Val L. Peterson is an American politician and a

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member of the

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representing District 59 since January 1, 2011. Peterson represents District 59 (

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) and lives there with his wife, Ann. He currently serves as Vice President of Administration and Legislative Affairs at

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Early life and education

Peterson earned his BA in

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and

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, his MA in

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s, and his

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from

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, and his MS in strategic studies from the

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Political career

During the 2022 legislative session, Peterson served on the House Business, Economic Development, and Labor Appropriations Subcommittee, Executive Appropriations Committee, House Education Committee, House Government Operations Committee, and the Legislative Management Committee. Peterson was first elected on November 2, 2010.

Notable legislation

*2022- Representative Peterson ra
HB 242
which addressed secondary water metering and imposed requirements related to metering pressurized secondary water sources. *2022- Representative Peterson ra

which changes the Public Safety Officer Career Advancement Reimbursement Program to a grant program and addressed the amount of money the Utah Board of Higher Education may use for administrative costs and overhead related to the Opportunity Scholarship Program.

2022 sponsored legislation

Peterson also floor sponsore

ttps://le.utah.gov/~2022/bills/static/SB0233.html SB 233 Military Servicemember Child Enrollment an
SB 258 Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health Amendments

Elections

*2014 Peterson was unopposed for both the primary election and the general election held on November 4, 2014. *2012 Peterson was unopposed for the June 26, 2012 Republican Primary and won the three-way November 6, 2012 general election with 9,971 votes (85.3%) against

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candidate Kenny Barlow and

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candidate Benjamin Norton. *2010 When District 59 incumbent Republican Representative Lorie Fowlke left the Legislature and left the seat open, Peterson won the June 22, 2010 Republican primary with 1,417 votes (61%) against former Representative Mike Thompson and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 4,376 votes (82.6%) against Democratic nominee James Greer.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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Campaign siteVal Peterson
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at the National Institute on Money in State Politics {{DEFAULTSORT:Peterson, Val Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Brigham Young University alumni Republican Party members of the Utah House of Representatives Politicians from Orem, Utah United States Army officers United States Army War College alumni 21st-century American politicians