According to records, there have been $154,725 in campaign contributions made by individuals affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin as of November 3. Approximately 82.5 percent, or $127,674, of these contributions were made to Democratic Party candidates and committees.
Michael Webber's contribution of $8,900 to Democratic Party Cal Cunningham was the largest contribution made by someone affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin 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.
People affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin largest political contributions
| Individual | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Webber | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $8,900 |
| Shetal Gupta | Pritesh Gandhi | Democratic Party | $8,400 |
| Michael Webber | Pritesh Gandhi | Democratic Party | $8,400 |
| Raj Vora | Howie Hawkins | The Green Party | $7,575 |
| Dana Ballard | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $3,885 |
| Jeffrey Tulis | Julie Lynn Oliver | Democratic Party | $3,500 |
| Jay Westbrook | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $3,067 |
| James Bickel | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Delia Hindman | Chip Roy | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Kristen M. Harris | William G. Foster | Democratic Party | $2,435 |
| Paul Shapiro | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,288 |
| James Galbraith | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,181 |
| Thomas Keel | John R. Carter | Republican Party | $2,100 |
| Scott Wallace | Pritesh Gandhi | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| James Davis | Chip Roy | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Charlotte Herzele | Pritesh Gandhi | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Ray Chen | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Ben Stephens | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,963 |
| Jay L. Westbrook | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,944 |
| Sumit Guha | Michael Siegel | Democratic Party | $1,850 |
| William Nethercut | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $1,700 |
| Alan M. Sager | Chip Roy | Republican Party | $1,700 |
| Robert Crosnoe | Shannon Hutcheson | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Ernest David Sosa | Mazie Hirono | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Jeffrey Tulis | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $1,350 |
| Julie Zuniga | Michael Siegel | Democratic Party | $1,250 |
| Joseph Potter | Colin Allred | Democratic Party | $1,250 |
| Jennifer Wang | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $1,249 |
| Juan Diaz | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,210 |
| Elizabeth Gershoff | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,180 |
| Leslie Stevens | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,100 |
| Rebecca Gutierrez | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $1,019 |
| Hovav Shacham | James D. Scholten | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Roger Duncan | Lloyd A. Doggett | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Kenneth Flamm | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Stephen Hyatt | Roger Misso | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Jaquelin Dudley | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Natalie Zelt | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Daniel Bonevac | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Mechele A. Dickerson | Katherine Porter | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Charlotte Herzele | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Bobby Inman | Benjamin E. Sasse | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Charlotte Herzele | Julie Lynn Oliver | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Miriam Schoenfield | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| William Forbath | Jessica Cisneros | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Andrew Dell'Antonio | Christine Eady Mann | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Kevin Sampson | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $960 |
| Kaya De Barbaro | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $900 |
| Jeffrey Tulis | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $850 |
| Lynn Blais | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $825 |
| Jacqueline Angel | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Mario Venegas | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Charlotte Herzele | Elizabeth Fletcher | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Kristen Harris | Michael Siegel | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Luann Wilkerson | Pritesh Gandhi | Democratic Party | $700 |
| William Nethercut | Susan M. Collins | Republican Party | $650 |
| Andrew Akhlaghi | Julie Lynn Oliver | Democratic Party | $650 |
| Edwin Sanchez | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $626 |
| Suzanne Barth | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $623 |
| Jacob Yates | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $612 |
| Julie Zuniga | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $610 |
| Suzanne Barth | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $605 |
| Mary Poole | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Raymond L. Orbach | Michael McCaul | Republican Party | $600 |
| Kristina Mendez | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $586 |
| Julie Hardwick | Michael Siegel | Democratic Party | $580 |
| Dona Kurtz | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $523 |
| Corey Ziemba | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $518 |
| Louise Nelson | Julie Lynn Oliver | Democratic Party | $510 |
| Gaia Stucky De Quay | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $504 |
| Michael Hole | Pritesh Gandhi | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Brian Evans | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Cynthia Osborne Blaha | Lloyd A. Doggett | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Delia Milliron | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Ranjana Natarajan | Jessica Cisneros | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Jack L. Ritchie | William G. Foster | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Kaj Bostrom | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Niral Desai | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Janet Walkow | Ben R. Lujan | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Lynn Blais | Lloyd A. Doggett | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Charlotte Herzele | Lloyd A. Doggett | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Julie Zuniga | Jessica Cisneros | Democratic Party | $500 |
| William Forbath | Abby Finkenauer | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Beth Hedrick | Michael Siegel | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Michael Webber | Lloyd A. Doggett | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Suzanne Barth | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $494 |
| Roberto Moreno | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $489 |
| Zachary McGee | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $479 |
| Suzanne Barth | Charlie Joseph Crist | Democratic Party | $475 |
| Brittany Speetles | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $474 |
| Melissa Dupont | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $467 |
| Nicholas Sparkman | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $462 |
| Jeffery Rose | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $453 |
| Andrew Magill | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Lauren Rodriguez | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $446 |
| Blanche Jamail | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $434 |
| Alicia Beth | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $426 |
| Suzanne Barth | Adam Schiff | Democratic Party | $406 |
| Bruce Boville | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Judith Jonas | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $400 |
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