Michael Peterson (Kansas)

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Michael Peterson
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Prior offices
Kansas House of Representatives District 32

Education

Bachelor's

North West Missouri State University

Personal
Profession
Attorney

Michael James Peterson (September 18, 1941 - February 18, 2014) was a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 32. He first served from 1979 to 1991, then again from 2005 to his death.[1]

Biography

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Peterson's professional experience included working as an attorney.[2]

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Kansas committee assignments, 2012
Local Government
Federal and State Affairs

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Peterson served on the following committees:

Elections

2012

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Peterson won election in the 2012 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 32. He ran unopposed in the August 7 Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[3][4]

2010

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2010

Peterson won re-election to the 37th District Seat in 2010 with no opposition. He was also unopposed in the Democratic primary. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.[5]

2008

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Peterson was re-elected to the 37th District Seat in the Kansas House of Representatives with no opposition.[6] He raised $7,075 for his campaign.[7]

Kansas House of Representatives, District 37
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Peterson (D) 3,619 100%

Campaign finance summary


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Michael Peterson campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2012Kansas State House, District 32Won $3,200 N/A**
2010Kansas State House, District 37Won $7,250 N/A**
2008Kansas State House, District 37Won $7,075 N/A**
2006Kansas State House, District 37Won $4,500 N/A**
2004Kansas State House, District 37Won $5,325 N/A**
Grand total$27,350 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

Kansas Freedom Index

The Kansas Policy Institute, Kansas’s "first free market think tank," releases its legislator scorecard as a part of its Kansas Freedom Index for Kansas state representatives and senators once a year. The Score Card gives each legislator a score from 1%-100% based on how they voted in the prior legislative term on specific issues which the Kansas Policy Institute thought were pro-limited government policies.[8]

2013

Michael Peterson received a score of 42.0% in the 2013 index.[9]

Recent news

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External links

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Louis Ruiz (D)
Kansas House of Representatives District 32
2013–2014
Succeeded by
Pam Curtis (D)
Preceded by
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Kansas House of Representatives District 37
2005–2013
Succeeded by
Stan Frownfelter (D)


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