There were at least 123 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Boston Scientific employees, 60.2 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.
Barry Riutta's contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $600 |
| Winred | - | Republican Party | $349 |
Other donations by employees of Boston Scientific
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Mirviss | - | $5,000 | |
| Mark Sheldon | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,577 |
| Christopher Klapperich | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,535 |
| Kevin Wika | - | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Katherine Klar | Dean Phillips | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $2,000 |
| Swapneel V. Vaidya | - | $1,850 | |
| Kevin Wika | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,850 |
| Kirk Feyereisen | - | $1,575 | |
| Kevin Wika | - | Democratic Party | $1,250 |
| Robert Lundquist | - | Republican Party | $1,190 |
| Mary Ryan | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,125 |
| Sarah Jacobson | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,089 |
| Paul W. Farley | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,075 |
| Shantanu Reddy | - | $1,000 | |
| Katherine Klar | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| John Arnold | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Kevin Wika | - | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $950 |
| Paul Below | - | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $780 |
| Luke Christenson | - | $725 | |
| Gregory Sherwood | - | $725 | |
| Marta Vanderbosch | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Eric Ware | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $662 |
| Cheryl Goralnick | - | Republican Party | $645 |
| Paul Wagner | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $600 |
| John Arnold | - | Republican Party | $600 |
| Bruce Fiedler | Kendall Qualls | Republican Party | $600 |
| Florence Taitel | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $575 |
| Katherine Olig | - | Republican Party | $570 |
| Katherine Olig | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $510 |
| Art Foster | - | $510 | |
| David Knapp | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $506 |
| Spencer Duncan | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Radhika Sharma | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Leif Torgersen | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Kevin Joseph Ballinger | Kendall Qualls | Republican Party | $500 |
| Julie Dalquist | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Aaron Dunbar | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Shelby Cate | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Allen Hoidal | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $450 |
| David Knapp | - | $440 | |
| John Arnold | - | $432 | |
| Florence Taitel | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Debra Nelson | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Christopher Klapperich | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Barry Peterson | - | Republican Party | $400 |
| Anthony Fiola | - | $400 | |
| Joseph Fitzgerald | - | $384 | |
| Paul Sandstrom | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Paul Farley | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Cathy Condie | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Chad Johnson | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $347 |
| Kenneth Hoyme | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $330 |
| Florence Taitel | - | $300 | |
| Cheryl Goralnick | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $300 |
| Catherine Olson | Dean Phillips | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $300 |
| Ralph Cardinal | - | $280 | |
| Benjamin Speakman | Angela Dawn Craig | Democratic Party | $280 |
| Amanda Esteb | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $262 |
| Shoubhik Sinha | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $260 |
| Trish Backes | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Sonja Foss | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Nancy Guthrie | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Margaret Kiefer | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Kenneth Hoyme | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jill Swenson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Craig Harrison | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Andy Sobiech | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| John Urick | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $240 |
| Paul Belk | - | $231 | |
| Troy Eigner | - | $225 | |
| Steven Schiveley | - | $225 | |
| Kenneth Hoyme | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $225 |
| Aaron Bowser | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $225 |
| Viktoria Averina | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Kelsey Murphy | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Barry Peterson | - | Republican Party | $200 |
| Angela Volk | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Art Foster | - | Republican Party | $184 |
| David Knapp | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $180 |
| Randy Anderson | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $177 |
| Shantanu Reddy | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Matthew Kleinhaus | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Katy Moen | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Jena Undeck | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $147 |
| Trish Backes | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Steven Yates | Angela Dawn Craig | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Sarah Jacobson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Paul Wagner | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Nikolai Langlois | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Matthew Rousseau | - | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $100 |
| Katherine Olig | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $100 |
| Jeffrey Jentz | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $100 |
| George Omae | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Roger Mcgowan | - | $90 | |
| Richard Dujmovic Jr. | - | $90 | |
| Daniel Gerhan | - | $90 | |
| Cheryl Goralnick | Tyler Kistner | Republican Party | $90 |
| Britta Lee | - | $90 | |
| Jeani E. Lange | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $80 |
| Eric Hammill | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $70 |
| Vickie Larson | - | $60 | |
| Robert Lundquist | Tyler Kistner | Republican Party | $60 |
| Maureen Sundeen | - | $60 | |
| Jacob Ludwig | - | $60 | |
| Howard Simms | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $60 |
| Leslie Olson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $55 |
| Gwydion Hastur | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $55 |
| Chad Schindler | - | Republican Party | $55 |
| Walter Kaplan | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $52 |
| William Rogers | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Richard Mcmartin | Tina Smith | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Ken Hoyme | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Erik Carlson | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Bryan Dalley | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Art Foster | - | $42 | |
| Florence Taitel | Angela Dawn Craig | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Ephraim Bailey | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Deborah Weiner | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Carlos Pena | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Caleb Pulver | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $15 |
| Lucas Parsons | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $13 |
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