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
James A Thomas	Dick Gephardt, Bill Bradley, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
Donald Bren	John Kerry, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, Romney Victory
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
Shawn Steel	George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Barbara Alby, Mitt Romney, Rico Oller, Romney Victory
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
Donald Trump	John Kerry, Dick Gephardt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Commonwealth PAC, the, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Jim Davis	John Kerry, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Commonwealth PAC, the, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Jim Click	George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Dealers Election Action Committee of the National Automotive Dealers Association, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, Automotive Free International Trade PAC
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
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
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
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
Martin A Harmon	John Taylor Doolittle, John Kerry, Dan Lungren, Republican National Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Commonwealth PAC, the, Mitt Romney, Rico Oller
Robert C Wright	Mary Bono Mack, John Kerry, Bill Bradley, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
John Catsimatidis	John Kerry, Dick Gephardt, Bill Bradley, Republican National Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Frederick Hitchcock	Mary Bono Mack, Republican National Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Dealers Election Action Committee of the National Automotive Dealers Association, Mitt Romney, Automotive Free International Trade PAC, Romney Victory
Katherine Alden	Mary Bono Mack, Dan Lungren, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney
Burt Sugarman	Mary Bono Mack, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
Peter P Copses	George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Shawn Smeallie	Mary Bono Mack, John Taylor Doolittle, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory

Donor

Common Recipients

James A Thomas

Dick Gephardt, Bill Bradley, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory

Donald Bren

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

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

Shawn Steel

George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Barbara Alby, Mitt Romney, Rico Oller, Romney Victory

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