Geraldine Peten (December 14, 1947 – December 13, 2023) was an American politician who served in the
Arizona House of Representatives
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, representing District 4. She was appointed by the
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors in 2017 to replace former representative
Jesus Rubalcava. Peten was a
Democrat
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and was the seatmate of the Democratic Leader of the Arizona House of Representatives
Charlene Fernandez
Charlene Fernandez ( ''née'' Ramos; born February 24, 1955) is an American politician who was the Democratic leader of the Arizona House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021. She was first elected to the state House in 2014 and represents Southwe ...
.
The Arizona Capitol Times interviewed her in August 2017. An educator, she was African American.
Peten died on December 13, 2023, just one day shy of turning 76.
Electoral history
References
External links
Peten Biographyat
Ballotpedia
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1947 births
2023 deaths
Members of the Arizona House of Representatives
People from Maricopa County, Arizona
21st-century American legislators
21st-century Arizona politicians