Lockheed Martin employee William J. Best has contributed a total of $500 to Democratic Party candidate Eugene Depasquale, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC).
There were at least 303 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Lockheed Martin employees, 22.4 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.
William J. Best’s contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finello for Congress | Christina Finello | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Depasquale for Pa 10 | Eugene Depasquale | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Conor Lamb for Congress | Conor Lamb | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Jaime Harrison for US Senate | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $250 |
Other donations by employees of Lockheed Martin
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Miller | – | Republican Party | $2,914 |
| Daniel Wallace | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,616 |
| James Patrick Connelly | – | $2,450 | |
| Clark R. Van Buskirk | – | $2,450 | |
| Mark J. D’Ambra | Joseph A. Sestak Jr. | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| James Patrick Connelly | – | $1,950 | |
| Clark R. Van Buskirk | – | $1,950 | |
| Anthony J. Desimone Jr. | – | $1,950 | |
| Philip E. Goslin | – | $1,850 | |
| Charles Dilabbio | – | Republican Party | $1,700 |
| Kevin Philbin | – | Democratic Party | $1,300 |
| Antonio Gatto | – | Republican Party | $1,250 |
| Kristen Gardner | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,176 |
| David A. Malloy | – | $1,170 | |
| Brian Miller | – | $1,150 | |
| Terry A. Dougherty | – | $1,100 | |
| Paul S. Cavaliere | – | $1,100 | |
| Paul G. Considine | – | $1,100 | |
| Matthew Rombola | – | Republican Party | $1,100 |
| Martin P. Moran III | – | $1,100 | |
| Joseph Koniszewski | – | $1,100 | |
| John M. Pericci | – | $1,100 | |
| James F. Braun | – | $1,100 | |
| Everett Hosea Thomas Sr. | – | $1,100 | |
| Ken King | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,075 |
| Roseanna Buda | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Robert Cassidy | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Matthew Rombola | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Louis Kratz | Kay N. Granger | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Lawrence Butler | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| John Schierloh | – | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| John Schierloh | John Emmons | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Edwin Simons | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Earle Fox | – | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Earle Fox | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Brian Miller | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Daniel Ulman | – | Republican Party | $949 |
| Michael Mckelvey | – | $945 | |
| Michael Taylor | – | $880 | |
| Paul A. Klammer | – | $875 | |
| Martin P. Moran III | – | $875 | |
| Kurt R. Ravenfeld | – | $875 | |
| Joseph M. Rickers | – | $875 | |
| Joseph Koniszewski | – | $875 | |
| John M. Pericci | – | $875 | |
| Janine A. Collins | – | $875 | |
| James F. Braun | – | $875 | |
| James C. Schryver | – | $875 | |
| Irvin Daniel Landis III | – | $875 | |
| Everett Hosea Thomas Sr. | – | $875 | |
| Vincent Varano | – | $800 | |
| Joseph Portale | – | $800 | |
| Terry A. Dougherty | – | $735 | |
| David M. Pustai | – | $720 | |
| Vincent Varano | – | $700 | |
| Steven A. Malloy | – | $700 | |
| Michael Mckelvey | – | $700 | |
| Kathleen E. Hohenadel | – | $700 | |
| Michael Bradley Conte | – | $675 | |
| Kathleen E. Hohenadel | – | $625 | |
| Mary Spross | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $609 |
| Charles Dilabbio | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $600 |
| Charles Dilabbio | – | Republican Party | $600 |
| Mark Brush | – | Republican Party | $585 |
| Jared Lane Stauffer | – | $575 | |
| Steve T. Larson | – | $540 | |
| Marvin Gary Dolin | – | $540 | |
| James L. D’Andrea | – | $540 | |
| Grant A. Taylor | – | $540 | |
| Francis Xavier Flaherty III | – | $540 | |
| Edward Ernest Hildreth III | – | $540 | |
| Andrew David Liples | – | $540 | |
| Michael Fink | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Matthew Rombola | – | $500 | |
| John Schierloh | Patrick Joseph Toomey | Republican Party | $500 |
| Donna Metz | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $500 |
| David Pustai | Luke Negron | Republican Party | $500 |
| Chuck Dilabbio | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $500 |
