John E. Peterson
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 5th district |
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In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Clinger |
| Succeeded by | Glenn "G.T." Thompson |
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 25th district |
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In office January 1, 1985 – November 30, 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Kusse |
| Succeeded by | Bill Slocum |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 65th district |
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In office November 8, 1977 – November 30, 1984 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Kusse |
| Succeeded by | Curt Bowley |
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December 25, 1938 Titusville, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Sandy Peterson |
| Residence | Pleasantville, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Grocer |
| Religion | Methodist |
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 United States
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| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1957–1963 |
| Rank | Specialist Second Class |
John E. Peterson (born December 25, 1938) is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. From 1997 - 2009, he represented the state's mainly rural and largely Republican 5th Congressional district in the U.S. House.
John Peterson was born in Titusville, Pennsylvania on December 25, 1938. He served in the Army, both active and reserve duty, from 1957 through 1963. Following his honorable discharge as a Specialist, 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 public office was on his local borough council, where he served for eight years. He was first elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on November 8, 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 Welfare Reform, Living Will, and AIDS Confidentiality legislation. He also created five Higher Education Councils in his district which enable students from rural areas to earn university degrees right in their own community.
In 1996, Peterson was elected to serve Pennsylvania's Fifth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. As a freshman Member of the Education and Workforce Committee, Peterson served on conference committees that made higher education more accessible to all Americans and improved the delivery system for technical education.
Peterson was appointed to the House Appropriations Committee in 1998, where he was a member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, the Subcommittee on the Interior and Environment as well as the Subcommittee on Homeland Security.
Peterson also served as Co-Chair of the Congressional Rural Caucus, a bipartisan coalition of more than 140 Members of Congress committed to strengthening and revitalizing rural communities across America. As the representative of Pennsylvania's largest, most rural district, Peterson was committed to strengthening job creation and economic development strategies; improving access to quality, affordable health care; expanding the availability of new technologies and technical education in rural areas; and enhancing the quality of life for his constituents.
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