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
Robert McNair	Bill Bradley, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Louis Bacon	Mary Bono Mack, Dick Gephardt, Bill Bradley, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour
Barron Hilton	Dick Gephardt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour
Martha Lindner	John Kerry, Dick Gephardt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
John J Fisher	John Kerry, Bill Bradley, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney
Amin J Khoury	John Kerry, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Commonwealth PAC, the, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Robert A Day	Mary Bono Mack, John Kerry, Bill Bradley, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney
Barry Wolfe	Dick Gephardt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Burt Sugarman	Mary Bono Mack, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
Ray R Irani	John Kerry, Dick Gephardt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour
John S Lillard	Bill Bradley, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Mitt Romney, Rico Oller, 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
Ross Farnsworth Sr	George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Dealers Election Action Committee of the National Automotive Dealers Association, Commonwealth PAC, the, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory, National Republican Congressional Cmte
John Duarte	Dan Lungren, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Jeremy Jacobs Sr	John Kerry, Dan Lungren, Dick Gephardt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney
Sheldon Adelson	Dick Gephardt, Bill Bradley, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
Richard A Kayne	Bill Bradley, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
James L Dolan	Mary Bono Mack, John Kerry, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
William E Simon Jr	Mary Bono Mack, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, Rico Oller
Darlene Jordan	Mary Bono Mack, John Kerry, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Commonwealth PAC, the, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory

Donor

Common Recipients

Robert McNair

Bill Bradley, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, National Republican Congressional Cmte

Louis Bacon

Mary Bono Mack, Dick Gephardt, Bill Bradley, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour

Barron Hilton

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

Martha Lindner

John Kerry, Dick Gephardt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory

John J Fisher

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