Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check employee Lee D. Rudy contributes a total of $1,700 to Democratic Party candidate Steve Bullock

Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check employee Lee D. Rudy contributes a total of ,700 to Democratic Party candidate Steve Bullock
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Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check employee Lee D. Rudy has contributed a total of $1,700 to Democratic Party candidate Steve Bullock, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC).

There were at least 47 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check employees, 87.2 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.

Lee D. Rudy’s contributions
Committee Candidate Party Amount
Amy for America Amy J. Klobuchar Democratic Party $2,800
Montanans for Bullock Steve Bullock Democratic Party $1,700
Bullock Victory Fund $1,032
Other donations by employees of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check
Employee Candidate Party Amount
Darren J. Check $14,560
Eric Zagar Amy J. Klobuchar Democratic Party $11,000
Sharan Nirmul Amy J. Klobuchar Democratic Party $5,600
David Kessler Amy J. Klobuchar Democratic Party $5,600
Darren Check $5,600
Andrew Zivitz Amy J. Klobuchar Democratic Party $5,600
Gregory Castaldo Amy J. Klobuchar Democratic Party $5,400
Darren J. Check Democratic Party $5,000
Darren Check $5,000
Gregory Castaldo Democratic Party $2,916
Andrew Zivitz Democratic Party $2,916
Stuart L. Berman Amy J. Klobuchar Democratic Party $2,800
Stuart Berman Amy J. Klobuchar Democratic Party $2,800
Naumon Amjed Amy J. Klobuchar Democratic Party $2,800
Naumon A. Amjed Amy J. Klobuchar Democratic Party $2,800
Marc Topaz Amy J. Klobuchar Democratic Party $2,800
Marc A. Topaz Amy J. Klobuchar Democratic Party $2,800
David Kessler Joe Biden Democratic Party $2,800
Darren Check Cory A. Booker Democratic Party $2,800
Darren Check Joe Biden Democratic Party $2,800
Joseph H. Meltzer Steve Bullock Democratic Party $2,200
Darren Check Steve Bullock Democratic Party $2,200
David Kessler Steve Bullock Democratic Party $1,700
Gregory Castaldo Steve Bullock Democratic Party $1,116
David Kessler $1,000
Darren Check Josh Hicks Democratic Party $1,000
Darren Check $1,000
Greg Castaldo Eugene Depasquale Democratic Party $816
Joseph Meltzer Joe Biden Democratic Party $777
Marc A. Topaz Steve Bullock Democratic Party $600
Stuart Berman Eugene Depasquale Democratic Party $583
Sean Handler Eugene Depasquale Democratic Party $583
Marc Topaz Eugene Depasquale Democratic Party $583
Joe Meltzer Eugene Depasquale Democratic Party $583
David Kessler Eugene Depasquale Democratic Party $583
Darren J. Check Eugene Depasquale Democratic Party $583
David Kessler Madeleine Dean Democratic Party $500
Sharan Nirmul Eugene Depasquale Democratic Party $233
Eric Zagar Eugene Depasquale Democratic Party $233
Andrew Zivitz Eugene Depasquale Democratic Party $233
Darren Check Theresa Greenfield Democratic Party $200

Numbers are accurate as of November 27, 2020.



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