Ron Peters is an American politician who served as

Tulsa County Tulsa County is located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 669,279, making it the second-most populous county in Oklahoma, behind only Oklahoma County. Its county seat and largest city is Tulsa, the secon ...

Commissioner from 2013 to 2022 and in the

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from 2000 to 2012.

Early life, family, and career

Peters was born in

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and attended the

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. He worked in the

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as a government affairs specialist and in public relations.

Oklahoma House

Peters served in the

from 2000 to 2012 representing the 70th district.

Tulsa County

In July 2013, Tulsa County Commissioner Fred Perry announced he would retire, triggering a special election. Peters was the Republican nominee and faced Democrat John Bomar in an August election. He was reelected in 2018. In 2020, Peters supported a proposition to allow alcohol sales on Sundays. In 2021, he opposed increased state government control of county health departments during the

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and advocated local control of the department. Peters retired from the commission in January 2022 and was succeeded by his deputy, Vicki Adams, until a special election could be held. Former Mayor of Jenks Kelly Dunkerley won the special election.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Peters, Ron Tulsa County Commissioners Politicians from Tulsa, Oklahoma Republican Party members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives University of Tulsa alumni