Pete Petersen (politician)

Pete Petersen
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
from the 19th district
In office
January 20, 2009  January 2013
Preceded byBob Roses
Succeeded byLance Pruitt (redistricting)
Personal details
Born (1950-12-25) December 25, 1950
Wyoming, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceAnchorage, Alaska
Alma materUniversity of Northern Iowa
OccupationProperty management, former restaurant owner

James F. "Pete" Petersen is a former member of the Alaska House of Representatives from District 25 in Northeast Anchorage. He introduced well known bills to outlaw price gouging by Alaska oil refineries and to require health insurance policies to cover treatment for autism. Petersen is a member of the Democratic Party.