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:

  • 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.
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Committee membership

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

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