There were at least 41 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Microchip Technology, Inc. employees, 68.3 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.
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Sanghi | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $5,600 |
| Steve Sanghi | Roy Blunt | Republican Party | $5,250 |
| Ganesh Moorthy | Roy Blunt | Republican Party | $5,250 |
| Steve Sanghi | Alexander Xavier Mooney | Republican Party | $4,500 |
| Ganesh Moorthy | Alexander Xavier Mooney | Republican Party | $3,500 |
| Steve Sanghi | Alexander Xavier Mooney | Republican Party | $3,000 |
| Ganesh Moorthy | Michael Garcia | Republican Party | $3,000 |
| Robert Ma | - | $2,000 | |
| Steve Sanghi | - | Republican Party | $1,750 |
| Ganesh Moorthy | - | Republican Party | $1,750 |
| Mitch Little | Martha Mcsally | Republican Party | $1,500 |
| Steve Sanghi | Michael Garcia | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Steve Sanghi | Martha Mcsally | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Ganesh Moorthy | Alexander Xavier Mooney | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Martin Schmalenbach | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $695 |
| Mitch Little | - | Republican Party | $598 |
| Daniel Wathen | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $520 |
| Robert P. Ma | Devin Gerald Nunes | Republican Party | $500 |
| Neil Deutscher | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $500 |
| Michael Finley | - | Republican Party | $450 |
| Nicholas Wodetzki | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $403 |
| Mitch Little | Martha Mcsally | Republican Party | $348 |
| James Hillman | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $343 |
| John Austin | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $300 |
| Karthik Rajan | Martha Mcsally | Republican Party | $268 |
| Michael Finley | Martha Mcsally | Republican Party | $250 |
| Michael Finley | Martha Mcsally | Republican Party | $250 |
| Aniruddha Bashar | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Tina Ruiz-Crook | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Brian Boles | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Andres Alvira | - | $180 | |
| Michael Finley | Cory Gardner | Republican Party | $100 |
| Michael Finley | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $100 |
| Karthik Rajan | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $100 |
| John Austin | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Daniel Wathen | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $52 |
| Phyllis Head | - | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Murali Menon | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Joseph Kanellopoulos | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $15 |
| Nicholas Wodetzki | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $6 |
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