There were at least 254 contributions made to political candidates and committees by BB&T employees, 14.6 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.
Rufus Yates' contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toomey for Senate Committee | Patrick Joseph Toomey | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Thom Tillis Committee | Sen. Thom R. Tillis | Republican Party | $1,000 |
Other donations by employees of BB&T
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Stuart King | - | $5,000 | |
| Robert Johnson | Patrick Joseph Toomey | Republican Party | $3,000 |
| Kelly King | Patrick Joseph Toomey | Republican Party | $3,000 |
| Robert Bonds | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,887 |
| Michael Steen | - | $2,800 | |
| Kelly Stuart King | Sen. Thom R. Tillis | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Kelly S. King | David Perdue | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Kelly S. King | Sen. Thom R. Tillis | Republican Party | $2,500 |
| Christopher L. Henson | Sen. Thom R. Tillis | Republican Party | $2,500 |
| Kelly S. King | - | $2,475 | |
| Raymond I. Hand | - | $2,025 | |
| Clarke Starnes | Patrick Joseph Toomey | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Clarke Robertson Starnes III | Sen. Thom R. Tillis | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Christopher Henson | Patrick Joseph Toomey | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Daryl N. Bible | - | $1,800 | |
| Brian Westcott | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Christopher L. Henson | - | $1,450 | |
| Julie Stroupe | - | Republican Party | $1,325 |
| John Davis | Arnold Mooney | Republican Party | $1,100 |
| William Bradley | Patrick Joseph Toomey | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| William Bennett Bradley | Sen. Thom R. Tillis | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Robert J. Johnson | Sen. Thom R. Tillis | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Donna Goodrich | Patrick Joseph Toomey | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Donna C. Goodrich | Sen. Thom R. Tillis | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Diane Gainey | Jeff Moore | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| David Weaver | Patrick Joseph Toomey | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| David H. Weaver | Sen. Thom R. Tillis | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Daryl N. Bible | Sen. Thom R. Tillis | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Brantley Standridge | Patrick Joseph Toomey | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Brantley Standridge | Sen. Thom R. Tillis | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Barbara F. Duck | Sen. Thom R. Tillis | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Barbara Duck | Patrick Joseph Toomey | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Jimmy Dale Godwin | - | $900 | |
| William R. Bullock | - | $810 | |
| Michael W. Steen | - | $810 | |
| John S. Rankin | - | $810 | |
| Jeanne B. Mcpherson | - | $810 | |
| Robert J. Johnson Jr. | - | $756 | |
| William B. Bradley | - | $747 | |
| Sean Kehoe | - | $720 | |
| Joelle Belinda Weltzin | - | $720 | |
| Dan Laird | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $700 |
| Joanna Konopko Nifong | - | $675 | |
| Samuel Obenauer | - | $648 | |
| John Tol Broome | - | $630 | |
| Carolyn Botley | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Thomas Brent Hicks | - | $504 | |
| Stuart F. Winikoff | - | $504 | |
| William Bennett Bradley | Sen. Thom R. Tillis | Republican Party | $500 |
| Matthew Gerald Simmons | Bradley Mark Walker | Republican Party | $500 |
| Julie D. Stroupe | - | $500 | |
| David A. Lewis | Deborah Ross | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Cam Tims | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Benjamin Torgesen | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Donna C. Goodrich | - | $480 | |
