Minnesota State Wire

Carleton College employee Joseph Chihade contributed a total of $300 to the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party candidate Jon Olson, according to the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board.

There have been $4,591 total contributions made to political candidates and committees by Carleton College employees, 100 percent of which have gone to the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party causes and candidates.

Donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections. While Congress created the Federal Election Commission to oversee federal elections in 1974, each state is left to regulate its local elections. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, eleven states have no limits on how much can be contributed to a candidate by individual donors, while the other 39 states often limit the amount someone can contribute based on the office the candidate is running for.

Employee	Candidate	Party	Amount
Elise Eslinger	Todd Lippert	DFL	$500
Mary Savina	Jon Olson	DFL	$500
David Liben-Nowell	Jon Olson	DFL	$256
Catherine Fortin	Jon Olson	DFL	$250
Janet Scannell	Jon Olson	DFL	$250
Steven G. Poskanzer	Todd Lippert	DFL	$250
Steven Poskanzer	Jon Olson	DFL	$250
Jeffrey Bartlett	Stu Lourey	DFL	$250
Sarah Forster	Todd Lippert	DFL	$250
Gregory B. Marfleet	Jon Olson	DFL	$500
Alfred Montero	Jon Olson	DFL	$250
Cathy Yandell	Jon Olson	DFL	$250
Joseph Chihade	Jon Olson	DFL	$300
Carolyn Fure-Slocum	Jon Olson	DFL	$225
Elizabeth Ciner	Todd Lippert	DFL	$200
Jeffrey Ondich	Jon Olson	DFL	$50
Mary E. Savina	Todd Lippert	DFL	$50
Daniel Groll	Jon Olson	DFL	$10