Christopher Peterson (law professor)
Christopher Peterson | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Christopher Lewis Peterson 1975 (age 49–50) West Valley City, Utah, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Tera Peterson |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Utah (BA, BS, JD) |
| Awards | Office of the Secretary of Defense Award for Excellence (2015) Order of the Coif (2001) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Christopher Lewis Peterson (born 1975) is an American attorney, legal scholar, and political candidate working as the John J. Flynn Endowed Professor of Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law. Peterson was the Democratic nominee for the 2020 Utah gubernatorial election, losing to Republican lieutenant governor Spencer Cox. Peterson specializes in consumer protection law. He served as a finance official for the Obama administration, where he focused on protecting United States Armed Forces members from predatory lending.