There were at least 378 contributions made to political candidates and committees by BP employees, 27.5 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.
Nathan Block's contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kulkarni for Congress | Sri Preston Kulkarni | Democratic Party | $3,362 |
| MJ for Texas | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $1,387 |
| Mark Kelly for Senate | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $465 |
| Beto for America | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Biden for President | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $285 |
| Super States 2020 | - | $250 | |
| Sima for Texas | Sima Jandaghi Ladjevardian | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Doggett for U.S. Congress Committee | Lloyd A. Doggett | Democratic Party | $50 |
Other donations by employees of BP
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Mitchell | - | Republican Party | $25,835 |
| Susan W. Dio | - | $8,736 | |
| Robert E. Miner | - | $8,736 | |
| Michael V. Sosso | - | $8,736 | |
| Kay K. Reed | - | $8,736 | |
| Kathleen M. Lucas | - | $8,736 | |
| Jan C. Lyons | - | $8,736 | |
| Rita M. Griffin | - | $8,528 | |
| Gabriel W. Cuadra | - | $8,528 | |
| David N. Ayre | - | $8,112 | |
| Robert T. Fryar | - | $7,488 | |
| William J. Noble | - | $7,280 | |
| Saul H. Fuentes | - | $7,280 | |
| Terry S. Howell | - | $7,160 | |
| Stephen Mitchell | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $6,824 |
| Shanan L. Guinn | - | $6,656 | |
| Raymond C. Dempsey | - | $6,656 | |
| Horace L. Mckay | - | $6,656 | |
| Geoffrey S. Morrell | - | $6,656 | |
| Ayana K. Mcintosh | - | $6,656 | |
| Kenneth J. Konrad | - | $6,440 | |
| Robert W. Dudley | - | $6,240 | |
| Dawn Bobbitt | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $6,000 |
| John C. Minge | - | $4,992 | |
| Karen-Marie Hyland | - | $4,784 | |
| Stephen Paul Mitchell | - | Republican Party | $4,560 |
| Eric L. Nitcher | - | $4,560 | |
| Albert Keller | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $4,500 |
| Kimberly D. Krieger | - | $4,160 | |
| Jeanine Haller-Piskurich | - | $4,160 | |
| Paula G. Barnett | - | $3,952 | |
| Iris M. Cross | - | $3,800 | |
| Jean A. Martin | - | $3,762 | |
| Stephen Mitchell | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $3,339 |
| Ryan P. Hartman | - | $3,328 | |
| Beatrice A. Stong | - | $3,328 | |
| Stephen Mitchell | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $3,266 |
| Justin Stigall | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $3,200 |
| Stephen L. Degiusti | - | $3,150 | |
| Chris Heywood | - | Republican Party | $3,085 |
| Javier De Anda | Roberto Enrique Cuellar | Democratic Party | $3,000 |
| Chris Heywood | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $3,000 |
| Kimberly D. Krieger | - | $2,912 | |
| Jeanine Haller-Piskurich | - | $2,912 | |
| David C. Lawler | - | $2,912 | |
| Richard M. Bartlett | - | $2,850 | |
| Craig W. Coburn | - | $2,812 | |
| Kay Cawiezel | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Justin Stigall | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Gerchard Pfau | - | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Carmen Saenz | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Ryan Knott | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $2,750 |
| Brant M. Hasebe | - | $2,698 | |
| James D. Sparkman | - | $2,496 | |
| Martin P. Detloff | - | $2,400 | |
| Leon Zhao | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $2,371 |
| Jean A. Martin | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $2,350 |
| Mark Wygant | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $2,250 |
| Mark A. Crawford | - | $2,196 | |
| Raymond C. Dempsey Jr. | - | $2,080 | |
| Horace L. Mckay Jr. | - | $2,080 | |
| Donald W. Porter | - | $2,080 | |
| Beatrice A. Stong | - | $2,080 | |
| Malika Herring | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,012 |
| Frank Verducci | Wesley Hunt | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Stephen Mitchell | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $1,907 |
| James Dupree | - | Republican Party | $1,888 |
| Xiaogang Han | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,862 |
| Donald W. Craig | - | $1,800 | |
| Stephen Mitchell | - | Republican Party | $1,770 |
| Stephen Mitchell | Stephen Joseph Scalise | Republican Party | $1,760 |
| Brian Kuhn | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,750 |
| Emily M. Olson | - | $1,700 | |
| Kimberly D. Krieger | - | $1,664 | |
| Jeanine Haller-Piskurich | - | $1,664 | |
| David C. Lawler | - | $1,664 | |
| Daniel J. Hirsch | - | $1,600 | |
| Maria T. Travis | - | $1,590 | |
| Andrew Knapp | Matt Becker | Republican Party | $1,550 |
| Pamela D. Brady | - | $1,512 | |
| George Cassidy | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,500 |
| Kathleen E. Magruder | - | $1,456 | |
| Daphne Adams | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,450 |
