North Iowa Reporter

Virgil and Dorothy De Vary from Garner donated a total of $50 to Republican Party candidate Linda Upmeyer, according to IECDB State/Local Campaign Disclosure Reports.

There were $9,025 in total contributions made to political candidates by Garner citizens during 2019 and 2020, 95.6 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
Allan and Marian Dewitt	Linda Upmeyer	Republican	$100
Allan N. and Marian DeWitt	Kim Reynolds	Republican	$25
Barbara Best	Linda Upmeyer	Republican	$150
Blair Greiman	Terry Baxter	Republican	$300
Collin M. and Kristin L. Davison	Jack Whitver	Republican	$500
Collin M. Davision	Terry Baxter	Republican	$750
David Boehnke	Dennis Guth	Republican	$2,000
David J. Steen	Terry Baxter	Republican	$50
David Zrostlik	Shannon Latham	Republican	$350
David Zrostlik	Waylon Brown	Republican	$100
Dean and Beverly Cataldo	Linda Upmeyer	Republican	$50
Deborah R. Schmidt	Terry Baxter	Republican	$500
Dianne Dethmers Paca	Linda Upmeyer	Republican	$50
Donald L. Weiland as Trustee of the Donald L. Weiland Revoca	Terry Baxter	Republican	$500
Dorothy Devary	Terry Baxter	Republican	$50
Edwin and Cheryl Barkema	Linda Upmeyer	Republican	$250
Elizabeth Fickel	Annette Sweeney	Republican	$50
Gerald and Virginia Edgar	Kim Reynolds	Republican	$200
Glen Alden	Amanda Ragan	Democratic	$100
Jamie Farm Account Schmidt	Louis Zumbach	Republican	$100
Jamie or Beth Schmidt	Gary Worthan	Republican	$100
Jamie Schmidt	Amanda Ragan	Democratic	$100
Jamie Schmidt	Kevin Kinney	Democratic	$100
Janice Bertilson	Dennis Guth	Republican	$250
Kathryn Upmeyer	Linda Upmeyer	Republican	$250
Kathryn Upmeyer	Terry Baxter	Republican	$300
Marian Dewitt	Terry Baxter	Republican	$50
Peter L. Vidal	Steven Bradley	Republican	$200
Philip and Sharon Boehnke	Linda Upmeyer	Republican	$200
Phillip L. Garland	Sharon Steckman	Democratic	$100
Reid Weiland	Terry Baxter	Republican	$750
Terri Greiman	Terry Baxter	Republican	$100
Timothy Schmidt	Terry Baxter	Republican	$100
Veronica Burkness	Dennis Guth	Republican	$100
Virgil and Dorothy De Vary	Linda Upmeyer	Republican	$50
Vivian Bovenmyer	Linda Upmeyer	Republican	$100