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John E. Peterson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 5th district
Incumbent
Assumed office  January 7, 1997–
Preceded by	Bill Clinger
Succeeded by	Incumbent
Born	December 25, 1938 (age 68) Titusville, Pennsylvania
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Sandy Peterson
Religion	Methodist

John E. Peterson (born December 25, 1938) is a Republican politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Since 1997, he has represented the state's mainly rural 5th Congressional district (map) in the U.S. House.

Peterson was born in Titusville, Pennsylvania, and he enlisted in the United States Army upon high school graduation, eventually earning the rank of Specialist Second Class. He attended Pennsylvania State University, from where he earned a business degree. For 26 years, Peterson operated a grocery store in Pleasantville, Pennsylvania.

Peterson was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a Republican in 1977 and he was elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate in 1984. Peterson was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996. He has been re-elected four times without a Democratic opponent, most recently in 2004.

John Peterson currently serves on the powerful House Appropriations Committee. He is also a member of the Resources Committee and the Labor, Health, Human Services, and Education Subcommittee.

Preceded by Bill Clinger

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district 1997-

Succeeded by Incumbent

[edit] Sources

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• The Political Graveyard

Pennsylvania's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators: Arlen Specter (R), Bob Casey, Jr. (D) Representative(s): Bob Brady (D), Chaka Fattah (D), Phil English (R), Jason Altmire (D), John Peterson (R), Jim Gerlach (R), Joe Sestak (D), Patrick Murphy (D), Bill Shuster (R), Chris Carney (D), Paul Kanjorski (D), John Murtha (D), Allyson Schwartz (D), Mike Doyle (D), Charles Dent (R), Joe Pitts (R), Tim Holden (D), Tim Murphy (R), Todd Platts (R) All delegations: Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming — American Samoa • District of Columbia • Guam • Puerto Rico • U.S. Virgin Islands