Peter Strauss

Individual

Also gave $5K to joint fundraising committees. That isn't in the totals here, because those committees pass the money on to others.

Grouped by the exact name reported to the FEC, which has no ID for individual donors. Other people with this name may be included.

Total Contributed

$22K

Contributions

133

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $12KR $1KNNE $250

Top States

DC$6K

CA$4K

PA$3K

IL$3K

VA$2K

Giving Trend

↓ 57%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL

Summary

STRAUSS, PETER is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $22K across 133 contributions to 25 recipients. Their average contribution is $166.248. Top recipients include PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCACY PROJECT LOS ANGELES COUNTY ACTION FUND, OBAMA FOR AMERICA, HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $5K in 2020.

Giving Pattern by Cycle

Contribution amounts per election cycle, colored by recipient party

All Recipients

Committees and candidates receiving contributions, all cycles

#	Name	Party	State	Total	Contributions
1	PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCACY PROJECT LOS ANGELES COUNTY ACTION FUND	—	CA	$3,000	2
2	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$2,750	6
3	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$2,580	14
4	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$2,236	22
5	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$1,760	37
6	THE DESERT CAUCUS	—	AZ	$1,500	5
7	HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
8	BUSH FOR PRESIDENT INC.	Republican	VA	$1,000	1
9	DAVE OXMAN FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$750	1
10	PERRIELLO FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	VA	$500	2
11	NITA LOWEY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$500	1
12	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Democratic	NY	$500	1
13	OJAI VALLEY DEMOCRATIC CLUB	Democratic	CA	$500	1
14	JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC	Democratic	DC	$500	2
15	SAIRA FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CO	$477	2
16	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$390	15
17	HAMILTON FOR CONGRESS	—	VA	$300	1
18	CHC BOLD PAC	—	DC	$300	3
19	MARK KELLY FOR SENATE	Democratic	AZ	$275	7
20	FRIENDS OF ERIC ORTS	Democratic	PA	$258	1
21	THE GREAT TASK	NNE	VA	$250	1
22	PAC FOR A CHANGE	Democratic	CA	$250	1
23	BOLD DEMOCRATS	—	—	$235	3
24	MONTANANS FOR TESTER	Democratic	MT	$200	1
25	LASHER FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$100	2

Source: FEC bulk data

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