• PETERSON, COLLIN CLARK
Experience: House: District 7, 1991-Present
Home State: Minnesota
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $827,781Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Collin C. Peterson
    Gender: Male
    Family: Divorced; 3 Children: Sean, Jason, Elliot
    Birth Date: 06/29/1944
    Birth Place: Fargo, ND
    Home City: Detroit Lakes, MN
    Religion: Lutheran

Education

    BA, Business Administration/Accounting, Minnesota State University, Moorhead, 1966

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1990-present
    Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988
    Senator, Minnesota State Senate, 1977-1986

Current Legislative Committees

    Agriculture, Ranking Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Task Force
    Member, Air Force Caucus
    Member, Bicameral Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease
    Member, Bipartisan, Bicameral Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
    Member, Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus
    Member, Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus
    Member, Capital Access Task Force
    Member, Community College Caucus
    Member, Congressional Animal Protection Caucus
    Member, Congressional Animal Welfare Caucus
    Member, Congressional Arts Caucus
    Member, Congressional Automotive Caucus
    Member, Congressional Bike Caucus
    Member, Congressional Boating Caucus
    Member, Congressional Border Caucus
    Member, Congressional Brain Injury Task Force
    Member, Congressional Caucus on Addiction, Recovery, and Treatment
    Member, Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
    Member, Congressional Caucus on Brazil
    Member, Congressional Caucus on Coal
    Member, Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues
    Member, Congressional Caucus on Missing, Exploited and Runaway Children
    Member, Congressional Caucus on Unfunded Mandates
    Member, Congressional Caucus on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
    Member, Congressional Caucus to Fight and Control Methamphetamine
    Member, Congressional Community Pharmacy Coalition
    Member, Congressional Correctional Officers Caucus
    Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus
    Member, Congressional Friends of Denmark
    Member, Congressional Friends of Norway
    Member, Congressional Gaming Caucus
    Member, Congressional General Aviation Caucus
    Member, Congressional Healthy Forest Caucus
    Member, Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition
    Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus
    Member, Congressional Internet Caucus
    Member, Congressional Medical Technology Caucus
    Member, Congressional Men's Health Caucus
    Member, Congressional Mental Health Caucus
    Member, Congressional Multiple Sclerosis Caucus
    Member, Congressional Musicians Caucus
    Member, Congressional Native American Caucus
    Member, Congressional Northern Border Caucus
    Member, Congressional Oral Health Caucus
    Member, Congressional Performers Caucus
    Member, Congressional Pilot's Caucus
    Member, Congressional Rural Caucus
    Member, Congressional Songwriters Caucus
    Member, Congressional Soybean Caucus
    Member, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
    Member, Congressional TRIO Caucus
    Member, Congressional United States-Turkish Relations Caucus
    Member, Congressional Vision Caucus
    Member, Forestry 2000 Task Force
    Member, Hearing Health Caucus
    Member, Home Health Caucus
    Member, House Cancer Caucus
    Member, House Nursing Caucus
    Member, House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
    Member, House Rural Health Care Coalition
    Member, Law Enforcement Caucus
    Co-Chair, Military Veterans Caucus
    Member, Pediatric Cancer Caucus
    Member, Pro-life Caucus
    Member, Public Broadcasting Caucus
    Member, Quality Care Coalition
    Member, Recording Arts and Sciences Congressional Caucus
    Member, Rural Development Caucus
    Member, Rural Health Care Caucus
    Member, Rural Housing Caucus
    Member, Rural Veterans Caucus
    Member, Second Amendment Task Force
    Member, Telecommunications Task Force
    Member, Travel and Tourism Caucus
    Member, Upper Mississippi River Basin Task Force
    Member, USO Congressional Caucus
    Member, Water Caucus

Professional Experience

    Private Pilot
    Musician
    Certified Public Accountant, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, 1968-1990
    Staff Sergeant, North Dakota Army National Guard, 1963-1969

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, American Legion
    Trombonist, Army National Guard Band
    Member, Becker County Sportsmen's Club
    Member, Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
    Founding Member, Blue Dog Coalition
    Member, Cormorant Lakes Sportsmen’s Club
    Member, Detroit Lakes Chamber of Commerce
    Member, Ducks Unlimited
    Member, Eagles Club
    Member, Farm Bureau
    Member, Farmers Union
    Member, Friends of Denmark
    Member, House Impact Aid Coalition
    Member, Moorhead Chamber of Commerce
    Member, National Guard and Reserve Components Organization
    Member, Safari Club International
    Member, Saint Cloud Chamber of Commerce

Additional Information

Awards:

