According to records, there have been $15,353 in campaign contributions made by individuals affiliated with Texas Tech University as of November 3. Approximately 52.8 percent, or $8,103, of these contributions were made to Democratic Party candidates and committees.
Robert Ricketts' contribution of $2,000 to Democratic Party Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar was the largest contribution made by someone affiliated with Texas Tech University since January 1, 2019.
According to an Inside Higher Ed analysis of federal elections data, individuals that were affiliated with colleges and universities have donated five times more money to Joe Biden than to President Trump. A study by Pew Research in 2017 found that 58 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents thought colleges and universities have a negative impact on the way things are going in this country.
| Individual | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Ricketts | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Pearl Merritt | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Lawrence E. Schovanec | Jodey Cook Arrington | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Victoria Sutton | Gavin Clarkson | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| George West Brindley | Martha Mcsally | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Gregory McKenna | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $800 |
| Satya Atluri | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $751 |
| Robert Gonzalez | Veronica Escobar | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Victor Test | Ted Cruz | Republican Party | $750 |
| Walter Smith | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $550 |
| David Perlmutter | Daniel Crenshaw | Republican Party | $500 |
| Jennifer Shelton | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $439 |
| Stephen H. Balch | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $400 |
| Shiva Mansourkhani | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $380 |
| Timothy Sliwinski | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $347 |
| Greg Wilson | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $330 |
| Andrea Romi | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $297 |
| Daniel J. Epstein | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $267 |
| Emmanuel Quinones | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $254 |
| Gordon Woods | Pritesh Gandhi | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Steven Branham | Elizabeth Fletcher | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jeff Mercer | Jodey Cook Arrington | Republican Party | $250 |
| George Brindley | Lindsey Olin Graham | Republican Party | $250 |
| Paul Egan | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $229 |
| Debbie Weigle-Sanders | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $224 |
| Wayne Lewis | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $216 |
| Boden Vanderloop | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $206 |
| Katie Moore | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $199 |
| Dale Kretz | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $164 |
| Gordon Woods | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Gilberto A. Handal | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $75 |
| Gilberto Handal | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $50 |
| Catherine Jai | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Wayne Lewis | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Wayne Lewis | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $25 |
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