Manatee Review

Payne Law Group employee Howard Payne has contributed a total of $1,000 to Republican Party candidate Byron Donalds, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC).

There were at least 71 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Payne Law Group employees, 91.5 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.

Committee	Candidate	Party	Amount
Trump Make America Great Again Committee	-		$1,800
Byron Donalds for Congress	Byron Donalds	Republican Party	$1,000
McSally for Senate Inc	Martha Mcsally	Republican Party	$700
Nrcc	Dan Newhouse	Republican Party	$600
Rounds for Senate	Marion Michael Rounds	Republican Party	$400
Handel for Congress, Inc.	Karen Christine Handel	Republican Party	$300
Friends of Matt Gaetz	Matt Gaetz	Republican Party	$200
Byron Donalds for Congress	Byron Donalds	Republican Party	$200
Winred	-	Republican Party	$100
Victoria Spartz for Congress	Victoria Spartz	Republican Party	$100

Employee	Candidate	Party	Amount
L. Payne	John C. Cummings	Republican Party	$1,101
L. Payne	Lindsey Olin Graham	Republican Party	$1,000
L.H. Payne	Steven Daines	Republican Party	$800
L.H. Payne	Lindsey Olin Graham	Republican Party	$700
L. Payne	Lee M. Zeldin	Republican Party	$700
L. Payne	Brian Mast	Republican Party	$600
L. Payne	Martha Mcsally	Republican Party	$500
L.H. Payne	George William Buck	Republican Party	$402
L. Payne	Byron Donalds	Republican Party	$400
L. Payne	Matt Gaetz	Republican Party	$300
L. Payne	Michael Garcia	Republican Party	$200
L. Payne	Doug Slocum	Republican Party	$200
Lh Payne	William Olson	Republican Party	$100
L.H. Payne	Rob Jones	Republican Party	$100
L.H. Payne	Mitch McConnell	Republican Party	$100
L. Payne	Michelle Steel	Republican Party	$100
L. Payne	James E. Risch	Republican Party	$100
L. Payne	Teddy Daniels	Republican Party	$100

Numbers are accurate as of November 27, 2020.