Pete Petersen
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| Pete Petersen | |
| Alaska House of Representatives District 19 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2008 | |
| Current term ends 2010 | |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Profession | Property Manager |
| Website | Pete Petersen |
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Pete Petersen is a Democratic member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing the 19th District since 2008.
Petersen works as a self-employed Property Manager, and from 1986-2001 worked as owner and operator of Dinner Dispatch. He sits on the Board of Directors of the Northeast Community Council and coaches Nunaka Valley Little League.[1]
Issue positions
Petersen's positions on many issues can be found on this Campaign site.
His answers to the Alaska State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test are available. The test provides voters with how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected. When asked his legislative priorities Petersen said:
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- 1. Honesty and ethics
- 2. Providing reasonable short term relief to Alaskans struggling to pay their energy bills and investing in long term solutions to lower future energy prices, including building an Alaska gas pipeline.
- 3. Improving our schools by increasing funding for neighborhoods schools and restoring competitive benefits to allow us to hire the best teachers for our schools.
Committee membership
- State Affairs Committee, Alaska House of Representatives
- Subcommittee on Education and Early Development
- Subcommittee on Environmental Conservation
Sponsored legislation
- HB 45 - "An Act relating to certain investments of the Alaska permanent fund, the state's retirement systems, the State of Alaska Supplemental Annuity Plan, and the deferred compensation program for state employees in companies that do business in Sudan, and restricting those investments."
- HB 68 - "An Act making sales of and offers to sell certain energy resources by a refiner at prices that are exorbitant or excessive an unlawful act or practice under the Alaska Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act."
- HB 125 - "An Act increasing the minimum hourly wage and creating an annual adjustment to the minimum hourly wage based on the rate of inflation; and providing for an effective date."[3]
Major donors
Below are Petersen's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:[4]
| Contributor | 2008 total |
|---|---|
| House Democratic Campaign Cmte | $8,400 |
| James F (Pete) Petersen | $8,219 |
| AK Assoc of Realtors | $1,000 |
| AK Public Employees Local 71 | $1,000 |
| Int Brotherhood of Elec. Workers | $1,000 |
External links
- Official Pete Petersen Campaign Site
- Alaska State Legislature - Representative Pete Petersen
- Project Vote Smart - Representative Pete Petersen(AK) profile
- Campaign contributions: 2008, 2004
- Alaska's Democratic Caucus - Pete Petersen profile
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