Michael A. Peterson

Individual

Also gave $106K 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

$877K

Contributions

288

Recipients

111

Active Period

2011–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $308KR $192KIndependent $7KLIB $179

Top States

DC$148K

CA$48K

NJ$44K

TX$23K

VA$20K

Giving Trend

↓ 7%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

PETERSON MANAGEMENT LLC

Summary

PETERSON, MICHAEL A. is an individual political donor based in NY. They have contributed $877K across 288 contributions to 111 recipients. Their average contribution is $3K. Top recipients include FORWARD TOGETHER PAC, JOSH GOTTHEIMER FOR CONGRESS, HOYER FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2012 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $178K in 2016.

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	FORWARD TOGETHER PAC	—	DC	$30,000	6
2	JOSH GOTTHEIMER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NJ	$27,700	9
3	HOYER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$21,600	8
4	NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$21,400	8
5	MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PAC	—	CA	$20,000	4
6	PAC TO THE FUTURE	—	DC	$20,000	4
7	MAKING AMERICA PROSPEROUS PAC	—	VA	$20,000	4
8	MCHENRY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NC	$16,600	5
9	MIKIE SHERRILL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NJ	$16,450	6
10	MAKING BUSINESS EXCEL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	WY	$15,000	3
11	R SENATE PAC	—	FL	$15,000	3
12	JERSEY VALUES PAC	—	DC	$15,000	3
13	IMPACT	Democratic	NY	$15,000	3
14	M-PAC	—	WA	$15,000	3
15	AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA	—	DC	$15,000	3
16	KEVIN MCCARTHY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$14,300	6
17	PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$13,600	4
18	FRIENDS OF CHERI BUSTOS	Democratic	DC	$13,500	6
19	COMMITTEE TO ELECT JARED GOLDEN	Democratic	ME	$12,300	4
20	CHIP ROY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TX	$12,300	3
21	COOPER FOR CONGRESS	—	TN	$11,800	5
22	FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURN	Democratic	SC	$11,800	5
23	CROWLEY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$11,700	5
24	CASTRO FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$11,100	4
25	CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE	Democratic	DE	$11,100	7

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Source: FEC bulk data

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