| Antonio Gatto | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $500 |
| Anthony Curran | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $491 |
| Deborah Ann Hoskins | – | $460 | |
| Sunitha K. Zacharia | – | $450 | |
| Steve T. Larson | – | $450 | |
| Peter A. Turchick | – | $450 | |
| Michael Bradley Conte | – | $450 | |
| Marvin Gary Dolin | – | $450 | |
| Mark Brush | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $450 |
| Joseph F. Grimley | – | $450 | |
| James L. D’Andrea | – | $450 | |
| Jack M. Mccreary | – | $450 | |
| Grant A. Taylor | – | $450 | |
| Andrew David Liples | – | $450 | |
| Joseph Portale | – | $420 | |
| David A. Malloy | – | $420 | |
| Matthew John Brown | – | $405 | |
| Jose Medina | – | $405 | |
| John Schierloh | – | $400 | |
| George Shafer | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Christopher Hand | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $400 |
| Jim Matthews | Christina Finello | Democratic Party | $375 |
| Charles Dilabbio | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $375 |
| Alan Kligerman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $365 |
| Steve Larson | – | Republican Party | $350 |
| James Cycon | – | $350 | |
| Aleksey Listovnichy | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $350 |
| Eugene R. Gellert | – | Democratic Party | $345 |
| Eugene Gellert | – | Democratic Party | $345 |
| Mark Schupsky | – | Democratic Party | $340 |
| Duncan Copeland | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $333 |
| Wayne C. Davis | – | $320 | |
| Rick A. Davis | – | $320 | |
| Richard E. Zimmerman | – | $320 | |
| Michael J. Dunn | – | $320 | |
| Marissa Ann Mayo | – | $320 | |
| John Matthew Bonasera | – | $320 | |
| Jeffrey Matthew Greco | – | $320 | |
| James H. Galasso Jr. | – | $320 | |
| George J. Moroney | – | $320 | |
| Frank J. Russ | – | $320 | |
| Dennis D. Rolando | – | $320 | |
| David Edward Opalka | – | $320 | |
| Christine A. Kline | – | $320 | |
| Anita C. Labarge | – | $320 | |
| Robert Regensburger | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $300 |
| Jack Griffith | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Christopher Anderson | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $295 |
| Wayne C. Davis | – | $260 | |
| Rick A. Davis | – | $260 | |
| Richard E. Zimmerman | – | $260 | |
| Michael J. Dunn | – | $260 | |
| Marissa Ann Mayo | – | $260 | |
| John Matthew Bonasera | – | $260 | |
| Jason C. Mariano | – | $260 | |
| James H. Galasso Jr. | – | $260 | |
| George J. Moroney | – | $260 | |
| Frank J. Russ | – | $260 | |
| Eric D. Watkins | – | $260 | |
| Dennis D. Rolando | – | $260 | |
| David G. Jones | – | $260 | |
| David Edward Opalka | – | $260 | |
| Christine A. Kline | – | $260 | |
| Charles John Mccallum III | – | $260 | |
| Carol Lynn Strauch | – | $260 | |
| Anita C. Labarge | – | $260 | |
| Anne Poltorak | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $255 |
| Scott Riedel | – | Republican Party | $252 |
| Steven Erb | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Sean Mason | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Neal Margraf | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Felicia Williams | – | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Ed Brown | Mary Gay Scanlon | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Cara Coless | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| James Cycon | – | $248 | |
| Michael R. Taylor | – | Republican Party | $245 |
| Kurt Kraenbring | – | Republican Party | $240 |
| Daniel Ulman | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $237 |
| Rakesh Gupta | – | $230 | |
| Jason C. Mariano | – | $230 | |
| Charles John Mccallum III | – | $230 | |
| Duncan Copeland | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $222 |
| Michael Taylor | – | Republican Party | $220 |
| Dennis W. Diggs | – | Republican Party | $219 |
| Kimberly Ann Lineburger | – | $216 | |
| Karen Lynn Ohara | – | $216 | |
| Dennis W Diggs | – | Republican Party | $210 |
| Colin Eardley | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $210 |
| Robert Regensburger | – | $200 | |
| Martin Moran | – | Republican Party | $200 |
| Chris Antoni | – | Republican Party | $200 |
| Charles E. Yablonsky | – | Republican Party | $200 |
| Brian Miller | Lindsey Olin Graham | Republican Party | $200 |
| Peter P. Sarcewicz | – | $180 | |
| Kathleen E. Hohenadel | – | $180 | |
| James Matthews | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $175 |
| Wayne Saunders | – | Republican Party | $170 |
