There were at least 74 contributions made to political candidates and committees by WOOD employees, 47.3 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.
Matthew Jaska's contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $6,000 |
| Winred | - | Republican Party | $4,250 |
Other donations by employees of WOOD
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| John M. Ellis | Louis B. Gohmert Jr. | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Danny Kouder Jr. | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $2,784 |
| Michael Wood | Roberto Enrique Cuellar | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| James Polansky | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,250 |
| Leslie Cook | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $1,200 |
| Michael Wood | Kenneth R. Buck | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Michael Wood | Michael Clifton Burgess | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| James D. Dreibelbis | John Cornyn | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| John Hearn | - | Republican Party | $950 |
| Gregory Cashen | - | $922 | |
| James Whitted | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $800 |
| Jim Mcglothin | Maria Espinoza | Republican Party | $750 |
| Luann Huddleston | - | Republican Party | $700 |
| John Palermo | - | Republican Party | $648 |
| John Palermo | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $545 |
| Brigid Boyd | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $536 |
| Zhanqing Li | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Sandra Jakl | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Gitesh Desai | Raja S. Krishnamoorthi | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Charles D. Mitchell Jr. | Royce West | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Channy Wood | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Channy Wood | Ronny Lynn Jackson | Republican Party | $500 |
| Carl Teinert | Mary Jennings M.J. Hegar | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Roseanne Franco | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Maopeng Fang | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $445 |
| Danny Kouder Jr. | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $425 |
| Carl Teinert | - | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Mark Imper | - | Republican Party | $397 |
| Maopeng Fang | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $328 |
| Tia Smith | - | Libertarian Party | $314 |
| Augusto Bulte | - | $305 | |
| Max Martin | - | Republican Party | $300 |
| James Whitted | - | Republican Party | $300 |
| Nancy Parten | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $281 |
| Susan Motley | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $250 |
| John Victor Palermo | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Gregory Cashen | Gina Ortiz Jones | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Gitesh Desai | Raja S. Krishnamoorthi | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Charles Mitchell | Royce West | Democratic Party | $250 |
| John Palermo | - | Republican Party | $242 |
| Tom Del Prato | - | Republican Party | $220 |
| Arun Parihar | - | Republican Party | $209 |
| Jody Carter | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $200 |
| Erin Cozart | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Jack Griffin | - | Republican Party | $180 |
| Roseanne Franco-Shanahan | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $172 |
| Randy Rimel | - | $150 | |
| Thelma Marroquin | - | Republican Party | $140 |
| Jonathan Skaggs | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $137 |
| Brigid Boyd | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $133 |
| Lauren Sadler | Beto O'Rourke | Democratic Party | $130 |
| Roseanne Franco | Julie Lynn Oliver | Democratic Party | $110 |
| Richard Theander | - | $110 | |
| Raymond Landreth | - | Republican Party | $110 |
| John Palermo | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Jody Carter | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Charles Mitchell | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Allan W. Taylor | - | $100 | |
| Allan Taylor | - | $100 | |
| Rick Merrill | - | $84 | |
| Michael Steagall | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic Party | $81 |
| John Ochoa | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Jack Wingfield | Julian Castro | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Suzanne Danforth | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Sandra Jakl | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Melania Vargas | - | Democratic Party | $50 |
| John Lammons | - | Republican Party | $50 |
| John Harrington | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Tom Del Prato | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $30 |
| Roseanne Franco | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Jonathan Skaggs | Michael Siegel | Democratic Party | $20 |
| Blair Boudreaux | - | Republican Party | $20 |
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