Bob Peterson

Bob Peterson
Ohio State Senate District 17
Incumbent
In office
2012-Present
Term ends
January 1, 2017
Years in position	1
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$60,584/year
Elections and appointments
First elected	November 6, 2012
Next election	November 8, 2016
Appointed	March 2012
Term limits	2 consecutive terms
Prior offices
Ohio House District 85
2011 - 2012
Education
Bachelor's	Ohio State University
Personal
Profession	Farmer
Websites
Office website

Bob Peterson is a Republican member of the Ohio State Senate, representing District 17. Peterson was appointed to the seat in March 2012 to replace Sen. David T. Daniels (R).

Peterson represented District 85 in the Ohio House of Representatives from 2011 to 2012.

Biography

Peterson received his Bachelor's degree from Ohio State University. He currently manages the Peterson Family Farm. Peterson served as Fayette County Commissioner from 1996 to 2010.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Peterson served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Peterson was appointed to the following committees:

Ohio Committee Assignments, 2011
• Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Finance and Appropriations
• Insurance
• Public Utilities

Elections

2012

See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2012

Peterson won re-election in the 2012 election for Ohio Senate, District 17. Peterson was appointed to the position after the primary took place in March 2012. Because of this, no primary was held for the District 17 seat. However, Peterson was up for re-election on the general election ballot on November 6, 2012.

Ohio State Senate, District 17, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bob Peterson	100%	93,829
Total Votes				93,829

2010

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2010

Peterson defeated incumbent Raymond Pryor (D) in the November 2 general election.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 85
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Bob Peterson (R)		19,007	55.32%
Raymond Pryor (D)		15,352	44.68%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010 Peterson had raised $663,262.

Listed below are the largest contributors.

Donor	Amount
OHIO HOUSE REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATIONAL CMTE	$468,663
OHIO REPUBLICAN PARTY	$74,785
RICHARDSON, JOHN G	$11,000
PETERSON, BOB	$10,276
SEGAL, RICHARD R	$10,000

Personal

Peterson and his wife, Lisa, have three children. They currently reside in Sabina, Ohio.

Recent news

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Bob Peterson News Feed

• Peterson named to Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission - Vinton Courier
• Peterson named emerging leader by GOPAC - Chillicothe Gazette
• Despite concerns, farm bill picks up steam - Agri-Pulse
• Elbert Guillory: Democrats have ignored problems facing the black community - Daily Caller
• Senate rejects amendment to build border fence - Daily Caller
• North Carolina's state education boss wants to exempt teachers from income tax - Daily Caller
• Farm bill pits dairy farmers against processors - The News Journal
• Gomez: I told McCain he should have left office by now - Daily Caller
• Recall of Colorado gun controller gets enough signatures - Daily Caller
• School district scanned kids' eyes without parents' consent - Daily Caller

External links

Suggest a link

• Senate website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2010

References

Political offices
Preceded by David T. Daniels	Ohio State Senate District 17 2012-present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by Raymond Pryor (D)	Ohio House of Representatives District 85 2011–2012	Succeeded by Gary Scherer