There were at least 276 contributions made to political candidates and committees by DTE Energy employees, 47.1 percent of which have gone to Republican 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.
Karen Blair's contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biden for President | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $954 |
| Biden for President | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $69 |
Other donations by employees of DTE Energy
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy J. Moody | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Gerard M. Anderson | Ted Gradel | Republican Party | $5,600 |
| Gerard M. Anderson | - | $5,000 | |
| Tony Roberts | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $3,959 |
| Jestin Hunnell | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $3,644 |
| Nancy Moody | - | $3,000 | |
| Stephen Hudolin | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| David Meador | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Christine Lew | - | Republican Party | $2,687 |
| Madeline Mayfield | - | Democratic Party | $2,506 |
| Renze L. Hoeksema | Timothy L. Walberg | Republican Party | $2,500 |
| Nancy Moody | - | $2,400 | |
| Scott Jones | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $2,386 |
| Eric Van Stone | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $2,032 |
| Charles Horton | - | Republican Party | $2,020 |
| Matthew T. Paul | Timothy L. Walberg | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Jerry Norcia | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Jerry Norcia | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Gerard M. Anderson | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Gerard M. Anderson | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Daniel Mahoney | Haley Stevens | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Sarah Mcclure | - | $1,500 | |
| Peter Oleksiak | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $1,500 |
| James Tompkins | John James | Republican Party | $1,500 |
| David Meador | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $1,500 |
| Carmelene Diane Corona | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,280 |
| Haukur Asgeirsson | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $1,230 |
| Aaron Younglove | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,184 |
| Eric Van Stone | - | Republican Party | $1,170 |
| Christine Anne Lew | - | Republican Party | $1,159 |
| Michael Sklar | - | Democratic Party | $1,150 |
| Daniel Laforest | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,092 |
| Brian Sullivan | Timothy L. Walberg | Republican Party | $1,050 |
| Christine A. Cole | - | $1,025 | |
| Wendy Ellis | Timothy L. Walberg | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Trevor Lauer | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Steven Ambrose | Timothy L. Walberg | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Shawn Patterson | Timothy L. Walberg | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Sara Mcclure | John James | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Rodrigo Cejas-Goyanes | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Robert Richard | Timothy L. Walberg | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Renze Hoeksema | - | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Renze Hoeksema | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Peter Dietrich | Timothy L. Walberg | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Paula Silver | Timothy L. Walberg | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Nancy J. Moody | Timothy L. Walberg | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Matthew Paul | - | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Mark Cousino | Timothy L. Walberg | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Joann Chavez | Timothy L. Walberg | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Jerry Norcia | Timothy L. Walberg | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Jeffrey Jewell | Timothy L. Walberg | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Iqbal Singh | Haley Stevens | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Iqbal Singh | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Gerard Anderson | Timothy L. Walberg | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Don M. Stanczak | Timothy L. Walberg | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Diane M. Antishin | Timothy L. Walberg | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| David E. Meador | Timothy L. Walberg | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Chris Zona | Timothy L. Walberg | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Charles Conlen | Timothy L. Walberg | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Anthony Tomczak | Timothy L. Walberg | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Eric Van Stone | - | Republican Party | $929 |
| Michael Sklar | - | Democratic Party | $885 |
| Jennifer Atkins | - | Democratic Party | $850 |
| Kameshwari Ganti | - | Democratic Party | $800 |
| Anthony Tomczak | - | Republican Party | $760 |
| Robyn Lafferty | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $750 |
| Christine Lew | - | $724 | |
| Thomas P. Alexander | John James | Republican Party | $700 |
| Kathleen Stack | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $697 |
| John C. Reis | - | $656 | |
| Tina Boyes | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $640 |
| Sue-Ellen Pastrana | - | Republican Party | $617 |
| James Watters | - | Republican Party | $600 |
| Mark Zaporski | John James | Republican Party | $575 |
| Shalom Joseph | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $520 |
| Kizzmett Collins | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $510 |
| Wendy Ellis | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Viral Amin | Timothy L. Walberg | Republican Party | $500 |
| Trevor Lauer | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Trevor F. Lauer | Timothy L. Walberg | Republican Party | $500 |
| Thomas Alexander | Lindsey Olin Graham | Republican Party | $500 |
