Peter Chernin

Individual

Also gave $451K 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

$606K

Contributions

108

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $472KR $12KNNE $4KIndependent $500

Top States

DC$391K

CA$75K

IL$13K

NY$11K

CT$9K

Giving Trend

↑ 133%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

THE CHERNIN GROUP

Summary

CHERNIN, PETER is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $606K across 108 contributions to 63 recipients. Their average contribution is $6K. Top recipients include DCCC, DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, HMP. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $83K 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	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$230,124	11
2	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$62,800	2
3	HMP	—	DC	$25,000	1
4	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$25,000	1
5	FOX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE II (FOX PAC II)	—	DC	$25,000	5
6	COMMITTEE TO ELECT AN EFFECTIVE VALLEY CONGRESSMAN	—	CA	$25,000	1
7	BERMAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$13,000	7
8	OUR COMMON VALUES PAC	—	IL	$13,000	3
9	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Democratic	NY	$11,200	4
10	FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN	Democratic	DC	$10,800	1
11	NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2022	—	CA	$10,000	2
12	SCHIFF FOR SENATE	Republican	CT	$9,100	3
13	THE MARKEY COMMITTEE	Democratic	MA	$7,800	5
14	BECERRA FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$7,100	3
15	MONTANANS FOR TESTER	Democratic	MT	$6,000	3
16	ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE	Democratic	CA	$5,600	2
17	MARK KELLY FOR SENATE	Democratic	AZ	$5,600	2
18	KAMALA HARRIS FOR SENATE	Democratic	CA	$5,400	2
19	GREEN MOUNTAIN PAC	—	VT	$5,000	1
20	GOOD FUND, THE	—	VA	$5,000	1
21	CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY	Democratic	CA	$5,000	1
22	HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	DC	$4,600	2
23	MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MPAAMERICA PAC)	—	DC	$4,500	2
24	L.A. P.A.C.	NNE	CA	$4,169	1
25	KAREN BASS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$3,500	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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