There were at least 149 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Ariel Corporation employees, 79.2 percent of which have gone to Republican 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.
Thomas Rastin's contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| America First Action, Inc. | - | $125,000 | |
| Cruz 20 for 20 Victory Fund | - | $80,600 | |
| Senate Conservatives Action | - | $62,500 | |
| Mark Green for Congress | Mark Green | Republican Party | $10,200 |
| Team Morrisey | - | $10,000 | |
| Building Our Base - Bob PAC | - | $10,000 | |
| Alex Mooney for Congress | Alexander Xavier Mooney | Republican Party | $8,400 |
| Jim Jordan for Congress | James D. Jordan | Republican Party | $8,400 |
| Gibbs for Congress | Robert Brian Gibbs | Republican Party | $8,100 |
| Kean for Congress Inc | Thomas H. Kean Jr. | Republican Party | $5,600 |
| Bill Johnson for Congress Committee | Bill Johnson | Republican Party | $5,400 |
| Belief in Life and Liberty Political Action Committee (BILL's PAC) | - | $5,000 | |
| Team Rick Scott | - | $5,000 | |
| Esther for Congress | Esther Joy King | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Kobach for Senate | Kris Kobach | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Alaskans for Dan Sullivan | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Laturner for Senate | Jake Laturner | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Latta for Congress | Robert Edward Latta | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Portman for Senate Committee | - | $2,500 |
Other donations by employees of Ariel Corporation
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Rastin | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $378,500 |
| Karen Buchwald Wright | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $253,500 |
| Karen A. Wright | - | Republican Party | $250,000 |
| Karen Buchwald Wright | - | $150,000 | |
| Tom Rastin | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $125,000 |
| Karen Wright | - | $125,000 | |
| Karen Wright | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $125,000 |
| Karen Buchwald Wright | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $125,000 |
| Karen Buchwald Wright | - | $125,000 | |
| Karen Buchwald Wright | - | Republican Party | $125,000 |
| Karen A. Wright | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $100,000 |
| Karen Wright | - | $80,600 | |
| Tom Rastin | - | $62,500 | |
| Karen Wright | - | $50,000 | |
| Karen B. Wright | - | $50,000 | |
| Karen Wright | John James | Republican Party | $22,632 |
| Karen Wright | - | Republican Party | $12,800 |
| Tom Rastin | - | $12,500 | |
| Karen B. Wright | - | $12,500 | |
| Tom Rastin | Denver Lee Riggleman III | Republican Party | $11,200 |
| Tom Rastin | Lindsey Olin Graham | Republican Party | $11,200 |
| Karen Wright | - | Republican Party | $11,200 |
| Karen Wright | Lindsey Olin Graham | Republican Party | $11,200 |
| Karen B. Wright | - | $10,000 | |
| Karen A. Wright | - | $10,000 | |
| Tom Rastin | - | Republican Party | $8,400 |
| Karen Wright | Mark Green | Republican Party | $8,400 |
| Karen Wright | - | Republican Party | $8,400 |
| Karen A. Wright | Richard Sean Parnell | Republican Party | $8,400 |
| Karen Buchwald Wright | Robert Brian Gibbs | Republican Party | $8,100 |
| Tom Rastin | - | $7,500 | |
| Karen Wright | - | $7,500 | |
| Karen Wright | Alexander Xavier Mooney | Republican Party | $7,000 |
| Tom Rastin | Jody B. Hice | Republican Party | $5,600 |
| Tom Rastin | Devin Gerald Nunes | Republican Party | $5,600 |
| Tom Rastin | Debbie Lesko | Republican Party | $5,600 |
| Tom Rastin | John James | Republican Party | $5,600 |
| Tom Rastin | Randy Weber | Republican Party | $5,600 |
| Karen Wright | Michael Cloud | Republican Party | $5,600 |
| Karen Wright | Devin Gerald Nunes | Republican Party | $5,600 |
| Karen Wright | Wesley Hunt | Republican Party | $5,600 |
| Karen Wright | Paul Anthony Gosar | Republican Party | $5,600 |
| Karen Buchwald Wright | Thomas H. Kean Jr. | Republican Party | $5,600 |
| Karen B. Wright | - | $5,600 | |
| Karen Wright | Bill Johnson | Republican Party | $5,400 |
| Karen Wright | - | $5,000 | |
| Karen Buchwald Wright | - | $5,000 | |
| Karen Anne Wright | - | $5,000 | |
| Karen Wright | Mary Miller | Republican Party | $3,000 |
| James P. Buchwald | James D. Jordan | Republican Party | $3,000 |
| Tom Rastin | Fred Keller | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Tom Rastin | Chip Roy | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Tom Rastin | David S. Schweikert | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Tom Rastin | Scott Perry | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Tom Rastin | Theodore Scott Yoho | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Tom Rastin | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Tom Rastin | Jeremy Staat | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Tom Rastin | Gregory Francis Murphy | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Tom Rastin | Mark R. Meadows | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Tom Rastin | Bill Posey | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Kb Wright | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Karen Wright | Andy Biggs | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Karen