There were at least 125 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Meijer Inc. employees, 47.2 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.
Other donations by employees of Meijer Inc.
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrik Meijer | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $35,500 |
| Hendrik G. Meijer | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $35,500 |
| Douglas Meijer | - | Democratic Party | $35,500 |
| Douglas F. Meijer | - | Democratic Party | $35,500 |
| Hendrik G. Meijer | John James | Republican Party | $16,800 |
| Hanna Tuzzolino | Peter Meijer | Republican Party | $16,800 |
| Richard Keyes | Peter Meijer | Republican Party | $11,200 |
| Mike Graham | Peter Meijer | Republican Party | $5,600 |
| Doug Meijer | Haley Stevens | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Rick Keyes | - | $5,000 | |
| Peter Meijer | - | Republican Party | $5,000 |
| Mark Murray | - | $5,000 | |
| Mark Murray | - | Republican Party | $5,000 |
| Mark Murray | John James | Republican Party | $3,000 |
| Thomas Mccall | - | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Terrence Ledbetter | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Mark L. Meijer | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Mark D. Meijer | John Moolenaar | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Hendrik G. Meijer | Robert Brian Gibbs | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Hendrik G. Meijer | John Moolenaar | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Rick Hershberger | Peter Meijer | Republican Party | $2,603 |
| Rick Keyes | - | $2,500 | |
| Susan Gould | Nick Colvin | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Mark A. Murray | Timothy L. Walberg | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Kristen Siver | Kristina Lyke | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Jackie Williams | - | Democratic Party | $1,011 |
| Peter Afendoulis | Lynn Afendoulis | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Peter Afendoulis | - | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Monica Wyant | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Mark Murray | - | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Hank Meijer | - | $1,000 | |
| Dan Webb | Peter Meijer | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Saundra J. Fielek | - | Republican Party | $838 |
| Josh Natte | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $673 |
| Nduwamungu Achel | - | $628 | |
| Karen Rumisek | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $615 |
| Emily Rousell | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $575 |
| Patrick Johnson | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $557 |
| Michelle Slendebroek | - | Republican Party | $550 |
| James Pavlik | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $540 |
| Mary Steffesschmitz | - | Republican Party | $538 |
| Mary Steffesschmitz | - | Republican Party | $504 |
| Vik Srinivasan | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Vik Srinivasan | Peter Meijer | Republican Party | $500 |
| Michelle Slendebroek | - | $500 | |
| Michael Eaton | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Mark A. Murray | Frederick Stephen Upton | Republican Party | $500 |
| Brendan Coakley | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $498 |
| Saundra J. Fielek | Devin Gerald Nunes | Republican Party | $400 |
| Saundra Fielek | Matt Gaetz | Republican Party | $400 |
| Nduwamungu Achel | - | Republican Party | $386 |
| Saundra J. Fielek | - | $385 | |
| Saundra Fielek | - | $385 | |
| Saundra J. Fielek | - | Republican Party | $380 |
| Jason Rph Beauch | - | $365 | |
| Saundra Fielek | - | $350 | |
| Saundra Fielek | - | Republican Party | $350 |
| Donald Davidson | - | Republican Party | $350 |
| Rachel Urquhart | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $320 |
| Yolanda Alexander | - | $305 | |
| Lynn Smith | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $300 |
| Sylvia Jones | - | Democratic Party | $292 |
| Jing Song | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $274 |
| Tina Novakowski | - | Republican Party | $259 |
| Shawn T. Colley | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Shane Orians | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $250 |
| Saundra Joyce Fielek | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| James Vinoski | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $250 |
| Anne Winkler | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Pamela Anderson | - | Republican Party | $243 |
| Wendy Skidmore | - | Democratic Party | $225 |
| Saundra J. Fielek | Devin Gerald Nunes | Republican Party | $200 |
| Joseph Ellis | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Eric Mueller | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $197 |
| Pam Olsen | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $190 |
| Yvonne Champion | - | Republican Party | $177 |
| Crystal Spudowski | - | Democratic Party | $174 |
| Larry S. Kersten | - | Republican Party | $160 |
| Troy Redfield | - | Republican Party | $155 |
| Mary Steffes-Schmitz | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $150 |
| Nduwamungu Achel | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $120 |
| Mary Obrien | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $120 |
| David Jeffreys | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $120 |
| Jason Bellenger | Tulsi Gabbard | Democratic Party | $116 |
| Larry Kersten | - | Republican Party | $115 |
| Yolanda M. Alexander | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $111 |
| Kelli Moran | - | Republican Party | $105 |
| Connor Archibald | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $104 |
| Saundra J. Fielek | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Saundra Fielek | - | $100 | |
| Hanna Tuzzolino | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Donald Davidson | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Debora Hass | - | $84 | |
| Mary Steffes Schmitz | - | Republican Party | $77 |
| Kyle Davis | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $76 |
| Shannon Varela | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Debora Hass | - | Republican Party | $75 |
| Brendan Coakley | Gretchen Driskell | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Gerald Bauer Jr. | - | Republican Party | $72 |
| Brody Carlson | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $65 |
| Yolanda M. Alexander | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $61 |
| Julie Crummel | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $60 |
| Cynthia Hunter | - | Republican Party | $58 |
| Ted Lawson | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Mike Dyste | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Matt Burris | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $50 |
| Mary Schmitz | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $50 |
| Jeff Nault | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Ethan Loucks | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $50 |
| David Hanson | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Lindsay Henderson | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $47 |
| Gerry Archambeau | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $43 |
| Debora Hass | - | $35 | |
| Jenna Wallace | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $33 |
| Katherine Vicenzi | - | Democratic Party | $30 |
| Dale Forro | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $30 |
| William Hansen | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $27 |
| Yvonne Champion | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $25 |
| Susan Swanson-Wetzel | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Michele Milligan | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Mary Steffesschmitz | Mitch McConnell | Republican Party | $25 |
| Brian Ciesa | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Nduwamungu Achel | - | Republican Party | $20 |
| Jenna Wallace | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $15 |
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