PETERSON, COLLIN CLARK

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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
01/25/2017	H.R.453	Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act of 2017	01/25/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. (All Actions)
01/10/2017	H.R.424	Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017	01/10/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (All Actions)
07/13/2016	H.Res.829	Expressing support for completion of President Obama's Export Control Reform Initiative, which will fundamentally reform the United States export control system and enhance United States national security.	07/13/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
03/23/2016	H.R.3030	Baudette Coast Guard Housing Conveyance Act	03/23/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 355. (All Actions)
02/11/2015	H.Res.107	Expressing support for the designation of the third week in October as National School Bus Safety Week and for the designation of Wednesday of that week as National School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day.	02/11/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
09/16/2014	H.R.5497	Film Incentive Reform Act of 2014	09/16/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
07/08/2014	H.Res.588	Concerning the suspension of exit permit issuance by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for adopted Congolese children seeking to depart the country with their adoptive parents.	07/08/2014 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
12/20/2013	H.R.2251	To designate the United States courthouse and Federal building located at 118 South Mill Street, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, as the "Edward J. Devitt United States Courthouse and Federal Building.".	12/20/2013 Became Public Law No: 113-60. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
05/23/2013	H.Res.239	Expressing support for the designation of the third week in October as National School Bus Safety Week and for the designation of Wednesday of that week as National School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day.	05/23/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
10/05/2012	H.R.1272	Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2012	10/05/2012 Became Public Law No: 112-179. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
09/20/2012	H.Res.798	Expressing support for the designation of the third week in October as National School Bus Safety Week and for the designation of Wednesday of that week as National School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day.	09/20/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
08/01/2012	H.Res.754	Expressing support for the designation of the third week in October as National School Bus Safety Week.	08/01/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
06/26/2012	H.R.5980	To amend the National Trails System Act to revise the route of the North Country National Scenic Trail in northeastern Minnesota to include existing hiking trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in Superior National Forest and Chippewa National Forest, and for other purposes.	06/26/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. (All Actions)
10/04/2011	H.R.3062	Dairy Security Act of 2011	10/04/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. (All Actions)
06/30/2011	H.R.2392	To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into building leasing agreements.	06/30/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management . (All Actions)
11/16/2010	H.R.6273	To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to exempt the application of pesticides subject to that Act, when applied in conformance with that Act, from certain permit requirements under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for other purposes.	11/16/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture. (All Actions)
09/29/2010	H.R.4645	Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act	09/29/2010 Reported by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 111-653, Part I. (All Actions)
08/16/2010	H.R.3509	Agricultural Credit Act of 2010	08/16/2010 Became Public Law No: 111-233. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
07/28/2010	H.R.5852	Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2010	07/28/2010 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
06/18/2010	H.Con.Res.269	Congratulating the outstanding professional public servants, both past and present, of the Natural Resources Conservation Service on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.	06/18/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research. (All Actions)

Total: 4342

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
01/07/2009	H.Con.Res.4	Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need to prevent the closure or consolidation of post offices.
01/06/2009	H.R.156	Stop the Congressional Pay Raise Act
12/02/2008	H.R.2040	Civil Rights Act of 1964 Commemorative Coin Act
12/01/2008	H.R.5714	United States Army Commemorative Coin Act of 2008
11/19/2008	H.R.5648	Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008
10/16/2008	H.R.2095	Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2008	Motion Agreed to (74-24)	Not Voting
10/15/2008	H.R.6045	Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008	Passed	Yea
10/15/2008	H.R.4544	Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2008
10/13/2008	H.R.6849	To amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on receiving direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop revenue election payments when the sum of the base acres of a farm is 10 acres or less, and for other purposes.
10/13/2008	H.R.6229	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2523 7th Avenue East in North Saint Paul, Minnesota, as the "Mayor William 'Bill' Sandberg Post Office Building".
10/10/2008	H.R.3480	Let Our Veterans Rest in Peace Act of 2008
10/08/2008	H.R.5872	Boy Scouts of America Centennial Commemorative Coin Act	Passed	Yea
10/08/2008	H.R.5265	Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research, and Education Amendments of 2008	Passed	Aye
10/08/2008	H.J.Res.62	Native American Heritage Day Act of 2008
10/08/2008	H.R.3229	National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center Commemorative Coin Act
10/08/2008	H.R.1157	Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2008
10/03/2008	H.Con.Res.426	Recognizing the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Minority AIDS Initiative.
10/03/2008	H.R.1424	A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.	Bill Passed (74-25, 3/5 majority required)	Not Voting
10/02/2008	H.R.642	Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones College Fire Prevention Act	Passed	Yea
09/27/2008	H.R.1283	Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2008

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