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.
Tom Rastin's contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nrsc | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $378,500 |
| Nrcc | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $125,000 |
| Senate Conservatives Action | - | $62,500 | |
| Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. | - | $12,500 | |
| Friends of Denver Riggleman, Inc. | Denver Lee Riggleman III | Republican Party | $11,200 |
| Team Graham, Inc. | Lindsey Olin Graham | Republican Party | $11,200 |
| Winred | - | Republican Party | $8,400 |
| House Freedom Fund | - | $7,500 | |
| Jody Hice for Congress | Jody B. Hice | Republican Party | $5,600 |
| Devin Nunes Campaign Committee | Devin Gerald Nunes | Republican Party | $5,600 |
| Debbie Lesko for Congress | Debbie Lesko | Republican Party | $5,600 |
| John James for Senate, Inc. | John James | Republican Party | $5,600 |
| Weber for Congress | Randy Weber | Republican Party | $5,600 |
| Fred Keller for Congress | Fred Keller | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Chip Roy for Congress | Chip Roy | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Friends of David Schweikert | David S. Schweikert | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Patriots for Perry | Scott Perry | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Ted Yoho for Congress | Theodore Scott Yoho | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Texans for Senator John Cornyn Inc. | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Staat for Congress | Jeremy Staat | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Friends to Elect Dr. Greg Murphy to Congress | Gregory Francis Murphy | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Meadows for Congress | Mark R. Meadows | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Friends of Bill Posey | Bill Posey | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Greene for Congress | Marjorie Taylor Greene | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Biggs for Congress | Andy Biggs | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Andy Harris for Congress | Andrew P. Harris | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Jim Jordan for Congress | James D. Jordan | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Lynda Bennett for Congress | Lynda Bennett | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| YVETTE4CONGRESS | Stella Yvette Herrell | Republican Party | $1,400 |
| Kim for Utah | Kim Coleman | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Cloud for Congress | Michael Cloud | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Buck for Colorado 2016 | Kenneth R. Buck | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Love for New York | Lovelynn Gwinn | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Ben Cline for Congress, Inc. | Benjamin Lee Cline | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Ted Budd for Congress | Theodore P. Budd | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Morgan Griffith for Congress | Morgan H. Griffith | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Mobrooksforcongress.Com | Mo Brooks | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Paul Gosar for Congress | Paul Anthony Gosar | Republican Party | $1,000 |
Other donations by employees of Ariel Corporation
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas P. Rastin | - | Republican Party | $375,000 |
| Karen Buchwald Wright | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $253,500 |
| Karen A. Wright | - | Republican Party | $250,000 |
| Karen Buchwald Wright | - | $150,000 | |
| Thomas Rastin | - | $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 |
| Thomas Rastin | - | $80,600 | |
| Karen Wright | - | $80,600 | |
| Thomas 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 |
| Karen B. Wright | - | $12,500 | |
| Karen Wright | - | Republican Party | $11,200 |
| Karen Wright | Lindsey Olin Graham | Republican Party | $11,200 |
| Thomas Rastin | Mark Green | Republican Party | $10,200 |
| Thomas Rastin | - | $10,000 | |
| Thomas Rastin | - | $10,000 | |
| Karen B. Wright | - | $10,000 | |
| Karen A. Wright | - | $10,000 | |
| Thomas Rastin | Alexander Xavier Mooney | Republican Party | $8,400 |
| Thomas Rastin | James D. Jordan | 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 |
| Thomas Rastin | Robert Brian Gibbs | Republican Party | $8,100 |
| Karen Buchwald Wright | Robert Brian Gibbs | Republican Party | $8,100 |
| Karen Wright | - | $7,500 | |
| Karen Wright | Alexander Xavier Mooney | Republican Party | $7,000 |
| Thomas Rastin | Thomas H. Kean Jr. | 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 | |
| Thomas Rastin | Bill Johnson | Republican Party | $5,400 |
| Karen Wright | Bill Johnson | Republican Party | $5,400 |
| Thomas Rastin | - | $5,000 | |
| Thomas Rastin | - | $5,000 | |
| 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 |
| Thomas Rastin | Esther Joy King | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Thomas Rastin | Kris Kobach | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Thomas Rastin | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Thomas Rastin | Jake Laturner | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Thomas Rastin | Robert Edward Latta | 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 |
| Thomas Rastin | - | $2,500 | |
| Kb Wright | - | $2,500 | |
| Quentin Platt | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $2,471 |
| 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 |
| Karen Wright | Stella Yvette Herrell | Republican Party | $1,400 |
| 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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