Education
From Weber State University, his Bachelor of Surgery from Utah State University, his Doctor ol Dental Surgery from University of the Pacific"s Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, his Master of Surgery from Loyola University and a Certificate of Specialty in Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Orthodontics, Loyola University. Georgie attended Stanford University after finishing at the University of Utah while Knudson attended dental school at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in San Francisco.
Career
Peter Knudson started his career in the military. He was a Colonel in the United States Army Reserve. Knudson has an Associate of Science She was engaged to someone else, and he was going steady.
After they had terminated their previous relationships, friends introduced them again and they began seeing each other.
They have four children. Peter Knudsen works as an orthodontics specialist at the University of Utah at the Greenwood clinic.
Brigham City Mayor ("78–90)
Brigam City Council ("74–78)
State Job Training Coordination. Council (Chair "92–94)
Knudson worked as an orthodontist for many years.
He also served on a number of dentistry and orthodontic boards, including the following:
Diplomat, American Board of Orthodontics
Fellow International College of Dentists
Fellow American College of Dentists, Utah Association of Orthodontists (past president)
Rocky Mountain Association of Orthodontists
American Association of Orthodontists
American Dental Association
College of Diplomats of the American Board of Orthodontists
Pierre Fauchard Academy
Utah Dental Association
Knudson started his political career on the Brigham City Council from 1974 to 1978.
He then served as Mayor of Brigham City from 1978 to 1990. He was elected to the House of Representatives and served there from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 1998. He was elected to the Senate in 1998.
Throughout his political career he also served on the Utah League of Cities and Towns as president and the National League of Cities on the Board of Directors and advisory council.
The Utah League of Cities and Council named Knudson the Most Outstanding Elected Public Official. In 2014, Knudson served as the Assistant Majority Whip.
In 2014 he was also on the following committees:
Executive Appropriations Committee
Infrastructure and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee
Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee
Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee
Senate Ethics Committee (Chair)
Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee
Senate Rules Committee
As Knudson is a former military man himself, he has been the primary and floor sponsor to many bills which help veterans. In 2014, Knudson floor sponsored House Bill 275, which officially designates March 29 as Vietnam War Memorial Day.
Membership
A Republican, he is a member of the Utah State Senate, representing the state"s 17th senate district in Box Elder, Cache and Tooele Counties including Brigham City.