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Val Peterson

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Val Peterson
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Utah House of Representatives District 59
Incumbent
In office
2011 - Present
Term ends
January 1, 2015
Years in position 2
PartyRepublican
Compensation
Base salary$117/day
Per diem$96/day (lodging)
$61/day (meals)
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First electedNovember 6, 2012
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Term limitsN/A
Education
Bachelor'sBrigham Young University
Master'sBrigham Young University
Ph.D.Brigham Young University
Military service
Service/branchUtah National Guard
Websites
Office website
Campaign website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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Val Peterson is a Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 59 since 2011.

Before his election, Peterson was Vice President of Administration and Legislative Affairs at Utah Valley University. He is a colonel in the Utah National Guard, where he has served for 26 years. Peterson has been a state and county delegate in the Republican Party, and was finance chair for the Utah County Republican Party in 2009.

He received a BA in communications and public relations, a MA in mass communications, and a PhD in educational leadership from Brigham Young University, and an MS in strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College.

Issues

Campaign themes

Peterson's website highlights the following campaign themes:[1]

Guns & 2nd Amendment

  • Excerpt:"I believe in an armed citizenship and the rights to purchase possess and use firearms for legitimate purposes. "

Immigration

  • Excerpt:"I support the law of the land and believe that first and foremost we must protect our borders."

States Rights

  • Excerpt:"I will sustain and make every effort to pass laws that will support our governor and attorney general in joining with other states in defending Utah’s sovereignty under the 10th Amendment in rolling back the federal government to its proper and appropriate roll."

Economic Development

  • Excerpt:"I will champion the free markets and lessen governmental burdens on businesses, which are the engines of prosperity for quality employment."

Ethics Reform

  • Excerpt:"I support the ethics reform that was passed during the last legislative session, which provides for transparency in gifts or meals and creates an ethics review commission which will oversee, investigate and discipline ethics violations. "

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Utah Committee Assignments, 2013
Education
Rules
Transportation, Vice-chair

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Peterson served on the following committees:

Elections

2012

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2012

Peterson won re-election in the 2012 election for Utah House of Representatives District 59. He ran unopposed in the June 26 Republican primary and won re-election in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012. [2]

Utah House of Representatives, District 59, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark.jpgVal Peterson Incumbent 85.3% 9,971
     Libertarian Kenny Barlow 7.5% 880
     Constitution Benjamin Norton 7.2% 840
Total Votes 11,691

2010

On November 2, 2010 Peterson won election to the Utah House of Representatives, District 59[3].

Utah House of Representatives, District 59 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark.jpg Val Peterson (R) 4,376
James Greer (D) 922

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, when Peterson first won election to the House, he collected $27,953 in donations.[4]

His largest contributors in 2010 were:

Donor Amount
William Fowlke & Associates $4,375
Utah Association of Realtors $1,500
Utah County Republican Party $1,500
Six other contributors $1,000 each

Personal

Peterson lives with his wife, Ann.

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