Petersen for State Senate

20 reports in the range Jul 2016 – Jan 2025: raised $757,937.56, spent $778,370.76, in-kind $1,060.00, as reported. Cash on hand at the end of the most recently filed of them (2025 · Jan 1 – Dec 31, filed 2026-01-19): $8,351.38.

Itemized money, month by month

Money in, itemized cash dated Jan 2023 – Dec 2025: $66,378.00. From individuals $32,728.00, from organizations $0.00, from other committees $33,650.00. Cash only: in-kind support and loans received are not counted here.

Money out, itemized payments dated Jan 2023 – Dec 2025: $70,458.44. To vendors and people $10,358.44, to other committees $60,100.00. Loan repayments are not counted here. These figures are net of $302.10 in refunds and corrections, filed as negative rows.

Where the money comes from

$66,378.00 received across 424 itemized cash contributions since 2023-01-01, per state disclosure records (the rows we hold reach 2026-10-20: the publisher's extract, dated 2026-07-14, plus the Ethics Board's public search, read 2026-10-19). Separately, and not counted above or in the mix below: $1,050.00 in in-kind support (3 filings) — goods and services donated rather than money .

Individuals 49% ($32,728.00) · PACs & committees 51% ($33,650.00)

Where these donors live, of the $66,378.00 whose donor listed an address: In Iowa 97% ($64,285.00) · Outside Iowa 3% ($2,093.00).

Where it goes

$77,350.00 in cash given to other committees this term (since 2023), as itemized by the committees that received it — the larger of the two sides of this record. Ribbon color is the recipient's declared party; click any name.

Cross-check: this committee's own spending reports code $60,100.00 of payments as going to a committee — givers don't always fill in the recipient-committee field, so the recipients' side is the fuller record here.

■ Republican  ■ Democratic  ■ no party declared  ■ other recipients (grouped)

Where the money went

$70,458.44 in 138 payments to 17 different recipients since 2023, as this committee itemized them. Itemized payments run through 2025-12-28. Its filings report $70,458.44 spent since 2023 (newest report in our copy filed 2026-01-19). The two are the same to the cent.

The 12 biggest of 17 recipients. Source: Iowa Ethics & Campaign Disclosure Board expenditure filings.

Filing history

On time or late is figured from the filed and due dates — hover a flag to see both. "Cash on hand" is the period-end figure; period-start cash appears in the chart above. Amended reports show the amended PDF.

Contributions to other committees

$77,350.00 to 3 committees this term (since 2023), as itemized by the committees that received it. The flow diagram above shows the top recipients.