| Richard D. Rickman | - | $1,394 | |
| Lisa M. Schmitt-Morrison | - | $1,394 | |
| Andrew C. Knapp | - | $1,316 | |
| Gerald L. Murphy | - | $1,288 | |
| Laura W. Folse | - | $1,248 | |
| Suzette M. Colton | - | $1,184 | |
| Stephen Mitchell | Ted Cruz | Republican Party | $1,164 |
| James Dupree | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,150 |
| Stephen Mitchell | Martha Mcsally | Republican Party | $1,125 |
| Mark Wygant | - | Republican Party | $1,120 |
| Stephen Mitchell | Sen. Thom R. Tillis | Republican Party | $1,105 |
| Lynda Duffy | - | Republican Party | $1,100 |
| Robert Clark | - | Republican Party | $1,099 |
| Paul Gannon | - | $1,088 | |
| Craig D. Comstock | - | $1,088 | |
| Franklin D. Beck | - | $1,056 | |
| Raman Dhillon | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,025 |
| Kimberly Wiita | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $1,021 |
| Robin Preston | Kyle Preston | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Michael Sosso | Mondaire Jones | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Malika Herring | Amanda Edwards | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Joe W. Ellis | Elizabeth Fletcher | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Frank Verducci | Wesley Hunt | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Frank Verducci | - | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Cindy Yeilding | Elizabeth Fletcher | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Cynthia L. Chapman | - | $990 | |
| Sara Bakken | - | Democratic Party | $950 |
| Christopher Mcdermott | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $914 |
| Zachary Inman | - | Democratic Party | $900 |
| Frank G. Zielinski | - | $900 | |
| Arturo R. Silva | - | $900 | |
| James A. O'Keefe | - | $870 | |
| Ashley Brown | - | Republican Party | $868 |
| Marcus J. Williams | - | $858 | |
| David C. Lawler | - | $832 | |
| Raimundo Martinez | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $820 |
| Edward M. Brown | - | $806 | |
| Shawn P. Holzhauser | - | $800 | |
| Douglas Hechtman | - | Democratic Party | $800 |
| Ashley W. Brown | - | $793 | |
| Khaled M. Soliman | - | $756 | |
| Stephen Mitchell | Cory Gardner | Republican Party | $750 |
| Peter J. Nowobilski | - | $750 | |
| John Rose | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $750 |
| Stephen Mitchell | Elise M. Stefanik | Republican Party | $725 |
| Debra Loredo | - | Republican Party | $715 |
| Aaron Petree | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $705 |
| Peter J. Nowobilski | - | $700 | |
| Jennifer L. Pierce | - | $690 | |
| Ashley Brown | - | $672 | |
| Natalie N. Costello | - | $660 | |
| James Dupree | - | $650 | |
| Cameron Nazminia | - | $650 | |
| Benjamin C. Harris | - | $646 | |
| Amirpasha S. Eatedali | - | $646 | |
| Steven Bish | - | Republican Party | $625 |
| Daphne Adams | - | $625 | |
| Donnie W. Brown | - | $618 | |
| Christine Curtis | - | Republican Party | $607 |
| Nicholas Hoang | - | Republican Party | $605 |
| Winston S. Burbank | - | $600 | |
| Sarah Edwards | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Peter Nowobilski | - | Republican Party | $600 |
| Peggy Russell | - | Republican Party | $600 |
| Megan Lewis | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Frank Mitchum | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $600 |
| Nicholas S. Paulding | - | $567 | |
| Mark T. Hennen | - | $550 | |
| Jean Martin | Gina Ortiz Jones | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Brett M. Clanton | - | $550 | |
| Stephen Mitchell | Mitch McConnell | Republican Party | $540 |
| Mark Scott | - | Republican Party | $537 |
| Jean Martin | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $525 |
| Jean A. Martin | - | $516 | |
| Audrey Hill | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $515 |
| Lori L. Johnston | - | $510 | |
| Kenneth E. Hudson | - | $504 | |
| John K. Rose | - | $504 | |
| Austin Staton | - | $504 | |
| Ariel D. Flores | - | $504 | |
| Tom Luce | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Tom A. Luce | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Thomas Luce | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Steve Bish | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Stephen L. Degiusti | - | $500 | |
| Shawn P. Holzhauser | - | $500 | |
| Sergey Kolos | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Sean Logan | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Peter Nowobilski | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $500 |
| Mikel Kendrick | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Michael Sosso | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Michael Sosso | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Michael Moore | Elizabeth Fletcher | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Lynda Duffy | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $500 |
| Lynda Duffy | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $500 |