    Public Achievement Award, Minnesota Hospital and Healthcare Partnership
    Friend of the Farm Conservation, National Resource Conservation Service
    Co-Legislator of the Year, Safari Club International
    Medal of Honor Award, U.S. Oncology
    Conservation Legislator of the Year, Pheasants Forever
    Deficit Hawk Award, Concord Coalition
    Spirit of Enterprise Award, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
    Friend of Farm Bureau, American Farm Bureau Federation
    Golden Triangle Award, National Farmers Union
    Champion of Private Property Rights, League of Private Property Voters
    Guardian of Small Business, National Federation of Independent Business
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Support
Total: 168
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/02/2007 H.Res.363 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to clarify certain matters relating to official conduct. 05/02/2007 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
03/09/2007 H.R.1398 Agricultural Protection and Prosperity Act of 2007 03/09/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.  (All Actions)
02/16/2007 H.Res.187 Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Agriculture in the One Hundred Tenth Congress. 02/16/2007 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
02/15/2007 H.Res.170 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to clarify the treatment of reimbursements to Members for the use of personally owned airplanes in the performance of official or campaign travel. 02/15/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.  (All Actions)
06/15/2006 H.R.5616 National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2006 06/15/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.  (All Actions)
05/18/2006 H.R.5421 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis rule, to increase the estate and gift tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000, and to reduce the rate of the estate and gifts taxes to the generally applicable capital gains income tax rate. 05/18/2006 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/02/2006 H.R.5099 Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2006 05/02/2006 Executive Comment Requested from USDA.  (All Actions)
03/07/2006 H.Res.712 Commending the United States men's and women's curling teams on their accomplishments at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy. 03/07/2006 Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.  (All Actions)
12/01/2005 H.R.4332 To provide for an automatic one-year extension of the authorizations of appropriations and direct spending programs of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 and to provide for an additional one-year extension if implementing legislation is not submitted with respect to the Doha Development Round of World Trade Organization negotiations by January 15, 2008, and for other purposes. 12/01/2005 Executive Comment Requested from USDA.  (All Actions)
09/26/2005 H.R.3809 Emergency Food and Farm Disaster Assistance Act of 2005 09/26/2005 Executive Comment Requested from USDA.  (All Actions)
09/26/2005 H.R.3777 Disabled Veterans' Caregiver Compensation Act 09/26/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.  (All Actions)
04/28/2005 H.R.2007 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the $25,000 offset for individuals under the passive loss rules to apply to investments in wind energy facilities. 04/28/2005 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
04/21/2005 H.Con.Res.126 Expressing the condolences and deepest sympathies of the Congress in the aftermath of the recent school shooting at Red Lake High School in Red Lake, Minnesota. 04/21/2005 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
04/04/2005 H.R.1350 Methamphetamine Blister Pack Loophole Elimination Act of 2005 04/04/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.  (All Actions)
04/04/2005 H.R.1256 To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to exempt certain animal identification information from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. 04/04/2005 Executive Comment Requested from USDA.  (All Actions)
04/04/2005 H.R.1254 National Farm Animal Identification and Records Act 04/04/2005 Executive Comment Requested from USDA.  (All Actions)
04/04/2005 H.R.1198 Veterans Carbon Tetrachloride Benefits Act 04/04/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.  (All Actions)
03/16/2005 H.R.1118 Permanent Emergency Agricultural Assistance Act 03/16/2005 Executive Comment Requested from USDA.  (All Actions)
03/16/2005 H.R.859 To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments through the end of fiscal year 2007. 03/16/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.  (All Actions)
03/10/2005 H.R.1255 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the tax incentives for biodiesel. 03/10/2005 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
Total: 4342
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/12/2017 H.R.1873 Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act
05/22/2017 H.R.953 Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.R.2519 To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.
05/17/2017 H.R.2309 Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2017
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/16/2017 H.R.2465 Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017
05/08/2017 H.Res.318 Promoting awareness of motorcycle profiling and encouraging collaboration and communication with the motorcycle community and law enforcement officials to prevent instances of profiling.
05/08/2017 H.R.534 U.S. Wants to Compete for a World Expo Act
05/03/2017 H.R.2310 Faith in Health Savings Accounts Act of 2017
05/02/2017 H.R.2282 Equality Act
04/27/2017 H.R.2150 Flags of Convenience Don't Fly Here Act
04/25/2017 H.R.1186 Investing in America's Small Manufacturers Act
04/21/2017 H.R.2107 Fairness for Pilots Act
04/19/2017 H.R.2044 America's Red Rock Wilderness Act
04/13/2017 H.J.Res.43 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients. Passed Aye
04/07/2017 H.R.1972 VA Billing Accountability Act
04/07/2017 H.R.1902 Social Security 2100 Act
04/05/2017 H.R.1955 Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017
04/05/2017 H.R.1384 Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act
04/05/2017 H.R.1316 Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act
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