| Barbara F. Duck | - | $480 | |
| Kimberly Elaine Moore-Wright | - | $475 | |
| Brantley Jacob Standridge | - | $456 | |
| Tamara J. Stringer | - | $450 | |
| Ransom G. Stokes | - | $432 | |
| Mark L. Booz | - | $432 | |
| Brian D. Coyle | - | $432 | |
| Sarah Mir | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $392 |
| Tiffany Mazzeo | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $370 |
| Sarah Mir | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $354 |
| Ralph Borrello | - | $322 | |
| Teresa Thorne Barefoot | - | $315 | |
| Roger Langdon | - | $315 | |
| Michael C. Hilleboe | - | $315 | |
| Jo Ann Tew | - | $315 | |
| Gray G. Reed | - | $315 | |
| Diana Mendiondo Bozzuto | - | $315 | |
| Abraham Alexander Cox | - | $315 | |
| Frederic S. Betz Jr. | - | $297 | |
| Leslie Underwood Marion | - | $283 | |
| Eva Wie Wu | - | $283 | |
| James Kerby | - | Republican Party | $282 |
| Robin C. Strickland III | - | $280 | |
| Marc B. Geeting | - | $270 | |
| Carl P. Marion Jr. | - | $270 | |
| Thomas Lockwood | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Peter M. Newby | Garland S. Tucker III | Republican Party | $250 |
| Louis Moore | Bradley Mark Walker | Republican Party | $250 |
| Donald Byrd | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| David Mercer | Mark Everette Harris | Republican Party | $250 |
| David Lewis | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Clarke R. Starnes III | - | $250 | |
| Brett Sovine | Sen. Thom R. Tillis | Republican Party | $250 |
| Brandon Leonard | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Michael Liddy | - | $240 | |
| Byron Thomas Harrell | - | $234 | |
| Kenneth E. Cummings | - | $228 | |
| Sterling B. Pierce | - | $225 | |
| Carla D. Fox | - | $225 | |
| William C. Jones | - | $222 | |
| Robert T. Nesselt | - | $222 | |
| Luis G. Lobo | - | $222 | |
| Linda Dinh | - | $222 | |
| James C. Alexander III | - | $222 | |
| George Macbain IV | - | $222 | |
| Cory P. Boyte | - | $222 | |
| William D. Kenerly Jr. | - | $216 | |
| Richard Baytosh | - | $216 | |
| Preston W. Bergen | - | $216 | |
| Michael J. Hudak | - | $216 | |
| Kenneth G. Paul | - | $216 | |
| John William Anderson Jr. | - | $216 | |
| Jeffery S. James | - | $216 | |
| Gail P. Theard | - | $216 | |
| Diane Terrell Rose | - | $216 | |
| Craig A. Moss | - | $216 | |
| Christopher Austin Jones | - | $216 | |
| Charles Travis Maner | - | $216 | |
| Charles S. Durand | - | $216 | |
| Charles L. Cauthen Jr. | - | $216 | |
| Brent A. Peters | - | $216 | |
| Mike Hudak | - | $200 | |
| Keith Berkland | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Don E. Foust | - | $198 | |
| Charles E. Gaskin | - | $198 | |
| John Tol Broome | - | $180 | |
| Joelle Belinda Weltzin | - | $180 | |
| Debra Horvath | - | $180 | |
| Stewart M. Boswell | - | $164 | |
| Joseph Martin | - | Republican Party | $151 |
| Susan M. Barnes | - | $150 | |
| Samuel C. Ballance | - | $150 | |
| Ronnie E. Wooten | - | $150 | |
| Nicholas Joseph Heyland | - | $150 | |
| Christopher A. Caskey | - | $150 | |
| Steven S. Wilson | - | $145 | |
| Steven M. Wells | - | $145 | |
| Ragubathee Pather | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $126 |
| Richard Renfrow | - | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Stewart M. Boswell | - | $123 | |
| Melanie G. Geary | - | $112 | |
| Larry B. House | - | $112 | |
| Benjamin C. Ivey Jr. | - | $112 | |
| Timothy R. Davis | - | $111 | |
| Alan W. Greer | - | $111 | |
| Alan W. Greer | - | $111 | |
| Wendy Ranadive | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $110 |
| William Howard Deane | - | $108 | |
| Thomas M. Neville | - | $108 | |
| Thad P. Meeker | - | $108 | |
| Teresa B. Winstead | - | $108 | |
| Tammy Lynn Watson | - | $108 | |
| Tammy Lynn Watson | - | $108 | |
