UP Gazette

Susan Bagley, a professor at Michigan Technological University, donated $1,200 to Democratic Party candidate Gary Peters, according to the Federal Election Commission.

According to records, there have been $5,405 in campaign contributions made by individuals affiliated with Michigan Technological University as of November 3. Approximately 90.7 percent, or $4,905, of these contributions were made to Democratic Party candidates and committees.

Susan Bagley's contribution was the largest contribution made by someone affiliated with Michigan Technological 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
Susan Bagley	Gary Peters	Democratic Party	$1,200
Clark Sprague	Andrew Yang	Democratic Party	$890
Suzanne B. Diehl	Gary Peters	Democratic Party	$500
Lucille Zelazny	Bernard Sanders	Democratic Party	$416
Carl A. Smoot	John James	Republican Party	$400
Suzanne Diehl	Gary Peters	Democratic Party	$300
Raquel Heitor	Elizabeth Warren	Democratic Party	$288
Stefanie Sidortsova	Kyrsten Sinema	Democratic Party	$260
Joshua Chase	Bernard Sanders	Democratic Party	$249
David Kierys	Bernard Sanders	Democratic Party	$146
William Keith	Elizabeth Warren	Democratic Party	$130
Jacob Hiller	Elizabeth Warren	Democratic Party	$107
Rachel Jones	Elizabeth Warren	Democratic Party	$105
Blair Orr	Mark R. Charles	independent	$100
Roger L. Held	Gary Peters	Democratic Party	$95
Joshua Chase	Bernard Sanders	Democratic Party	$73
Griffin Abbott	Andrew Yang	Democratic Party	$72
Austin Johnson	Bernard Sanders	Democratic Party	$54
Jace Lutey	Bernard Sanders	Democratic Party	$20