Collin Peterson
| Collin Peterson | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 7th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Arlan Stangeland |
| Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee | |
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In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Goodlatte |
| Succeeded by | Frank Lucas |
| Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 10th district |
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In office January 4, 1977 – January 5, 1987 |
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| Preceded by | Roger Hanson |
| Succeeded by | Cal Larson |
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Collin Clark Peterson June 29, 1944 Fargo, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Minnesota State University Moorhead (BA) |
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 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1963–1969 |
| Unit | Army National Guard |
Collin Clark Peterson (born June 29, 1944) is an American politician, member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party and the U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 7th congressional district, serving since 1991. He is the ranking member of the House Committee on Agriculture and the dean of the Minnesota congressional delegation. A conservative Democrat, his district, Minnesota's largest and most rural district, includes most of the western area of the state, including Moorhead, Fergus Falls, Bemidji, Detroit Lakes, Thief River Falls, Willmar, Marshall, and Alexandria.
Collin Peterson was born in Fargo, North Dakota, grew up on a farm in Baker, Minnesota, and received his B.A. at Minnesota State University Moorhead.
Peterson was a member of the Minnesota Senate for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (the Minnesota branch of the Democratic Party) from 1977 to 1986, representing a district in northwestern Minnesota. In 1976, he defeated Republican nominee Frank DeGroat 55%-45%. In 1982, he won re-election against State Representative Cal Larson by just 200 votes, or 0.8% difference.
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