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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | John E. Peterson |
| Address |
Pleasantville, Pennsylvania , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
December 25, 1938 |
| Died |
Still Living
(86 years) |
| Contributor | Barack O-blame-a |
| Last Modifed | Mr. Matt
Dec 25, 2020 08:43am |
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| Info | John Peterson was born in Titusville, Pennsylvania on December 25, 1938. After graduating from Titusville High School, Peterson joined the U.S. Army where he served both active and reserve duty from 1957 through 1963. Following his honorable discharge as a Specialist Second Class, Peterson owned and operated a retail food market in his hometown of Pleasantville for 26 years. Peterson also completed a 3-year Rural Leadership Program through Penn State University.
Peterson's first elected office was to his local borough council, where he served for eight years before being elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1977. In 1984 Peterson was elected to the Pennsylvania Senate where he served for 12 years, chairing both the Public Health and Welfare Committee and the Republican Policy Committee. While in the legislature, Peterson authored the Living Will, AIDS Confidentiality and Welfare Reform legislation. He also created five Higher Education Councils which enable students from rural areas of his district to earn university degrees right in their own community.
In 1996, Peterson was elected to serve Pennsylvania's Fifth District in the U.S. House of Representatives. As a freshman Member of the Education and Workforce Committee, Peterson sat on conference committees that made higher education more accessible to all Americans and improved the delivery system for technical education.
Peterson currently serves on the House Appropriations Committee where he is Vice-Chairman of the Subcommittee on Interior and serves on the Subcommittees on Energy and Water; and Labor, Health and Human Services and Education. Peterson is also a member of the House Resources Committee, where he is Vice-Chairman of the Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee and serves on the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands. Peterson is one of the only members of the Appropriations Committee to serve on a second committee, having received a special waiver because of his experience with forestry, energy and environmental issues.
In addition to his committee work, Peterson serves as Co-Chair of the Congressional Rural Caucus, a bipartisan coalition of more than 130 Members of Congress committed to strengthening and revitalizing rural communities across America. As the representative of Pennsylvania's largest, most rural district, Peterson works tirelessly to improve job creation and economic development opportunities; ensure access to quality, affordable health care; expand the availability of career and technical education; and enhance the quality of life in rural communities.
In recognition of his support for economic development initiatives, Peterson was recently presented with the Congressional Partnership Award from the National Association of Development Organizations. Peterson was also named Policymaker of the Year by the Association for Career and Technical Education, and was honored by the National Rural Health Association as their 2002 Legislator of the Year for his efforts to preserve critical Medicare funding for rural hospitals, nursing homes and other health care providers.
Peterson has been recognized by numerous other organizations including the National Association of Community Health Centers, the Pennsylvania Association of Home Health Agencies, the Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, the Seniors Coalition, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Federation of Independent Businesses, the Small Business Advisory Council, the Association of Consulting Foresters and the Pennsylvania Recreation and Parks Society.
Peterson has been married to his wife, Saundra, for more than 30 years. They have a son and two granddaughters.
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