LittleSis: Charles Peterson

A graduate of Grant Union High and Sacramento City College, Charles “Chuck” Peterson started Chuck Peterson Automotive in 1975. In 1988, Peterson opened Folsom Lake Ford and Folsom Lake Kia. The Sacamento dealerships and nine dealerships in San Diego were sold to Houston-based Group 1 Automotive Inc. in 2004. Today, Peterson’s son John is general manager at Folsom Lake Kia and Folsom Lake Ford, while his other son, Doug, is service manager. A longtime Sacramento Kings corporate sponsor and fan, Peterson once bid $25,000 to get Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban to serve as his caddie in a charity golf tournament.

Donor	Common Recipients
Nina Rosenwald	John Kerry, Dan Lungren, Dick Gephardt, Bill Bradley, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
Doris Fisher	John Kerry, Bill Bradley, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, Romney Victory
Charles B Johnson	John Kerry, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, Romney Victory, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Earl Smittcamp	Dan Lungren, George W Bush, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, Romney Victory, National Republican Congressional Cmte
David Murdock	John Taylor Doolittle, Dan Lungren, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, John F Seymour, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Charles R Schwab	Dick Gephardt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Richard Riordan	Mary Bono Mack, Dan Lungren, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, Romney Victory
Donald C Alexander	John Kerry, Dan Lungren, Dick Gephardt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour
Marc I Stern	Mary Bono Mack, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Martin A Harmon	John Taylor Doolittle, John Kerry, Dan Lungren, Republican National Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Commonwealth PAC, the, Mitt Romney, Rico Oller
Margaret Perenchio	Mary Bono Mack, John Kerry, Dick Gephardt, Bill Bradley, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, California Republican Party/V8, John F Seymour
Eff W Martin	John Kerry, Bill Bradley, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour
Warren L Batts	Bill Bradley, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Lawrence N Field	Mary Bono Mack, John Kerry, Dan Lungren, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney
Donald Bren	John Kerry, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, Romney Victory
Angelo R Mozilo	Mary Bono Mack, John Kerry, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour
John Catsimatidis	John Kerry, Dick Gephardt, Bill Bradley, Republican National Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Dennis Troesh	Mary Bono Mack, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, Romney Victory
Dana K Anderson	Mary Bono Mack, Dan Lungren, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour
Robert C Wright	Mary Bono Mack, John Kerry, Bill Bradley, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory

Donor

Common Recipients

Nina Rosenwald

John Kerry, Dan Lungren, Dick Gephardt, Bill Bradley, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory

Doris Fisher

John Kerry, Bill Bradley, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, Romney Victory

Charles B Johnson

John Kerry, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, Romney Victory, National Republican Congressional Cmte

Earl Smittcamp

Dan Lungren, George W Bush, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, Romney Victory, National Republican Congressional Cmte

David Murdock

John Taylor Doolittle, Dan Lungren, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, John F Seymour, National Republican Congressional Cmte