| Kay Cawiezel | Kimberly D. Olson | Democratic Party | $500 |
| John Rose | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Jean Martin | - | $500 | |
| Jean Martin | Sri Preston Kulkarni | Democratic Party | $500 |
| James L. Lucari | - | $500 | |
| George Cassidy | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Esther Davidson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Erica D'Eramo | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Ashley Gong | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Andrew Knapp | Wesley Hunt | Republican Party | $500 |
| Stephen Mitchell | Kevin McCarthy | Republican Party | $485 |
| Marla J. Giamalva | - | $483 | |
| Joseph G. Trapp | - | $480 | |
| Ronnie Dry | - | Republican Party | $462 |
| Stephen Mitchell | - | $450 | |
| Kay Cawiezel | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Paul T. Lahr | - | $440 | |
| Chad R. Rosenberger | - | $440 | |
| Albino Castro | - | $440 | |
| Ashley Brown | - | Republican Party | $436 |
| Silvia Perucchio | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $435 |
| Kyle Koontz | - | $426 | |
| Kyle Koontz | - | $426 | |
| Derek Salvino | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $425 |
| Stephen L. Degiusti | - | $400 | |
| Shawn P. Holzhauser | - | $400 | |
| Juan Ramirez | - | Republican Party | $400 |
| Christine Wright | - | $400 | |
| Alan Hague | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Aaron Petree | - | Republican Party | $400 |
| Lynn Deal | - | Republican Party | $399 |
| Gil Bujano | - | $380 | |
| Sarah Lucas | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $379 |
| Richard Barnett | - | Republican Party | $375 |
| Frederick E. Ring | - | $368 | |
| Stephen Mitchell | Joni K. Ernst | Republican Party | $350 |
| Stephen Mitchell | John C. Cummings | Republican Party | $350 |
| Stephen Bailey | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Peter J. Nowobilski | - | $350 | |
| Kay Cawiezel | Phil Arballo | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Darrel Thorson | - | $350 | |
| Jennie Cook | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $342 |
| Lynn Deal | - | Republican Party | $326 |
| Trevor Smith | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $325 |
| James Dupree | - | Republican Party | $325 |
| Greg Plourde | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $318 |
| Eric Hanson | - | $315 | |
| Steve Velzis | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $300 |
| Stephen Mitchell | - | $300 | |
| Samuel Walker | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Garrett Rimel | Jo Jorgensen | Libertarian Party | $300 |
| Larry Thomas | - | $280 | |
| Laura R. Hunter | - | $276 | |
| Jean Martin | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $275 |
| Janice K. Raburn | - | $275 | |
| Teyra Salazar | - | Republican Party | $267 |
| John M. Berner | - | $266 | |
| Huy Cung | - | Republican Party | $262 |
| Jean Martin | - | $255 | |
| Zach Inman | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Ya Liu | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Y.A. Liu | Yukong Zhao | Republican Party | $250 |
| Steven Garland | Sima Jandaghi Ladjevardian | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Steven Garland | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Steven Bish | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $250 |
| Mahesh Katechia | Sri Preston Kulkarni | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Laurie Evans | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Kerri T. Coleman | Martha Mcsally | Republican Party | $250 |
| Kay Cawiezel | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Gene Walton | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Gene Walton | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $250 |
| Doyle Dean | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Doyle Dean | Lindsey Olin Graham | Republican Party | $250 |
| Douglas Hechtman | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Dawn Bobbitt | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Carolina Torres | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Kelley Cervenka | - | Republican Party | $249 |
| Marcial D. | - | Republican Party | $245 |
| Paul A. Broman | - | $240 | |
| Katina Wilhite | - | $240 | |
| Jose Frescas IV | - | $240 | |
| Jeffrey W. Gibbs | - | $240 | |
| Raymond M. Rodriguez | - | $236 | |
| Elysia Linson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $235 |
| Paul Clark | - | Republican Party | $227 |
| Stephen Mitchell | James D. Jordan | Republican Party | $225 |
| Jose Frescas | - | $220 | |
| Stephen Bailey | - | Democratic Party | $210 |
| Allen Stover | - | Republican Party | $210 |
| Robert Seibert | - | $200 | |
| Robert F. Seibert | - | $200 | |
| Patrick Hajovsky | - | Republican Party | $200 |
| Kathleen K. Linger | - | $200 | |
| James Mika | - | Republican Party | $200 |
| James F. Demahy | - | $200 | |
| Gil Bujano | - | $200 | |
| Frank Mitchum | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $200 |
