There were at least 55 contributions made to political candidates and committees by City of Albuquerque employees, 76.4 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.
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katy M. Duhigg | Maggie Toulouse Oliver | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Diane Gibson | Xochitl Torres Small | Democratic Party | $1,290 |
| Sarita Nair | Debra Haaland | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Pat Davis | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Diane Gibson | - | $967 | |
| Diane Gibson | - | Democratic Party | $900 |
| John Winterink | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $882 |
| Diane G. Gibson | - | Democratic Party | $730 |
| Diane G. Gibson | Ben R. Lujan | Democratic Party | $673 |
| Adam Watts | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $634 |
| Shelly Dicks | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $583 |
| Arthur Garcia | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $564 |
| Diane Gibson | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic Party | $522 |
| Paul Olson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Ethan D. Watson | Debra Haaland | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Claire Ellen Dudley Chavez | Maggie Toulouse Oliver | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Miriam Diemer | Xochitl Torres Small | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Mark Holmen | - | Republican Party | $450 |
| Mark Holmen | Mark Ronchetti | Republican Party | $450 |
| Diane Gibson | Debra Haaland | Democratic Party | $375 |
| Diane Gail Gibson | Martin Trevor Heinrich | Democratic Party | $341 |
| Diane Gibson | Paula Jean Swearengin | Democratic Party | $285 |
| Joran A. Viers | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $254 |
| Diane Gibson | Margaret Wood Hassan | Democratic Party | $252 |
| Paul Smouse | Michelle Garcia Holmes | Republican Party | $250 |
| Pat Davis | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Erin N. Engelbrecht | Maggie Toulouse Oliver | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Diane Gibson | Wendy Davis | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Diane Gibson | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $241 |
| Diane Gibson | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $215 |
| Efren Torres | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $208 |
| Sheila Cover | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $207 |
| Matthew Maez | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $202 |
| Joseph Garcia | Elisa Martinez | Republican Party | $200 |
| Kevin Obrien | - | Republican Party | $175 |
| Philip Clelland | Michael F. Bennet | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Adam Garcia | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $150 |
| Gwendolyn Van Damme | - | Republican Party | $105 |
| Zephyr Valverde | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $104 |
| Rachel Howarth | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Philip Clelland | - | $100 | |
| Joran A. Viers | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Helen Maestas | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Dean Smith | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Diane Gibson | - | $95 | |
| Jeanne Wolfenbarger | - | Republican Party | $85 |
| Philip Clelland | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Diane Gibson | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Terry Sloan | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $61 |
| Jeffery Abernathy | - | Republican Party | $52 |
| Diane G. Gibson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Chris Goodwin | - | Republican Party | $42 |
| Josh Castellano-Gonzalez | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $35 |
| Mark Finley | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $22 |
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