Douglas J.J. Peters

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Douglas J.J. Peters
Bowie City Council
In office 1998 – 2002
Prince George's County Council
In office 2002 – 2006
Constituency	District 4
Maryland State Senate
In office 2007 – present
Constituency	District 23 Prince George's County
Born	December 28, 1963 (1963-12-28) (age 44)
Political party	Democratic
Occupation	Businessman

Douglas J.J. Peters is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in his 1st term in the Maryland State Senate, representing Maryland's District 23 in Prince George's County.

[edit] Background

Peters earned a B.A. degree from the University of Maryland, College Park and an M.B.A. from the University of Baltimore. He became President of The Peters Group, and through his business became involved with the Prince George's County Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Washington Board of Trade. Douglas was also an office in the United States Army Reserve, and earned a bronze star during Operation Desert Storm. In 1998, Peters successfully ran for a seat on the city council of Bowie, Maryland, and four years later won a seat on the Prince George's county council.

[edit] In the legislature

Peters was elected to the State Senate in 2006. He currently sits on the Budget and Taxation Committee and co-chairs the Veteran's Caucus.

[edit] References

Maryland Manual Online. Maryland State Archives (2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-08.[[Category:Year of birth missing {livng people)]]