| Elizabeth Cooper | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Debe Loredo | - | $200 | |
| David Toepfer | Wesley Hunt | Republican Party | $200 |
| David Harris | Carolyn Salter | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Daniel Parisian | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Cynthia Lockhart | - | Republican Party | $200 |
| Andrew Knapp | - | Republican Party | $200 |
| Sarah Siewert | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $192 |
| Laurie Munoz | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $187 |
| Lou Anne Leonard | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $181 |
| Jean Martin | - | Democratic Party | $175 |
| Long Ge | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $170 |
| James F. Demahy | - | $160 | |
| Eric Cioti | - | Republican Party | $160 |
| Veronica Rouse | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $158 |
| Stephen Mitchell | Steven Daines | Republican Party | $150 |
| Peter Harriman | - | Republican Party | $150 |
| Lee Mcrae-Goodyear | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $150 |
| James Dupree | - | $150 | |
| Gil Bujano | - | $150 | |
| Daphne Adams | - | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Angela Ludolph | Elizabeth Fletcher | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Angela Ludolph | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $128 |
| Stephen Bailey | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Richard Barnett | Mitch McConnell | Republican Party | $125 |
| Kelli Fereday | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $125 |
| John Northrop | - | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Ellen Mallman | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Susan L. Froneberger | - | $120 | |
| Stephen Mitchell | Lauren Boebert | Republican Party | $120 |
| Laurie Munoz | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $120 |
| Susan L. Froneberger | - | $105 | |
| Steve Garland | - | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Stephen Mitchell | Devin Gerald Nunes | Republican Party | $100 |
| Peggy Russell | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Patrick Thrash | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Patricia Mccutcheon | Daniel Crenshaw | Republican Party | $100 |
| Lynn Deal | - | $100 | |
| Kerri T. Coleman | Daniel Crenshaw | Republican Party | $100 |
| Kelli Fereday | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| James A. Walker | - | $100 | |
| Edwin A. Wilhelm | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $100 |
| Donald Black | John C. Cummings | Republican Party | $100 |
| Angela Ludolph | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $87 |
| Tracy Hewitt | - | Republican Party | $85 |
| Kesava Chakka | - | Republican Party | $85 |
| James F. Demahy | - | $80 | |
| Alan Rodgerson | Tulsi Gabbard | Democratic Party | $77 |
| Ian Dootson | - | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Huy Cung | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $66 |
| Robert Miner | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $62 |
| Winston S. Burbank Jr. | - | $60 | |
| Mike R. Thompson | - | $52 | |
| Sarah Siewood | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $51 |
| Toby Everett | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Stephen Mitchell | Lindsey Olin Graham | Republican Party | $50 |
| Robert Miner | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $50 |
| James A. Walker | - | $50 | |
| Greg Plourde | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Elysia Linson | Elizabeth Fletcher | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Dana Hendrix | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $49 |
| John C. Clemens | - | $48 | |
| Andrei Austin | - | Democratic Party | $46 |
| William H. Broman | - | $40 | |
| Steven S. Bish | - | $40 | |
| Ryan P. Malone | - | $40 | |
| Maria A. Viso | - | $40 | |
| John L. Wood | - | $40 | |
| James D. Pickett | - | $40 | |
| Hans F. Boas | - | $40 | |
| Glenn S. Gesoff | - | $40 | |
| Douglas G. Coulter | - | $40 | |
| Dawn A. Bobbitt | - | $40 | |
| David A. Porter | - | $40 | |
| Cynthia L. Lockhart | - | $40 | |
| Curtis J. Bakle | - | $40 | |
| Craig D. Marcum | - | $40 | |
| Cindy A. Yeilding | - | $40 | |
| Charles J. Tilleman | - | $40 | |
| Carleen T. Leonhardt | - | $40 | |
| Calvin Caesar | - | $40 | |
| Allen R. Ware | - | $40 | |
| Abraham Vereide | - | $40 | |
| Jingfeng Zhang | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Susan D. Edmonds | - | $20 | |
| Susan D. Edmonds | - | $20 | |
| Dana M. Wood | - | $20 | |
| Dana M. Wood | - | $20 | |
| Christopher M. Born | - | $20 | |
| Christopher M. Born | - | $20 | |
| Susan L. Froneberger | - | $15 | |
| Daphne Adams | - | $15 | |
| David Bugg | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $12 |
| Waqas Shaikh | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2 |
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