William E. Peterson

Individual

Also gave $37K 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

$76K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $37KD $32K

Top States

VA$34K

DC$20K

MD$14K

ME$6K

PA$530

Giving Trend

↓ 83%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

THE PETERSON COMPANIES

Summary

PETERSON, WILLIAM E. is an individual political donor based in MI. They have contributed $76K across 86 contributions to 29 recipients. Their average contribution is $884.279. Top recipients include ROB WITTMAN FOR CONGRESS, VAN HOLLEN FOR SENATE, REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $14K in 2000.

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	ROB WITTMAN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	VA	$8,800	2
2	VAN HOLLEN FOR SENATE	Democratic	MD	$8,300	3
3	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Republican	DC	$7,250	2
4	COLLINS FOR SENATOR	Republican	ME	$5,600	2
5	DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF VIRGINIA	Democratic	VA	$5,000	1
6	NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONS	Republican	DC	$5,000	1
7	KIGGANS FOR CONGRESS	Republican	VA	$3,300	1
8	ALSOBROOKS FOR SENATE	Democratic	MD	$3,300	1
9	FRIENDS OF DENVER RIGGLEMAN, INC.	Republican	VA	$2,800	1
10	COMSTOCK FOR CONGRESS	Republican	VA	$2,700	1
11	GLENN F. IVEY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MD	$2,500	1
12	CARDINAL BANK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	VA	$2,500	1
13	CONNOLLY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	VA	$2,300	1
14	WITTMAN VICTORY COMMITTEE	—	VA	$2,000	1
15	FRIENDS OF MARK WARNER	Democratic	DC	$2,000	1
16	HOYER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$2,000	1
17	VIRGINIA BANKERS ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PAC	—	VA	$1,800	1
18	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$1,625	17
19	MORAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	VA	$1,600	1
20	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$1,315	26
21	FRIENDS OF MARY LANDRIEU, INC.	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
22	BUSH FOR PRESIDENT INC.	Republican	VA	$1,000	1
23	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$530	8
24	CANTOR FOR CONGRESS	Republican	VA	$500	1
25	OCEGUERA FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NV	$500	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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