There were at least 185 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Akerman, LLP employees, 56.8 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.
Gerald Cope's contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Good for Congress | Margaret Elizabeth Rowell Good | Democratic Party | $1,250 |
| Donna Shalala for Congress | Donna Shalala | Democratic Party | $1,200 |
Other donations by employees of Akerman, LLP
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph L. Falk | - | Democratic Party | $91,000 |
| Joseph L. Falk | - | $50,000 | |
| Joseph Falk | - | $50,000 | |
| Joseph Falk | - | $30,000 | |
| Joseph L. Falk | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $6,626 |
| Joseph L. Falk | Charlie Joseph Crist | Democratic Party | $6,600 |
| Andrew M. Smulian | - | $5,835 | |
| Joseph Falk | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
| Joseph Lee Falk | - | $5,000 | |
| Joseph Lee Falk | - | $5,000 | |
| Joseph Lee Falk | - | Democratic Party | $5,000 |
| Joseph Falk | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $3,000 |
| Joseph L. Falk | Theodore Eliot Deutch | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Jonathan Awner | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Ellen Freidin | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,800 |
| Joseph Negron Jr. | Roberto Enrique Cuellar | Democratic Party | $2,700 |
| Richard C. Milstein | - | $2,550 | |
| Sylvia May Barton | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $2,500 |
| Neisen Kasdin | - | $2,500 | |
| Michael Fertig | - | $2,500 | |
| Joseph Falk | Jacqueline Gordon | Democratic Party | $2,500 |
| Joseph Falk | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Democratic Party | $2,500 |
| Cecelia Bonifay | - | $2,500 | |
| William J. Spratt Jr. | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Democratic Party | $2,400 |
| Martin Burkett | - | $2,157 | |
| Teddy D. Klinghoffer | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Pedro Freyre | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Patrick Christiansen | Susan M. Collins | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Maria Casablanca | - | $2,000 | |
| Karen M. Buesing | Charlie Joseph Crist | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Joseph Lee Falk | Lois Jane Frankel | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Joseph L. Falk | Daniel Mccready | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Joseph Falk | John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Joseph Falk | Ritchie John Torres | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Joseph Falk | Gina Ortiz Jones | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Jonathan L. Awner | Daniel Crenshaw | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Susanne Zabloudil | - | $1,600 | |
| Richard Bezold | - | $1,600 | |
| James Goldsmith | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,600 |
| Kirk S. Davis | - | $1,500 | |
| Joseph Lee Falk | Valdez Demings | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Joseph L. Falk | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Jonathan L. Awner | - | $1,500 | |
| Jessica Travers | Deval Patrick | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Brian P. Miller | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Aileen S. Davis | - | $1,500 | |
| Joseph L. Falk | Alan Michael Cohn | Democratic Party | $1,250 |
| David Doney | - | $1,228 | |
| Neisen O. Kasdin | - | $1,120 | |
| Marcy Aldrich | - | $1,120 | |
| Bruce Platt | - | $1,120 | |
| Andrew Gold | - | $1,120 | |
| Richard Milstein | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,103 |
| Edwin Turanchik | - | $1,100 | |
| Steven Hartz | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Stephen Roddenberry | - | $1,000 | |
| Stephanie Holcomb | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Neisen Kasdin | Carlos Gimenez | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Neisen Kasdin | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Michael P. Mcmahon | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Karen Buesing | Kathy Castor | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Jules Cohen | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Joseph L. Falk | Nabilah Aishah Islam | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Joseph Falk | Donna Shalala | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Jonathan L. Awner | - | $1,000 | |
| Jonathan Awner | Irina Vilarino | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Jessica Travers | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| James Riley Davis | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Cecelia Bonifay | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Cecelia Bonifay | - | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Carol Faber | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Angela De Cespedes | - | $1,000 | |
| Andrew Smulian | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Andrew M. Smulian | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| James Miller | - | $921 | |
| Kathy Klock | - | Republican Party | $918 |
| Richard Milstein | Donna Shalala | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Gera Peoples | Raphael Warnock | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Beppy Owen | Stephanie Murphy | Democratic Party | $750 |
| Andrew S. Robins | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $735 |
| Kathy Klock | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $725 |
| James Mccann | - | $650 | |
| James F. Goldsmith | - | $625 | |
| William J. Spratt Jr. | Donna Shalala | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Pedro A. Freyre | - | $600 | |
| Cecelia Bonifay | - | Democratic Party | $600 |
| Maria Henderson | - | $599 | |
| Richard Pinsky | - | $575 | |
| Carol L. Schoffel Faber | - | $550 | |
