There were at least 129 contributions made to political candidates and committees by New Mexico State University employees, 72.1 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.
Tyson Stolte's contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xochitl for New Mexico | Xochitl Torres Small | Democratic Party | $500 |
| People for Ben | Ben R. Lujan | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Biden for President | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Mark Kelly for Senate | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $100 |
Other donations by employees of New Mexico State University
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank C. Ramos | Xochitl Torres Small | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Martha Mitchell | - | $3,000 | |
| Mark E. Dunham | - | Democratic Party | $2,475 |
| Garrey Carruthers | Mark Ronchetti | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| William Hamilton | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,733 |
| Mark Dunham | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Lizbeth G. Ellis | Xochitl Torres Small | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Dwight T. Pitcaithley | Xochitl Torres Small | Democratic Party | $1,350 |
| Mark Dunham | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $1,300 |
| Jon Holtzman | - | $1,200 | |
| Miriam Chaiken | Xochitl Torres Small | Democratic Party | $1,050 |
| Lakshmi Reddi | Usha Reddi | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Graciela Unguez | Xochitl Torres Small | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Frank Ramos | Ben R. Lujan | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Ramses Saavedra | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $915 |
| Francis Williams | - | Democratic Party | $900 |
| Frank D. Thayer | - | Republican Party | $875 |
| Elizabeth Salazar | - | Republican Party | $770 |
| Miguel Holguin | - | Republican Party | $750 |
| Tom Dormody | - | $718 | |
| Mark Dunham | Teresa Leger | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Joan Crowley | - | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Marisa Thompson | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Lynda Garvin | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $551 |
| William Storm | - | $550 | |
| Mark Dunham | - | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Aravamudan S. Gopalan | Xochitl Torres Small | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Nancy Flores | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $508 |
| Tara Gray | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Martha Mitchell | Xochitl Torres Small | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Katherine Ortega | Mark Ronchetti | Republican Party | $500 |
| Jon Holtzman | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Jinfa Zhang | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Greg Fant | Xochitl Torres Small | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Graciela Unguez | - | $500 | |
| Calen Mckenzie | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $495 |
| Frank Thayer | - | $463 | |
| James Lewis | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $405 |
| Ed Posaski | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $402 |
| Miriam Chaiken | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Lizbeth Ellis | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Rudolfo Chavez | Xochitl Torres Small | Democratic Party | $385 |
| Jim Peach | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $375 |
| Stephanie Lynch | - | Republican Party | $372 |
| Phillip Robles | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $358 |
| Thomas Burton | Xochitl Torres Small | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Susan L. Williams | - | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Mark Dunham | - | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Carol Flinchbaugh | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Francisco Martinez | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $334 |
| Grace Ann Rosile | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $318 |
| Robert Endlich | - | Republican Party | $300 |
| Jose A. Montelongo | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $292 |
| Christa Slaton | - | $289 | |
| Morgan Iommi | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $252 |
| Van Bullock | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Phillip Post | Maggie Toulouse Oliver | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Peter Cooke | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Nancy Flores | Xochitl Torres Small | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Mark Dunham | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jon Holtzman | - | $250 | |
| Jon Holtzman | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jon Holtzman | Jonathan T. Ossoff | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jon Holtzman | John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jon Holtzman | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jon Holtzman | Xochitl Torres Small | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Jinfa Zhang | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Graciela Unguez | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Graciela Unguez | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Eve Adams | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Elizabeth Gutierrez | Maggie Toulouse Oliver | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Douglas Layer | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Alan Pam Lambeth | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Alan A. Lambeth | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $250 |
| Amie Steen | - | Republican Party | $227 |
| Martha L. Morales | - | $222 | |
| Susan Pinkerton | - | $215 | |
| John Villescas | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $215 |
| William Corbett | Xochitl Torres Small | Democratic Party | $210 |
| James Lewis | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $209 |
| Jeanne Garland | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $205 |
| Miriam Chaiken | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Linda Zimmerman | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Joan Crowley | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| James F. Peach | Xochitl Torres Small | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Ana Henke | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Frank Thayer | - | Republican Party | $179 |
| Jennifer Kreie | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $175 |
| Connie Voisine | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $175 |
| Marvin Hunter | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $173 |
| Hiranya Roychowdhury | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $169 |
| Peter Cooke | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Morgan Iommi | - | $150 | |
| Jose L. Ortega Carranza | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Gavin Clarkson | - | Republican Party | $150 |
| Desaree Jimenez | Mark Ronchetti | Republican Party | $150 |
| Sascha Larrabee | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $143 |
| Gail Leedy | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $137 |
| Lynda Garvin | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $135 |
| Mary Sandford | - | Democratic Party | $127 |
| James Bishop | - | Republican Party | $125 |
| Frank D. Thayer | Stella Yvette Herrell | Republican Party | $125 |
| Frank Thayer | - | $109 | |
| Frank D. Thayer | - | $109 | |
| Nicholas Miller | Xochitl Torres Small | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Marvin Hunter III | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Mark Dunham | Hiral Vyas Tipirneni | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Lauren Cifuentes | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Jeffrey Amato | Xochitl Torres Small | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Douglas Layer | Xochitl Torres Small | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Desaree Jimenez | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Miguel Holguin | - | Republican Party | $92 |
| Naida Zucker | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Rachel Wilbur | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $70 |
| Joan Crowley | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $70 |
| Ed Posaski | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $65 |
| Stephanie Lynch | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $55 |
| Douglas Layer | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Ellen Jaffe Castello | - | $45 | |
| Debbie Mccormick | - | $40 | |
| Nancy Perrault | - | Republican Party | $35 |
| Susan Pinkerton | - | $29 | |
| Adrian Aguirre | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $29 |
| Akasha Faist | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $15 |
| Christa Slaton | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $12 |
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