| Steven Ambrose | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Steven Ambrose | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Skiles Boyd | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Shawn Patteron | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Rodney Cole | Timothy L. Walberg | Republican Party | $500 |
| Robert Richard | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Peter Rynearson | Timothy L. Walberg | Republican Party | $500 |
| Peter Dietrich | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Paula Silver | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Patrick Lee | Timothy L. Walberg | Republican Party | $500 |
| Patricia Ireland | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Nancy Moody | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Morgan Elliott Andahazy | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Morgan Andahazy | Timothy L. Walberg | Republican Party | $500 |
| Mike Falls | Shane Hernandez | Republican Party | $500 |
| Michael J. Solo | Timothy L. Walberg | Republican Party | $500 |
| Matthew T. Paul | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Mark Stiers | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Mark Rolling | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Mark Cousino | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Marco Bruzzano | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Madhavi Chukkapalli | Haley Stevens | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Lynette M. Dowler | Timothy L. Walberg | Republican Party | $500 |
| Joann Chavez | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Jeffrey Jewell | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Janet Muhleman | Gretchen Driskell | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Henry Decker | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Heather Rivard | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Gerard Anderson | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Don Stanczak | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Don Stanczak | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Diane Antishin | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Diane Antishin | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Denise Allard | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $500 |
| David Earl Meador | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Daniel Mahoney | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Daniel F. Mahoney | Timothy L. Walberg | Republican Party | $500 |
| Daniel Altman | Haley Stevens | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Chuck Conlen | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Chris Zona | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Bruce D. Peterson | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Brian Sullivan | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Brandon Broad | John James | Republican Party | $500 |
| Larry Hu | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $490 |
| Robert Musto | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $475 |
| Robert Musto | - | Republican Party | $467 |
| Joseph Fuleky | - | $442 | |
| Thomas P. Alexander | Lindsey Olin Graham | Republican Party | $400 |
| Mark Richards | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $400 |
| William Cosmo | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $398 |
| Michael Sklar | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $380 |
| Michael Sklar | - | Democratic Party | $360 |
| Matthew Rajewski | - | Republican Party | $358 |
| Carmelene Diane Corona | - | Republican Party | $354 |
| Jennifer Atkins | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Scott Klingler | - | Republican Party | $348 |
| Carl Burling | - | $335 | |
| Charles Horton | - | Republican Party | $320 |
| Jordan Bouchard | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $304 |
| Thomas P. Alexander | Devin Gerald Nunes | Republican Party | $300 |
| Sunnie Campos | - | Republican Party | $300 |
| Robert Mariotti | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Kevin Webb | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $300 |
| Franklin Warren | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Anthony Tomczak | John James | Republican Party | $300 |
| Anthony Tomczak | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Yousef Qandeel | - | Democratic Party | $294 |
| David Wood | John James | Republican Party | $260 |
| Anthony Tomczak | John James | Republican Party | $260 |
| William White | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $256 |
| Nichole Becker | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $256 |
| Yong Li | David Anthony Dudenhoefer | Republican Party | $250 |
| Viral Amin | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Steven J. Runde | - | Libertarian Party | $250 |
| Stephen Braverman | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Shawn Patterson | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Sharon Geralyn Pfeuffer | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Seshadri Narayan | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Rodney Cole | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Rodney Cole | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Robyn Lafferty | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Robert F. Burns | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Robert Burns | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Richard Cooper | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Renee Tomina | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Renee Lower | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Phillip Smith | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Peter Oleksiak | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Patrick Lee | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Patrick Lee | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Nancy Moody | Brenda Jones | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Morgan Andahazy | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Michael Solo | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Michael Sklar | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Michael Seischab | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Melissa Ives | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Melissa Cox | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Matthew Misiak | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Karl Schneider | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Joi Harris | Brenda Jones | Democratic Party | $250 |
