PETERSON, COLLIN CLARK

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: 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%; Write a Review

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 Sportsmens 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 Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Strongly Support "Three Strikes" Laws and death penalty are necessary. The stricter punishment we use, the less crimes it occurs.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Support Flatter taxes benefit the wealthy more than the lower and middle class. We should focus tax relief on the majority of taxpayers instead of on the richest.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Oppose Cutting taxes and reducing regulation is the means to recuperate from the Great Recession.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting easier.
8. Prioritize green energy	Support We should establish a market-based solution for excess carbon emissions. The Kyoto Protocol should require developing countries' participation to make the solution work.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Support It is necessary to expand military under financial budgets. Only our military are strong enough, our people can live freely enough.
11. Support & expand free trade	Strongly Oppose We should restrict trade with any country which costs us jobs or which creates a trade deficit. And International trade just ships jobs overseas.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Support The government should subsidize health insurance for groups which are at risk. Universal health insurance is a good goal, although some market methods can work as well as government systems.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Oppose Illegal immigration is illegal and should be enforced against.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Support Human needs come first, but it's ok to use natural resource for sustainable development.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Support We need to teach values in our schools and account for our religious values in providing social services. Exposing our children to prayer, the Ten Commandments will make them become better.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Oppose People have rights to choose their lifestyle, so they must live by the consequences of their choice. Society needs practical restrictions on gay rights to foster family development.
20. Privatize Social Security	Support Individuals should be given at least some control over how their retirement funds are invested.

Total: 168

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
03/20/1998	H.J.Res.115	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the Congress to relinquish claims of the United States to the portion of the State of Minnesota that lies north of the 49th parallel.	03/20/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. (All Actions)
07/03/1997	H.R.1767	Federal Surplus Property Reform Act of 1997	07/03/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Readiness. (All Actions)
05/08/1997	H.R.1540	To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a presumption of service connection for certain specified diseases and disabilities in the case of veterans who were exposed during military service to carbon tetrachloride.	05/08/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. (All Actions)
02/11/1997	H.R.618	To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from using information from the National Cheese Exchange to fix minimum milk prices under Federal milk marketing orders.	02/11/1997 Executive Comment Requested from USDA. (All Actions)
02/06/1997	H.R.427	To allow for a one year extension on conservation reserve program contracts expiring in 1997.	02/06/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry, Resource Conservation and Research. (All Actions)
02/06/1997	H.R.247	To allow for a one year extension on conservation reserve program contracts expiring in 1997.	02/06/1997 Executive Comment Requested from USDA. (All Actions)
02/06/1997	H.R.246	To restore the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to extend existing and expiring contracts under the conservation reserve program.	02/06/1997 Executive Comment Requested from USDA. (All Actions)
09/30/1996	H.R.4107	To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise water quality criteria for ammonia, and for other purposes.	09/30/1996 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (All Actions)
04/18/1996	H.R.1882	Federal Surplus Property Reform Act of 1995	04/18/1996 Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD. (All Actions)
02/01/1996	H.R.2891	To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a presumption of service connection for certain specified diseases and disabilities in the case of veterans who were exposed during military service to carbon tetrachloride.	02/01/1996 Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension, Insurance and Memorial Affairs. (All Actions)
01/04/1996	H.J.Res.156	Making further continuing appropriations for railroad retirement benefits for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.	01/04/1996 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. (All Actions)
01/03/1996	H.R.2486	Medicare Preservation Act of 1995	01/03/1996 Referred to the Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House. (All Actions)
11/20/1995	H.R.2595	To amend the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 to establish the reportable quantity for sulfur dioxide as 1,000 pounds.	11/20/1995 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials. (All Actions)
10/23/1995	H.R.343	To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to reauthorize the conservation reserve program.	10/23/1995 Executive Comment Requested from USDA. (All Actions)
06/16/1995	H.R.1881	Indian Tribal Government Unemployment Compensation Act Amendments of 1995	06/16/1995 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/15/1995	H.J.Res.39	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the number of consecutive years a person may serve in or be employed by the Government of the United States or be employed to affect the policies and programs of the Government of the United States.	03/15/1995 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. (All Actions)
02/06/1995	H.R.838	Indian Tribal Government Unemployment Compensation Act Amendments of 1995	02/06/1995 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
10/12/1994	H.R.5115	Section 8 Project-Based Program Management Improvement Act of 1994	10/12/1994 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. (All Actions)
09/28/1994	H.R.1118	To extend until January 1, 1995, the existing suspension of duty on certain piston engines.	09/28/1994 See H.R.5110. (All Actions)
08/02/1994	H.R.2624	Comprehensive Health Care and Cost Containment Act of 1993	08/02/1994 See H.R.3600. (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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