There were at least 251 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Paul Hastings LLP employees, 80.9 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.
Gordon Hart's contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Hastings Llp Political Action Committee | - | - | $6,000 |
| Amy for America | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $2,500 |
| Josh Harder for Congress | Josh Harder | Democratic Party | $1,729 |
| Biden for President | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Harley Rouda for Congress | Harley E. Rouda Jr. | Democratic Party | $916 |
| Katie Porter for Congress | Katherine Porter | Democratic Party | $687 |
| Hiral for Congress | Hiral Vyas Tipirneni | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Christy Smith for Congress | Christy Smith | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Katie Porter for Congress | Katherine Porter | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Josh Harder for Congress | Josh Harder | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Katie Hill for Congress | Katherine Lauren Hill | Democratic Party | $229 |
| Cisneros for Congress | Gilbert Cisneros | Democratic Party | $228 |
| TJ Cox for Congress | Terrance John Cox | Democratic Party | $228 |
| Mike Levin for Congress | Mike Levin | Democratic Party | $228 |
Other donations by employees of Paul Hastings LLP
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Weiner | - | - | $29,700 |
| John Darden | - | - | $10,000 |
| Susan Zuckerman Williams | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $6,600 |
| Erik Hyman | Gina Ortiz Jones | Democratic Party | $6,600 |
| Thomas P. Brown | Katherine Porter | Democratic Party | $6,286 |
| Peter H. Weiner | Katherine Porter | Democratic Party | $6,250 |
| Peter Weiner | Gilbert Cisneros | Democratic Party | $5,700 |
| Dennis Sean Ellis | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| David Hernand | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| David Hernand | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Craig Emanuel | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Peter Meier | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $5,150 |
| Tom Brown | - | - | $5,000 |
| Peter Weiner | Harley E. Rouda Jr. | Democratic Party | $4,900 |
| Lindsay Sparks | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $4,800 |
| Peter Weiner | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $4,500 |
| Peter Weiner | Mike Levin | Democratic Party | $4,300 |
| Peter Weiner | Josh Harder | Democratic Party | $4,150 |
| Tom Brown | - | - | $4,000 |
| Thomas Kruger | - | - | $4,000 |
| Robert Luskin | - | - | $4,000 |
| Rick Kirkbride | - | - | $4,000 |
| Paul Grossman | - | - | $4,000 |
| Mickey Mayerson | - | - | $4,000 |
| Jane Song | - | - | $4,000 |
| Douglas A. Schaaf | - | - | $4,000 |
| Dennis Ellis | - | - | $4,000 |
| Peter Weiner | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $3,800 |
| Greg Nitzkowski | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $3,500 |
| Steve Camahort | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $3,125 |
| Peter Weiner | - | - | $3,050 |
| Greg Nitzkowski | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $3,000 |
| Peter Weiner | Terrance John Cox | Democratic Party | $2,950 |
| Ryan Derry | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Peter Weiner | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Peter Weiner | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Peter Weiner | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Nancy Abell | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Douglas Schaat | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Dennis Ellis | Rohit Khanna | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Dennis Ellis | Karen Bass | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Dana Kromm | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Peter Weiner | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $2,300 |
| Peter Weiner | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $2,250 |
| Peter Weiner | Brynne Kennedy | Democratic Party | $2,250 |
| Thomas Barnett | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $2,075 |
| Susan Williams | - | - | $2,000 |
| Steven Marenberg | - | - | $2,000 |
| Peter Weiner | Rita Hart | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Peter Weiner | Hiral Vyas Tipirneni | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Peter Weiner | Cindy Axne | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Peter Weiner | - | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Peter H. Weiner | Susie Lee | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Greg Nitzkowski | - | - | $2,000 |
| Greg Nitzkowksi | - | - | $2,000 |
| Elena Baca | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| David Hernand | - | - | $2,000 |
| Craig Emanuel | - | - | $2,000 |
| Carl Hudson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Jeffrey Haber | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $1,900 |
| William Simpson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,800 |
| Deborah Schmall | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,505 |
| Robert Hoffman | Brynne Kennedy | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Peter Weiner | Eugene Depasquale | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Peter Weiner | Carolyn Bourdeaux | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Peter H. Weiner | Terrance John Cox | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Gregory Nitzkowski | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Greg Nitzkowski | - | - | $1,500 |
| Thomas Barnett | - | Republican Party | $1,495 |
| Susan Williams | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $1,450 |
| Sean D. Unger | Katherine Porter | Democratic Party | $1,375 |
| Colin Barreno | Josh Harder | Democratic Party | $1,200 |
| David Hearth | Joe Cunningham | Democratic Party | $1,150 |
| Peter Weiner | - | - | $1,100 |
| Erik Hyman | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $1,100 |
| Mark Mcnulty | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $1,032 |
| Erik Hyman | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $1,030 |
| Susan Zuckerman Williams | - | - | $1,000 |
| Ryan Derry | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Rick Kirkbride | - | - | $1,000 |
| Peter Weiner | John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Peter Weiner | Tom Steyer | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Peter Weiner | Colin Allred | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Peter Weiner | Katherine Porter | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Meagan Olsen | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Mary Lutz | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Jennifer Sorth | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Jeffrey D. Wohl | - | - | $1,000 |
| Jason Rabbitt-Tomita | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Ira Klein | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Gregory Nitzkowski | - | - | $1,000 |
| Greg Nitzkowski | - | - | $1,000 |
| Greg Nitzkowski | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Erik Hyman | Gina Ortiz Jones | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Dennis Ellis | Steven Alexzander Horsford | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Deborah Schmall | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| David Hernand | - | - | $1,000 |
| David Hamsher | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| David Hamsher | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Peter Weiner | Alan Lowenthal | Democratic Party | $950 |
| Susan Williams | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $937 |
| Ryan Derry | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $935 |
| Ira Klein | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $900 |
| Torv Carlsen | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $860 |
| David Hamsher | Josh Harder | Democratic Party | $850 |
| Ira Klein | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $800 |
| Trevor Katende | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $770 |
| Peter Weiner | Christy Smith | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Erik Hyman | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Eric Distelburger | Anthony Brindisi | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Sean Unger | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $740 |
