Peter Ackerman

Individual

Also gave $405 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

$779K

Contributions

182

Recipients

Active Period

2001–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $23KIndependent $5KR $2K

Top States

DC$507K

VA$233K

MA$8K

NY$5K

PA$3K

Giving Trend

↓ 68%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

AMERICANS ELECT

Summary

ACKERMAN, PETER is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $779K across 182 contributions to 47 recipients. Their average contribution is $4K. Top recipients include AMERICANS ELECT, COMMITTEE TO ELECT AN INDEPENDENT SENATE, DEMOCRATS FOR EDUCATION REFORM. Their political giving spans from the 2002 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $503K in 2012.

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	AMERICANS ELECT	—	DC	$500,000	3
2	COMMITTEE TO ELECT AN INDEPENDENT SENATE	—	VA	$233,334	2
3	DEMOCRATS FOR EDUCATION REFORM	—	NY	$5,000	1
4	NICK TROIANO FOR CONGRESS	Independent	PA	$2,600	1
5	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$2,550	2
6	MOVEMENT VOTER PAC	—	MA	$2,500	3
7	ANGUS KING FOR U.S. SENATE CAMPAIGN	Independent	ME	$2,500	1
8	THE NIKI TSONGAS COMMITTEE	Democratic	MA	$2,500	3
9	GEORGE WHITESIDES FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$2,150	9
10	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$2,050	5
11	FRIENDS OF DICK LUGAR INC	Republican	IN	$2,000	2
12	EILEEN DONOGHUE FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	MA	$2,000	1
13	ELISSA SLOTKIN FOR MICHIGAN	Democratic	MI	$1,750	3
14	END CITIZENS UNITED	—	DC	$1,650	33
15	MARTHA COAKLEY FOR SENATE COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$1,200	1
16	CITIZENS FOR BIDEN	—	DE	$1,000	1
17	FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN	Democratic	DC	$1,000	3
18	THE MARTY MEEHAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	MA	$1,000	1
19	THERESA GREENFIELD FOR IOWA	Democratic	IA	$900	4
20	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$886	18
21	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$875	4
22	TAMMY BALDWIN FOR SENATE	Democratic	WI	$750	2
23	ALEX VINDMAN FOR FLORIDA	—	—	$700	4
24	PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT	—	IL	$650	18
25	MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION	—	DC	$637	10

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Source: FEC bulk data

Peter Ackerman — Individual Donor Profile | Poliscope