| Syam Sunder Balakrishnan | - | $108 | |
| Stephanie Tinnin Watkins | - | $108 | |
| Robert O. Tarkenton | - | $108 | |
| Robert L. Smith | - | $108 | |
| Phillip Edward Robin | - | $108 | |
| Paul Mistor | - | $108 | |
| Paul A. Jalazo | - | $108 | |
| Michael Joseph Keenan | - | $108 | |
| Mary K. Church | - | $108 | |
| Mark W. Clark | - | $108 | |
| Leah Penry Price | - | $108 | |
| Kevin C. Ward | - | $108 | |
| Karen Heather Sumner | - | $108 | |
| Joon Hahn | - | $108 | |
| John William Tulloss | - | $108 | |
| John Miles Abernethy III | - | $108 | |
| Hernan Sabio | - | $108 | |
| Harold E. Williams Jr. | - | $108 | |
| Gregory Jason Weed | - | $108 | |
| Glenn J. Pinto | - | $108 | |
| Gina Carrick | - | $108 | |
| Dwayne Mason | - | $108 | |
| Donna Angelique Britt | - | $108 | |
| Derek K. Lane | - | $108 | |
| Denise M. Benton | - | $108 | |
| David P. Barrick | - | $108 | |
| David A. Baker | - | $108 | |
| Christopher M. Haynes | - | $108 | |
| Aaron M. Reeves | - | $108 | |
| Wanda Raynor Taylor | - | $104 | |
| Tiffany Marie Mazzeo | - | $104 | |
| Martin B. Fahsel | - | $104 | |
| Jeanne Rabe | - | $104 | |
| Derek B. Owens | - | $104 | |
| William E. Pecoul Jr. | - | $100 | |
| Sharon A. Jeffries-Jones | - | $100 | |
| Mark Anthony Hunzaker | - | $100 | |
| Kevin Douglas Dues | - | $100 | |
| Clarke R. Starnes III | - | $100 | |
| Robert Bonds | - | Democratic Party | $96 |
| Michael J. Ortlip | - | $94 | |
| Kendrick M. Whitehurst | - | $87 | |
| Ragubathee Pather | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $84 |
| Phillip East | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $81 |
| Jon D. Anderson | - | $81 | |
| Daniel B. Neuschaefer | - | $81 | |
| Gregg Loetzer | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $75 |
| James A. Duff | - | $74 | |
| Lou K. Tippett | - | $72 | |
| Richard Ramirez Jr. | - | $69 | |
| Lemmie Lee | - | $69 | |
| Jeffrey J. Linden | - | $69 | |
| George M. O'Brien | - | $69 | |
| William W. Sutton IV | - | $66 | |
| Wesley Barrow Smith | - | $66 | |
| Tammy K. Griffin | - | $66 | |
| Steven Lee Abernathy | - | $66 | |
| Scott A. Southerland | - | $66 | |
| Robert Michael Steininger | - | $66 | |
| Patrick T. Nobles | - | $66 | |
| Patrick Scott Milam | - | $66 | |
| Otis B. Northington | - | $66 | |
| Neal O. Benton | - | $66 | |
| Michael P. Gwyn | - | $66 | |
| Mark J. Wroblewski | - | $66 | |
| Kristy H. Starling | - | $66 | |
| Jason Christopher Mills | - | $66 | |
| James J. Ellison | - | $66 | |
| Gasford N. Brown | - | $66 | |
| Evan Bishop Gore | - | $66 | |
| Charles Kelly Upchurch III | - | $66 | |
| Sheila Smith | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $65 |
| Kendrick M. Whitehurst | - | $58 | |
| John W. Hoeferkamp | - | $54 | |
| John W. Hoeferkamp | - | $54 | |
| Brian Westcott | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Debra Horvath | - | Republican Party | $45 |
| Debra B. Horvath | - | Republican Party | $45 |
| Carl P. Marion Jr. | - | $45 | |
| Timothy Dalton | - | $44 | |
| Satish Murthy | - | $42 | |
| Melinda M. Dickinson | - | $42 | |
| Donta L. Wilson | - | $42 | |
| Derek Joel Skinner | - | $42 | |
| Christopher S. Tracy | - | $42 | |
| Ashley W. Narron | - | $42 | |
| Randy E. Weaver | - | $40 | |
| Paul William Barnes | - | $40 | |
| Jon D. Anderson | - | $27 | |
| Donald L. Weatherby | - | $20 | |
| William Robert Scott | - | $19 | |
| Julie M. Bateman | - | $19 | |
| Belinda S. Hobson-Freeman | - | $19 | |
| Zachary Thornton | - | $18 | |
| William E. Frisbie | - | $18 | |
| Tony Lee Reitzel | - | $18 | |
| Thomas Clark | - | $18 | |
| Taylor Justin Whitford | - | $18 | |
| Ramona Allison Lamonds | - | $18 | |
| Melissa Horton Holding | - | $18 | |
| Matthew Allen Shaner | - | $18 | |
| Lisa N. Murray | - | $18 | |
| John J. Pace III | - | $18 | |
| Cara Joan Wick | - | $18 |
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