There were $45,629 in total contributions made to political candidates by Ottumwa citizens during 2019 and 2020, 51.9 percent of which went to Democratic 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.
Table here that shows donations by citizens of the Ottumwa
| Donor | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron McConnell | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $233 |
| Alan Babb | Holly Brink | Republican | $100 |
| Andrea McDowell | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $116 |
| Appanoose County Democrats | Lance Roorda | Democratic | $500 |
| Barbara A. Sasseen | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $100 |
| Barbara Canny | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $40 |
| Barbara Saffell | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $100 |
| Belinda Smith | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $50 |
| Beth Austin | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $50 |
| Betty J. Messerschmitt | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $25 |
| Blake Smith | Holly Brink | Republican | $50 |
| Bob J. Kramer | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $200 |
| Bob Morrissey | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $300 |
| Brenda Case | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $100 |
| Brian Morgan | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $200 |
| Bruce Severson | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $50 |
| Bruce Woodard | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $200 |
| Bulldog Enterprises LC | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $50 |
| Calvin Woodard | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $75 |
| Carol A. Burnside | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $100 |
| Carol White | Andrea Phillips | Democratic | $12 |
| Carol White | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $130 |
| Carol White | Sara Huddleston | Democratic | $25 |
| Cherielynn M. Westrich | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $100 |
| Cherilyn Westrich | Holly Brink | Republican | $50 |
| Chris Shadduck | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $125 |
| Cloma Gates | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $250 |
| Colleen Biggs | Patrick Grassley | Republican | $150 |
| Connie Johnson | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $25 |
| Crystal James | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $5 |
| Dale Gottschalk | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $50 |
| Dale Person | Holly Brink | Republican | $250 |
| Dan Cavanaugh | Holly Brink | Republican | $100 |
| Daniel E. Herrmann | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $50 |
| Danielle M. Gorden | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $250 |
| Darla Jackson | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $25 |
| David A. Helgerson | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $100 |
| David MacKenzie | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $25 |
| Deborah Pumphrey | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $100 |
| Dennis Pauk | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $10 |
| Diane Kiefer | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $25 |
| Don Lewis | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $125 |
| Don Swanson | Holly Brink | Republican | $250 |
| Donald Phillips | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $2,221 |
| Donald S. Shaffer | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $50 |
| Donald Shaffer | Rob Sand | Democratic | $10 |
| Dorothy and Jerry Magrane | Kenan Judge | Democratic | $150 |
| Dwayne and Ruth Patritto | Holly Brink | Republican | $500 |
| Eldon Hunsicker | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $200 |
| Eldon Hunsicker | Kim Reynolds | Republican | $250 |
| Eloise Demoss | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $50 |
| F. Stempel Marilyn | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $250 |
| Farida Banu | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $255 |
| Gail Quinn | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $50 |
| Gary L Yates Revocable Trust | Kim Reynolds | Republican | $1,200 |
| Gary Yates Revocable Trust | Holly Brink | Republican | $250 |
| Gene Glenn | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $100 |
| Gordon Aistrope | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $100 |
| Greg Guiter | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $500 |
| Gretchen R. Price | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $25 |
| Heather Severson | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $25 |
| Henry Mitchell | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $20 |
| Himar Hernandez | Ross Wilburn | Democratic | $27 |
| Holly Berg | Lance Roorda | Democratic | $15 |
| Holly Berg | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $100 |
| Holly Berg | Ross Wilburn | Democratic | $10 |
| Jack E. Blackwell | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $500 |
| Jack Reed | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $75 |
| Jack White | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $75 |
