Career
He served from 1979 until 1990, and then again from 2005 until his death in 2014. Peterson received his law degree from the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law in 1971. He then practiced law.
He died at the age of 72 on February 18, 2014, in a Kansas City-area hospital, following a long illness.
Federal and State Affairs
Local Government
Elections
The top 5 donors to Peterson"s 2008 campaign:
1. Kansas Contractors Association $700
2.
Kansas Trial Lawyers Association $500
3. Ruffin, Philosophy $500
4.
Sunflower Electric Power Corporation $500
5.
Kansans for Lifesaving Cures $500.