| Timothy Mcdermott | - | $520 | |
| Stephen Tilbrook | - | $520 | |
| Jules Cohen | - | $503 | |
| William Spratt Jr. | - | $500 | |
| Teddy D. Klinghoffer | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Ryan Roman | Cory A. Booker | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Ryan Roman | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Prince-troutman Stacey | Stephanie Murphy | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Patrick T. Christiansen | Marco Rubio | Republican Party | $500 |
| Patrick Christiansen | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Patrick Christiansen | - | $500 | |
| Pamela Marsh | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Neisen O. Kasdin | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $500 |
| Michael Mcmahon | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Marcy Aldrich | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Karen M. Buesing | Stephanie Murphy | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Karen Buesing | Margaret Elizabeth Rowell Good | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Joseph Lee Falk | Margaret Elizabeth Rowell Good | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Joseph Lee Falk | Josh Gottheimer | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Joseph L. Falk | Colin Allred | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Joseph Falk | - | $500 | |
| Joseph Falk | Phil Gardner | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Joseph Falk | Georgette Gomez | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Joseph Falk | John Blair | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Joseph Falk | Sharice Davids | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Joseph Falk | Harley E. Rouda Jr. | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Joseph Falk | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Jonathan Awner | Gus Michael Bilirakis | Republican Party | $500 |
| Enjolique Aytch | - | $500 | |
| Enid Childs | Stephanie Murphy | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Cecelia Bonifay | Adam Roger Hattersley | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Carol Faber | Amy J. Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Brian Miller | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Beppy Owen | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Beppy Owen | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Beppy Owen | Amy McGrath | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Andrew Smulian | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Andrew Smulian | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Andrew Robins | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Andrew Gold | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Jason Vaupen | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $450 |
| Daniel Jacobson | - | $418 | |
| Eric Rapkin | - | $350 | |
| Mark Passler | - | $325 | |
| William J. Spratt Jr. | Margaret Elizabeth Rowell Good | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Katherine Giddings | - | $270 | |
| Joseph Falk | - | $270 | |
| Augusto Maxwell | - | $270 | |
| Spencer Crowley | Donna Shalala | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Ryan Roman | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Richard Wilkes | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Richard Milstein | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Richard C. Milstein | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Patrick Christiansen | Lindsey Olin Graham | Republican Party | $250 |
| Megan Deleon | Stephanie Murphy | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Mary Carroll | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Karen Meyer Buesing | Alan Michael Cohn | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Joseph Falk | - | $250 | |
| John Macdonald | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $250 |
| Jessica Travers | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Gideon Reitblat | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $250 |
| Dianne Fischer | Kamala D. Harris | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Cecelia Bonifay | - | $250 | |
| Glen Stankee | - | Republican Party | $238 |
| Timothy J. Mcdermott | - | Republican Party | $210 |
| William J. Spratt | - | $200 | |
| Marcy Aldrich | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Jason Vaupen | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Jimmy Joanos | - | $180 | |
| George Powell | - | $180 | |
| Max Rudolf | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $146 |
| Glen Stankee | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $145 |
| Kathy Klock | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $133 |
| Nancy Wallace | - | $125 | |
| William Spratt | Donna Shalala | Democratic Party | $100 |
| William Spratt | Margaret Wood Hassan | Democratic Party | $100 |
| William J. Spratt | - | $100 | |
| Ryan Roman | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Karen Meyer Buesing | Margaret Elizabeth Rowell Good | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Dianne Fischer | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Coral Morris | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Valerie Hubbard | - | $90 | |
| Richard Milstein | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $83 |
| Janis Cheezem | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Max Rudolf | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $67 |
| Cindy Laquidara | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $60 |
| Irene Bassel | - | $40 | |
| Christopher Roper | - | $40 | |
| Jose A. Villalobos | - | $20 | |
| Thomas S. Crowley | - | $10 | |
| Jonathan Robbins | - | $10 | |
| Jonathan Gopman | - | $10 |
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