Barry Peterson

Individual

Also gave $1K 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

$23K

Contributions

298

Recipients

Active Period

2003–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $12KD $8K

Top States

DC$10K

ID$8K

OH$2K

TX$1K

PA$577

Giving Trend

↓ 36%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

Summary

PETERSON, BARRY is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $23K across 298 contributions to 24 recipients. Their average contribution is $75.503. Top recipients include IDAHO REPUBLICAN PARTY, DSCC, RUSS FULCHER FOR IDAHO. Their political giving spans from the 2004 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $6K in 2022.

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	IDAHO REPUBLICAN PARTY	Republican	ID	$4,750	9
2	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$4,298	124
3	RUSS FULCHER FOR IDAHO	Republican	ID	$2,000	2
4	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$1,995	57
5	BRYAN SMITH FOR IDAHO INC.	Republican	ID	$1,250	2
6	THORNBERRY FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	TX	$1,100	3
7	SMALL BUSINESS INVESTOR ALLIANCE PAC	—	DC	$1,000	1
8	PORTMAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	OH	$800	2
9	WENSTRUP FOR CONGRESS	Republican	OH	$750	2
10	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$577	11
11	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$500	2
12	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$466	7
13	MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION	—	DC	$360	18
14	FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN	Democratic	DC	$360	36
15	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$338	2
16	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Republican	DC	$301	3
17	SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUND	—	DC	$300	1
18	ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT, INC.	Republican	MA	$275	1
19	PORTMAN FOR SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	OH	$250	1
20	TRUMP NATIONAL COMMITTEE JFC, INC.	—	VA	$204	2
21	RUSSELL FOR CONGRESS	—	NY	$200	1
22	TANCREDO FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE INC.	Republican	CO	$200	1
23	END CITIZENS UNITED	—	DC	$126	8
24	JENNIFER SCHULTZ VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE	DFL	MN	$100	2

Source: FEC bulk data

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