | Democratic Party | $642 |
| Sara Braun | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $570 |
| Mark Leyenaar | - | Republican Party | $563 |
| William S. Tjader | - | Democratic Party | $519 |
| William Tjader | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $453 |
| James Kollinger | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $424 |
| William S. Tjader | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $411 |
| William Tjader | - | Democratic Party | $346 |
| David Sartori | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Dave Sartori | - | $300 | |
| Mark Leyenaar | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $280 |
| Robert Logemann | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Clark Rexrode | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Amarendra Mishra | - | $250 | |
| Becca Stiger | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $220 |
| William Stephen Tjader | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $219 |
| William S. Tjader | Barbara Bollier | Democratic Party | $215 |
| Andrea Gray | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| William S. Tjader | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $192 |
| William Tjader | - | Democratic Party | $190 |
| William Tjader | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Democratic Party | $161 |
| William Tjader | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $160 |
| Aaron Mcklveen | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $104 |
| Gretchen Roos | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| William Tjader | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $97 |
| William Tjader | - | Democratic Party | $70 |
| Gretchen Roos | - | Democratic Party | $63 |
| William Tjader | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $57 |
| Paul Semonik | - | Republican Party | $52 |
| Jim Van Buskirk | Kara Eastman | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Carrie Martin | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Susan Campbell | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $47 |
| Mark Leyenaar | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $42 |
| William Stephen Tjader | - | Democratic Party | $36 |
| William Tjader | - | Democratic Party | $13 |
| William S. Tjader | - | Democratic Party | $13 |
| William Tjader | Gilbert Cisneros | Democratic Party | $9 |
| William Stephen Tjader | - | Democratic Party | $8 |
| William Tjader | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic Party | $5 |
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