Wright | Kenneth R. Buck | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Karen Wright | Andrew P. Harris | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Karen Wright | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Karen Wright | Louis B. Gohmert Jr. | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Karen Wright | Mark Ronchetti | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Karen Wright | Lynda Bennett | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Karen Wright | John J. McGuire III | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Karen Wright | Janet Barresi | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Karen Wright | Jeremy Staat | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Karen Wright | Katie Witt | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Karen Wright | Daniel Macarthur Gade | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Karen Wright | John C. Cummings | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Karen Wright | Chele Chiavacci Farley | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Karen Wright | Samuel James Peters | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Karen Wright | Jake Laturner | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Karen Wright | Benjamin Lee Cline | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Karen Wright | Marion Michael Rounds | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Karen Wright | Morgan H. Griffith | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Karen Wright | Mo Brooks | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Karen Wright | Robert Edward Latta | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Karen B. Wright | Kris Kobach | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Karen A. Wright | Kelly Loeffler | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Kb Wright | - | $2,500 | |
| Quentin Platt | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $2,471 |
| Tom Rastin | Marjorie Taylor Greene | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Tom Rastin | Andy Biggs | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Tom Rastin | Andrew P. Harris | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Tom Rastin | James D. Jordan | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Tom Rastin | Lynda Bennett | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Karen Wright | Denver Lee Riggleman III | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Karen Wright | Ralph W. Norman Jr. | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Karen Wright | Felix Barry Moore | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Karen Wright | Jeanne Ives | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Karen Wright | Ron Wright | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Tom Rastin | Stella Yvette Herrell | Republican Party | $1,400 |
| Karen Wright | Stella Yvette Herrell | Republican Party | $1,400 |
| Tom Rastin | Kim Coleman | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Tom Rastin | Michael Cloud | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Tom Rastin | Kenneth R. Buck | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Tom Rastin | Lovelynn Gwinn | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Tom Rastin | Benjamin Lee Cline | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Tom Rastin | Theodore P. Budd | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Tom Rastin | Morgan H. Griffith | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Tom Rastin | Mo Brooks | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Tom Rastin | Paul Anthony Gosar | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Karen Wright | Richard Dean Mccormick | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Karen Wright | Debbie Lesko | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Karen Wright | Jody B. Hice | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Karen Wright | David S. Schweikert | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Karen Wright | Darrell Issa | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Karen Wright | Lovelynn Gwinn | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Karen Wright | Tom Tiffany | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Karen Wright | Gregory Francis Murphy | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Karen Wright | Fred Keller | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Karen Wright | Chip Roy | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Karen Wright | - | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Karen Wright | Scott Perry | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Karen Wright | Randy Weber | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Karen A. Wright | - | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Samuel Wright | Justin Amash | Libertarian Party | $500 |
| Robert E. Drews | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Stephen L. Thompson | - | Republican Party | $400 |
| Jordan Troyer | - | $400 | |
| Robert E. Drews | - | $250 | |
| Robert Drews | - | $250 | |
| Evan Koontz | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Evan Koontz | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $250 |
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