Waterloo Times

Laverne Lentz from Aurora donated a total of $100 to Democratic Party candidate Bruce Bearinger, according to IECDB State/Local Campaign Disclosure Reports.

There were $1,511 in total contributions made to political candidates by Aurora citizens during 2019 and 2020, 34.7 percent of which went to Republican Party causes and candidates.

The candidate that received the most money in contributions from individuals and organizations in Iowa was the Republican candidate Kim Reynolds.

Donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections. While Congress created the Federal Election Commission to oversee federal elections in 1974, each state is left to regulate its local elections. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, eleven states have no limits on how much can be contributed to a candidate by individual donors, while the other 39 states often limit the amount someone can contribute based on the office the candidate is running for.

Donor	Candidate	Party	Amount
Binyamin Meyers	Andrea Phillips	Democratic	$2
Cheryl Hudson-Trelka	Dan Trelka	Republican	$250
David Holmberg	Jonathan Grieder	Not Available	$100
David Reuter	Kathrin Parks	Not Available	$200
Diane Sperfslage	Jodi Grover	Democratic	$100
Donna L. Herrmann	Jennifer Smith	Republican	$50
Gail A. Pennington	Elizabeth Bennett	Democratic	$25
John and Nancy McMillan	Chad Ingels	Republican	$150
Julie Dudley	Kelly Dunn	Not Available	$50
Karen K. Murley	Walt Rogers	Republican	$25
Kathryn Kummer Fivgas	Tricia Gavin	Democratic	$100
Kristine Hodge	Andrea Phillips	Democratic	$3
Laverne Lentz	Bruce Bearinger	Democratic	$100
Mary Jan Svoboda	Craig Johnson	Republican	$50
Merrill Oster	Jim Brown	Not Available	$300
Michael Favero	Christian Andrews	Democratic	$1
Michael Favero	Eric Gjerde	Democratic	$1
Michael Favero	Jennifer Kakert	Democratic	$1
Michael Favero	Jennifer Pellant	Democratic	$1
Tim Gilla	Jennifer Kakert	Democratic	$2