| Peter Brejcha | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $700 |
| David Hearth | Josh Harder | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Ira Klein | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $675 |
| Thomas P. Brown | Katherine Porter | Democratic Party | $643 |
| Carl Hudson | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $632 |
| Steven Marenberg | John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Peter H. Weiner | Gerald Mark McNerney | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Lauren Giovannone | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Bill Choe | Andy Kim | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Ira Klein | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $550 |
| William Sullivan | Michael Garcia | Republican Party | $500 |
| Tom Brown | Bryant Cameron Webb | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Tom Brown | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Thomas Brown | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Susan Williams | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Susan Williams | Adam Schiff | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Steven Marenberg | - | - | $500 |
| Steven Marenberg | Christine Bubser | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Sam Alavi | - | - | $500 |
| Ryan Derry | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Philip Feder | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Peter Weiner | Margaret Elizabeth Rowell Good | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Peter Weiner | Michael Archangel Muscato | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Peter Weiner | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Peter Weiner | - | - | $500 |
| Peter Weiner | - | - | $500 |
| Peter Meier | - | - | $500 |
| Peter Meier | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Peter Meier | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Peter Meier | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Peter Meier | Kaiali'i Kahele | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Mickey Mayerson | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Mary Lutz | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Lauren Giovannone | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Jeffrey Haber | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Ira Klein | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Felicia Davis | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Esteban Camahort | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Eric Distelburger | Josh Gottheimer | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Elizabeth Brann | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Deborah Schmall | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $500 |
| David Hernand | - | - | $500 |
| David Hernand | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Craig Emanuel | John Robert Lewis | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Carl Hudson | Harley E. Rouda Jr. | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Elena Baca | - | - | $493 |
| Christopher Mooney | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $474 |
| Elena Baca | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $450 |
| David Hamsher | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Susan Williams | John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Peter Weiner | Mike Levin | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Nausheen Shaikh | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Nancy Abell | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Kelli Way | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Kevin Kraft | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $395 |
| Lindsay Sparks | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $358 |
| Susan Williams | Tedra Lynne Cobb | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Peter Brejcha | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Lauren Giovannone | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Ira Klein | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Sean Unger | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $345 |
| Jason White | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $301 |
| Ryan Derry | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Peter H. Weiner | Katherine Lauren Hill | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Molly Coyne | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $277 |
| Ira Klein | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $275 |
| Ira Klein | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $275 |
| Carl Hudson | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $269 |
| Susan Williams | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Susan Williams | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Susan Williams | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Ryan Derry | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Rick Kirkbride | - | - | $250 |
| Rick Kirkbride | - | - | $250 |
| Peter Weiner | - | - | $250 |
| Peter Weiner | Alyse Galvin | Independent | $250 |
| Lindsey Jackson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Lauren Giovannone | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Ira Klein | Barbara Bollier | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Ira Klein | Al Gross | Independent | $250 |
| Gregg Ramer | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Grace Carter | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Erik Hyman | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Elena Baca | Josh Hicks | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Elena Baca | Willard Mitt Romney | Republican Party | $250 |
| Deborah Schmall | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Deborah Schmall | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Deborah Schmall | Doug Jones | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Deborah Schmall | - | - | $250 |
| Deborah Schmall | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $250 |
| David Wang | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| David Hearth | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| David Hamsher | Max Rose | Democratic Party | $250 |
| David Hamsher | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $250 |
| David Hamsher | John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic Party | $250 |
| David Hamsher | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $250 |
| David Hamsher | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Carl Hudson | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Carl Hudson | Katherine Porter | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Ben Alred | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Thomas Barnett | - | - | $200 |
| Mitch Menzer | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Melissa Garcia | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Kristy Wiehe | - | - | $200 |
| James Zapp | - | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Ira Klein | John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Elena Baca | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Peter Connolly | - | - | $175 |
| Ira Klein | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $175 |
| Malyssa Mecenas | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Steve Camahort | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Jim Zapp | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Mary Lutz | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $112 |
| Joseph Camp | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $105 |
| Kristy Wiehe | Seth Moulton | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Julie Levier | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Elena Baca | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Robert P. Hoffman | - | Democratic Party | $80 |
| Christopher Mooney | - | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Sean Unger | Katherine Porter | Democratic Party | $70 |
| Julie Jones | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $55 |
| Robert Hoffman | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic Party | $50 |
| James Zapp | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Grace Gong | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Elena Baca | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Lucia Levine | - | Democratic Party | $28 |
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