| Jonathan Lausch | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $170 |
| Howard Strickler | – | Republican Party | $166 |
| Terry W. Erwin | – | $150 | |
| Sean Hill | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Chris Antoni | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $150 |
| Thomas M. Lee | – | $148 | |
| Michael Mccook | – | Republican Party | $140 |
| David Kida | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $125 |
| John Griffith | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $120 |
| Joseph F. Grimley | – | $105 | |
| Pat Mccann | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $102 |
| Sean Mason | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Michael Princic | – | Republican Party | $100 |
| Kenneth Bickhardt | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Charles E. Yablonsky | – | Republican Party | $100 |
| Brian Miller | Devin Gerald Nunes | Republican Party | $100 |
| Jason C. Mariano | – | $90 | |
| Thomas M. Lee | – | $84 | |
| Mary Spross | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $84 |
| Dennis W Diggs | – | Republican Party | $84 |
| Brett Meeder | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $82 |
| Patricia A. Juliano | – | $78 | |
| Patricia A. Juliano | – | $78 | |
| Christopher Neil Urban | – | $78 | |
| Christopher Neil Urban | – | $78 | |
| Tara Hambrose | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Richard P. Kester | – | $75 | |
| John Curran | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Christopher Anderson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Dave Tustin | – | Republican Party | $70 |
| Linda M. Foster | – | $65 | |
| Richard P. Kester | – | $52 | |
| Michael Howard Nance | – | $50 | |
| Mark Ivey | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Kenneth Wallace | – | Republican Party | $50 |
| Victoria G. Morgan | – | $45 | |
| Todd C. Santos Sr. | – | $45 | |
| Stephanie C. Riccio | – | $45 | |
| Shankar Khanna | – | $45 | |
| Sallyann T. Sechrist | – | $45 | |
| Robyn L. Leslie | – | $45 | |
| Peter T. Bergen | – | $45 | |
| Peter P. Sarcewicz | – | $45 | |
| Matthew T. Sandusky | – | $45 | |
| Leticia A. Arrington | – | $45 | |
| Kurt Henry Wohlgemuth | – | $45 | |
| Kristopher Allen Singer | – | $45 | |
| Kenneth A. Bickhardt Jr. | – | $45 | |
| Joseph D. Lakitsky | – | $45 | |
| Jerald J. Laska | – | $45 | |
| James Francis Montgomery | – | $45 | |
| Erin Gomulka | – | $45 | |
| Edward Jeffrey Davis | – | $45 | |
| Donald K. Brobst | – | $45 | |
| Deborah Lynn Saly-Messick | – | $45 | |
| Charles J. Hughes | – | $45 | |
| Charles Frederick Burger | – | $45 | |
| Brian J. Hart | – | $45 | |
| Arthur Karros | – | $45 | |
| Anthony M. Rosemarino | – | $45 | |
| Amy C. Friemann | – | $45 | |
| Christopher Anderson | – | Democratic Party | $44 |
| Wayne Bucklew | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $42 |
| Wayne A. Bucklew | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $42 |
| Scott C. Riedel | – | Republican Party | $42 |
| Christopher Mensak | – | Republican Party | $40 |
| Anthony Buonpastore | – | Republican Party | $35 |
| Karen Lynn Ohara | – | $32 | |
| Thomas Pratt | – | $30 | |
| James Ferraro | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $25 |
| Victoria G. Morgan | – | $20 | |
| Todd C. Santos Sr. | – | $20 | |
| Shankar Khanna | – | $20 | |
| Sallyann T. Sechrist | – | $20 | |
| Rock M. Shadduck | – | $20 | |
| Robyn L. Leslie | – | $20 | |
| Robert Louis Jensen | – | $20 | |
| Peter T. Bergen | – | $20 | |
| Molly B. Barr | – | $20 | |
| Michael Arthur Babcock | – | $20 | |
| Michael A. Peters | – | $20 | |
| Matthew T. Sandusky | – | $20 | |
| Leticia A. Arrington | – | $20 | |
| Kurt Henry Wohlgemuth | – | $20 | |
| Kristopher Allen Singer | – | $20 | |
| Kenneth A. Bickhardt Jr. | – | $20 | |
| Joseph D. Lakitsky | – | $20 | |
| Jerald J. Laska | – | $20 | |
| James Russell Wissinger | – | $20 | |
| James Francis Montgomery | – | $20 | |
| Erin Gomulka | – | $20 | |
| Eric T. Simpson | – | $20 | |
| Edward Jeffrey Davis | – | $20 | |
| Donald K. Brobst | – | $20 | |
| Dhon C. Paulo | – | $20 | |
| Deborah Lynn Saly-Messick | – | $20 | |
| David Trinh | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $20 |
| David M. Pustai | – | $20 | |
| Daniel D. Campbell | – | $20 | |
| Charles J. Hughes | – | $20 | |
| Charles Frederick Burger | – | $20 | |
| Brian J. Hart | – | $20 | |
| Avery Imisson Sinclair III | – | $20 | |
| Arthur Karros | – | $20 | |
| Anthony M. Rosemarino | – | $20 | |
| Amy C. Friemann | – | $20 |
Numbers are accurate as of November 27, 2020.