| John R. Boladian | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Joann Chavez | Brenda Jones | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jennifer Atkins | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jaspreet Singh | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Heather Rivard | Brenda Jones | Democratic Party | $250 |
| George Mundorf | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Fadi Mourad | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Diane Antishin | Brenda Jones | Democratic Party | $250 |
| David Wood | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Darrell Grassmyer | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Daniel Mahoney | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Daniel Griffin | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Christopher Hoosang | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Christine Lew | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $250 |
| Carol Ratz | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Brian Rice | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Barbara Watkins | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Barbara Tuckfield | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Allen Kryscynski | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Christine Lew III | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $240 |
| William B. Mcpherson | - | $239 | |
| Mark Richards | - | $210 | |
| Jestin Hunnell | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $210 |
| Yong Li | John James | Republican Party | $204 |
| Christine Lew | - | Republican Party | $204 |
| Thomas Paul Alexander | - | Republican Party | $200 |
| Kizzmett Collins | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Julie Londo | - | Republican Party | $200 |
| James Watters | - | Republican Party | $200 |
| Gerald Carrig Jr. | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $200 |
| Rodrigo Cejas Goyanes | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $195 |
| James Watters | - | $192 | |
| Nancy Jakuszewski | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $175 |
| Michelle Woodard | - | Democratic Party | $164 |
| James Watters | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $155 |
| Noah Feingold | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $150 |
| David Nieman | - | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Mark L. Chrysler | - | $149 | |
| Joseph Fuleky | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $140 |
| Shane Smith | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $136 |
| Micah Ragland | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $135 |
| Kenneth Therrian | - | Republican Party | $135 |
| Shalom Joseph | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $134 |
| Becki Wells | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $133 |
| Michael Sklar | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Jeffery Wells | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Denise Allard | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Wendy Spicer | - | Democratic Party | $120 |
| Carmelene Corona | - | Republican Party | $107 |
| Larry Parks | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $105 |
| Brian Bleau | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $105 |
| Verica Djordjevic | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Shantanu Mondal | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Rodert Musto | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $100 |
| Robert Hillen | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Randall Westmoreland | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Joseph Marion | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $100 |
| Joseph Marion | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $100 |
| James Szidik | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Heather Mccullen | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Charles Horton | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $100 |
| Aidan Renaghan | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Adam Stanfel | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Gabriel Zajas | Eric Esshaki | Republican Party | $90 |
| Mark D. Mccormick | - | $87 | |
| Joseph Fuleky | - | Republican Party | $85 |
| Timothy Grondin | - | Republican Party | $83 |
| John Mcgonagle | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Andrew Null | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Dean D. Marble | - | $70 | |
| Angela Mitchell | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $62 |
| Sue Ellen Pastrana | - | Republican Party | $60 |
| Reis John C | - | $54 | |
| Mark L. Chrysler | - | $54 | |
| Thomas Fanslow | - | Republican Party | $50 |
| Theresa Livingston | - | Republican Party | $50 |
| Mark Richards | - | Republican Party | $50 |
| Mark D. Mccormick | - | $50 | |
| Maria Ayala | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $50 |
| Louis D. Nemeth | John James | Republican Party | $50 |
| Gabriel Zajas | Eric Esshaki | Republican Party | $50 |
| Matthew Rajewski | - | Republican Party | $42 |
| Charles Johnson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $40 |
| Jeffrey L. Wilkins | - | $36 | |
| Darryl Brown | - | Democratic Party | $35 |
| Rhonda Cheves | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $31 |
| Todd Lohrmann | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Sue Pastrana | - | Republican Party | $25 |
| Paula Turner | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Thomas Howard | - | Republican Party | $20 |
| Krishna Boppana | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $20 |
| Shalom Joseph | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $19 |
| Marion M. Krchmar | - | $15 |
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