There were at least 46 contributions made to political candidates and committees by EPISD employees, 58.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Quiroz | - | Republican Party | $1,630 |
| Rosemarie A. Tan | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $900 |
| Mary Moeller | - | Republican Party | $900 |
| Judy Roseberry | - | Republican Party | $860 |
| Chris Cummings | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $850 |
| Suzanne Smith | - | Democratic Party | $842 |
| Ofelia Garcia | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $655 |
| Peggy Gustafson | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $565 |
| Mary Ana Mackay | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $440 |
| Suzanne Smith | - | $407 | |
| John Hastey | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $388 |
| Brenda Baylon | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $317 |
| Ruth Arras | - | Republican Party | $292 |
| Donna Allan | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $251 |
| Mark Paz | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Patricia Cortez | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $237 |
| Suzanne Smith | - | $230 | |
| Rebeca Velasquez | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $230 |
| Barbara Sargent | - | $208 | |
| William Newman | - | Republican Party | $202 |
| Margarita Olivas | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Javier Paz | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $194 |
| Elvira Flores | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $187 |
| Paul Pruitt | - | Republican Party | $150 |
| Marylou Foreman | - | Republican Party | $150 |
| Bonnie Gunn | - | $150 | |
| Maria Quiroz | - | $140 | |
| Fernando Villar | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $129 |
| Suzanne Smith | - | $125 | |
| Carlos Gutierrez | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $101 |
| Tom Ferguson | Joni K. Ernst | Republican Party | $100 |
| Tim Holt | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $95 |
| Denise Barraza-Tynan | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $90 |
| Marylou Foreman | - | Republican Party | $84 |
| William K. Newman | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $75 |
| Barbara Sargent | - | $55 | |
| Ruth Arras | - | Republican Party | $50 |
| David Carrillo | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Martha I. Gonzalez | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $40 |
| Ronald Grafton | - | Republican Party | $35 |
| Adrian Portillo | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $27 |
| Maria Monroy | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| David Esquivel | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Cynthia Anderson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Flo Valdez | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $5 |
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