| Jacob Swanson | Annette Sweeney | Republican | $100 |
| James Thomas | Matt Windschitl | Republican | $150 |
| Jane Cardenzana | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $35 |
| Janet Vonderhaar | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $50 |
| Jashim Ahmed | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $100 |
| Jason Rogers | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $7,500 |
| Jean M. Dell | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $100 |
| Jeff Messerschmitt | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $100 |
| Jeretta Williams | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $20 |
| Jerry Millard | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $25 |
| Jill Gardner | Phillip Miller | Democratic | $250 |
| Joel Pedersen | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $100 |
| Joella Duprey | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $150 |
| John Franke | Matt Windschitl | Republican | $175 |
| John Graham | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $150 |
| John Helgerson | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $250 |
| Jolynn Messer | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $100 |
| Jon Pederson | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $25 |
| Joyce Kramer | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $75 |
| Judith M. MacKenzie | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $50 |
| Judy Blommer | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $300 |
| Karen J. Person | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $500 |
| Kathleen Cason | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $50 |
| Kathleen Mitchell | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $15 |
| Kathrine Smith | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $50 |
| Kathy Higgins | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $50 |
| Kathy I. Courtney | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $35 |
| Keith E. Hill | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $150 |
| Keith or Inez E.M. Hill | Kim Reynolds | Republican | $100 |
| Kendig and Carol Kneen | Kim Reynolds | Republican | $1,000 |
| Kevin Maggio | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $500 |
| Kristi L. Meyers | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $50 |
| KYOU | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $68 |
| Leann Lemberger | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $100 |
| Lesley Green | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $25 |
| Lois Young | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $25 |
| Margo Sears | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $245 |
| Marianette Miller-Meeks | Chris Cournoyer | Republican | $200 |
| Marianette Miller-Meeks | Holly Brink | Republican | $100 |
| Marianette Miller-Meeks | Jeffrey Shipley | Republican | $100 |
| Marianette Miller-Meeks | Jon Dunwell | Republican | $40 |
| Marianette Miller-Meeks | Quinn Riess | Republican | $50 |
| Marianette Miller-Meeks | Tibe Vander Linden | Republican | $20 |
| Marianne Miller-Meeks | Carrie Koelker | Republican | $250 |
| Mariannette J. Miller-Meeks | Charles Schneider | Republican | $500 |
| Mariannette J. Miller-Meeks | Mark Lofgren | Republican | $100 |
| Mariannette Mille J. Meeks | Steven Bradley | Republican | $100 |
| Mariannette Miller Meeks | Craig Johnson | Republican | $100 |
| Mariannette Miller Meeks | Dee Sandquist | Republican | $50 |
| Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Amy Sinclair | Republican | $200 |
| Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $1,000 |
| Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Daniel Zumbach | Republican | $100 |
| Mariannette Miller-Meeks | David Kerr | Republican | $50 |
| Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Dustin Hite | Republican | $100 |
| Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Ijeoma Short | Republican | $100 |
| Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Jennifer Smith | Republican | $250 |
| Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Joseph Mitchell | Republican | $100 |
| Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Kim Reynolds | Republican | $285 |
| Marie E. Paulos | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $30 |
| Marilynn L. Russ | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $200 |
| Mark Fisher | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $50 |
| Mark L. Dillon | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $50 |
| Marlen Sprouse | Kenneth Rozenboom | Republican | $100 |
| Marlene Sprouse | Amy Sinclair | Republican | $100 |
| Marlene Sprouse | Charles Schneider | Republican | $100 |
| Marlene Sprouse | Dustin Hite | Republican | $100 |
| Marlene Sprouse | Gary Mohr | Republican | $100 |
| Marlene Sprouse | Jack Whitver | Republican | $100 |
| Marlene Sprouse | Janet Petersen | Democratic | $100 |
| Marlene Sprouse | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $100 |
| Marlene Sprouse | Matt Windschitl | Republican | $100 |
| Marlene Sprouse | Patrick Grassley | Republican | $400 |
| Marlene Sprouse | Todd Prichard | Democratic | $100 |
| Martin Wonderlin | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $333 |
