Detroit City Wire

Centene Corporation employee Wade A. Rakes II has contributed a total of $1,700 to Democratic Party candidate Brenda Lulenar Lawrence, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC).

There were at least 26 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Centene Corporation employees, 61.5 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.

Committee	Candidate	Party	Amount
Dnc Services Corp./Dem. Nat'L Committee	-	Democratic Party	$7,500
Brenda Lawrence for Congress	Brenda Lulenar Lawrence	Democratic Party	$1,700
Beatty for Congress	Joyce Beatty	Democratic Party	$50

Employee	Candidate	Party	Amount
Wade A. Rakes	-	Democratic Party	$7,500
Wade Rakes	Kamala D. Harris	Democratic Party	$5,600
Wade Rakes	Joe Biden	Democratic Party	$4,550
Wade Rakes	Gary Peters	Democratic Party	$3,600
Wade Rakes	Joyce Beatty	Democratic Party	$3,075
Dawn M. Siggett	-		$2,989
Wade Rakes	Jon Hoadley	Democratic Party	$1,675
Wade Rakes	Gina Ortiz Jones	Democratic Party	$1,500
Wade Rakes	-		$1,300
Wade Rakes	Jon Hoadley	Democratic Party	$1,200
Wade A. Rakes	-		$687
Mary J. Clark	-		$625
Wade Rakes	Ritchie John Torres	Democratic Party	$600
Wade Rakes	-		$500
Wade Rakes	Lucia Kay Mcbath	Democratic Party	$450
Michael Smith	-		$350
Wade Rakes	Betsy Dirksen Londrigan	Democratic Party	$250
Wade Rakes	Daniel T. Kildee	Democratic Party	$250
Shelby Saint Aubin	-		$220
Marcie Johnson	-		$195
Margaret Kokoszka	-		$90
Kathleen Harkness	-		$60

Numbers are accurate as of November 27, 2020.