There were at least 117 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Lam Research employees, 73.5 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.
Mike Pham's contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie 2020 | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,133 |
| Ammar Campa for Congress | Ammar Campa-Najjar | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Dccc | - | Democratic Party | $388 |
| Kimforcongress | Kimberly D. Olson | Democratic Party | $350 |
| National Democratic Training Committee PAC | - | - | $330 |
| Dccc | - | Democratic Party | $313 |
| Stop Republicans | - | - | $304 |
| Friends of Bernie Sanders | Bernard Sanders | Independent | $108 |
| Mark Kelly for Senate | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Biden for President | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Democratic Action | - | - | $50 |
Other donations by employees of Lam Research
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Gottscho | - | Democratic Party | $5,000 |
| Radha Nayak | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Bart Van Schravendijk | - | Democratic Party | $2,500 |
| Bob Kroth | - | - | $2,376 |
| Reyleene Hunt | - | Republican Party | $2,040 |
| Robert Kroth | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,952 |
| Bob Kroth | Cenk Uygur | Democratic Party | $1,355 |
| Robert Kroth | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,055 |
| Ryan Roberts | John Mues | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Radha Nayak | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Jeff Pokorny | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Graham Hills | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Bob Kroth | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic Party | $901 |
| Bob Kroth | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $863 |
| Peter Woo | Andy Kim | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Feng Wang | - | Republican Party | $750 |
| Vivek Agrawal | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Steve Askin | - | Republican Party | $648 |
| Evan Patton | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $612 |
| David Cohen | - | Democratic Party | $610 |
| Richard Gottscho | - | - | $600 |
| John Samuels | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Irvin Lucero | Jo Jorgensen | Libertarian Party | $600 |
| Karsten Theess | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $550 |
| Austin Faucett | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $505 |
| Kevin Flynn | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| John Casey | Tom Malinowski | Democratic Party | $500 |
| John Anthony Casey | Gerald Mark McNerney | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Jeff Pokorny | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| James Tappan | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Hans Nygren | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Feng Wang | - | - | $500 |
| Chris Carolin | - | - | $500 |
| Bob Steger | Duncan D. Hunter | Republican Party | $500 |
| Steve Askin | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $474 |
| Evan Patton | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $460 |
| James Tappan | - | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Christopher Cocca | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $425 |
| Ji Zhu | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Evan Patton | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Adem Bilgutay | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Isaac De La Rosa | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $375 |
| Robert Kroth | Edward John Markey | Democratic Party | $352 |
| Evan Patton | John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic Party | $350 |
| Ava Hahn | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $350 |
| David Cohen | - | Democratic Party | $325 |
| George Haruta | Tulsi Gabbard | Democratic Party | $306 |
| Michal Danek | - | Republican Party | $300 |
| Emir Gurer | - | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Frederik Easterly | John Mues | Democratic Party | $290 |
| Adrian Radocea | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $275 |
| Vince Nguyen | - | Republican Party | $264 |
| Bob Kroth | Alex Morse | Democratic Party | $264 |
| Andrew Pindar | - | Democratic Party | $260 |
| Vivek Agrawal | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Taner Ozel | Eric Michael Swalwell | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Peter Langner | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Padma Gadde | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Michael Zuber | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Michael Drymon | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Michael Drymon | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $250 |
| Kahn Lim | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Juan Vazquez | Josh Harder | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Joshua Collins | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Ji Zhu | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Ji Zhu | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Isaac De La Rosa | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Evan Patton | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Damon Berkhaug | Brynne Kennedy | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Christopher Cocca | - | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Carter Lake | Sara Gideon | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Bruce Freeman | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Benny Wu | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Feng Wang | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $237 |
| Donald L. Harper | - | Democratic Party | $225 |
| William Yip | - | Republican Party | $200 |
| Paul Aponte | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $198 |
| Juan Vazquez | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $157 |
| Gregory Harm | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Evan Patton | Theresa Greenfield | Democratic Party | $150 |
| Bob Kroth | Jessica Cisneros | Democratic Party | $144 |
| Mike Bordenave | - | Republican Party | $135 |
| Mary Ann Plano | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Evan Patton | - | - | $125 |
| Steve Heavner | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $124 |
| George Haruta | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $115 |
| Evan Patton | - | Democratic Party | $110 |
| Kamesh Gadepally | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $108 |
| Stephen Bailey | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Lisa Martin | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Bob Kroth | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $100 |
| An Nguyen | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Dan Hogan | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $81 |
| Yosias Melaku | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $80 |
| Calvin Pham | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $54 |
| Todd Preece | - | Republican Party | $50 |
| Richard Reynolds | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Bob Kroth | Jamaal Bowman | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Bob Kroth | Jamaal Bowman | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Vince Nguyen | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $48 |
| Susanne Vanderhoef | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Sarah Sawasaki | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Reyleene M. Hunt | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $25 |
| Jeri Rene Morisato | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Carrie Olejnik | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Carrie Olejnik | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $20 |
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