| Mary and Tom Stewart | Phillip Miller | Democratic | $100 |
| Mary Ann Reiter | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $50 |
| Mary Beth Hammer | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $125 |
| Mary Gaskil | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $1,315 |
| Mary Gaskill | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $1,720 |
| Mary Gaskill | Phillip Miller | Democratic | $185 |
| Mary Gaskill | Todd Prichard | Democratic | $25 |
| Mary Hammer | Holly Brink | Republican | $50 |
| Mary Jo Knight | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $100 |
| Mary Krafka | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $50 |
| Mary M. Rich | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $50 |
| Mary Stewart | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $50 |
| Mary Stewart | Marie Gleason | Democratic | $200 |
| Mary Stewart | Phillip Miller | Democratic | $100 |
| Matthew Phillips | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $200 |
| Matthew Thompson | Patrick Grassley | Republican | $400 |
| Meeks Curt | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $100 |
| Melinda Jones | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $25 |
| Melinda Padley-Jones | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $25 |
| Micahel Moreland | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $350 |
| Michael E. Bullard | Kim Reynolds | Republican | $50 |
| Michael McDonough | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $150 |
| Michael McMillin | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $25 |
| Michael O'Hara | Holly Brink | Republican | $100 |
| Michele Weber | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $75 |
| Miriam Kenning | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $75 |
| Neal Yates | Holly Brink | Republican | $100 |
| Nicholas and Colleen Biggs | Jeff Edler | Republican | $150 |
| Nicholas and Colleen Biggs | Megan Jones | Republican | $150 |
| Nicholas Biggs | Kenneth Rozenboom | Republican | $200 |
| Nicholas Biggs | Nate Boulton | Democratic | $100 |
| Nicholas Dohrmann | Matthew Dohrmann | Not Available | $115 |
| Nicholas Wayne and Col M. Biggs | Lee Hein | Republican | $150 |
| Nick Adam | Nick Adam Adam | Republican | $2,030 |
| Nick Biggs | Todd Prichard | Democratic | $200 |
| Patricia Essick | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $75 |
| Patricia Swanson | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $100 |
| Patricia Swanson | Kenneth Rozenboom | Republican | $200 |
| Patrick Curran | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $100 |
| Patty L. Babb | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $205 |
| Paul Rodgers | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $50 |
| Peggy Beeler | Courtney Clarke | Not Available | $100 |
| Philip Cavanaugh | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $100 |
| Rachelle Chase | Mark Smith | Democratic | $60 |
| Randy Bowling | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $300 |
| Randy Bowling | Holly Brink | Republican | $250 |
| Regina Pearson | Phillip Miller | Democratic | $10 |
| Regina Person | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $10 |
| Reuben Neff | Holly Brink | Republican | $75 |
| Rick E. Swartz | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $50 |
| Robert Reed | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $224 |
| Roberta Neff | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $25 |
| Roberta Neff | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $25 |
| Ronald W. and Cloma Gates | Phillip Miller | Democratic | $400 |
| Ross A. McCombs | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $2,200 |
| Russ Sporer | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $50 |
| Sheryl North | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $375 |
| Stanley McElderry | Nate Boulton | Democratic | $10 |
| Steve Siegel | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $100 |
| Steve Siegel | Phillip Miller | Democratic | $25 |
| Steven J. Siegel | Steven Siegel | Democratic | $1 |
| Sylvia A. Hunolt | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $50 |
| Ted Haas | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $50 |
| Terrance J. Denefe | Kenan Judge | Democratic | $25 |
| Tim Hotek | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $50 |
| Todd Caldwell | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $100 |
| Trudy Caviness | Holly Brink | Republican | $100 |
| Trudy J. Caviness | Robert Kaufmann | Republican | $75 |
| Trudy Trudy Caviness | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $200 |
| Verle and Jeanne Handy | Kim Reynolds | Republican | $50 |
| Vernon J. Trucano | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $25 |
| Victoria Baum | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $40 |
| Viki Viki Wilson | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | $100 |
| Wanda Vaal | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $20 |
| Wayne Huit | Donald Phillips | Democratic | $100 |
| William Schiller | Holly Brink | Republican | $100 |
| Zach Simonson | Mary Gaskill | Democratic | $30 |
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