Mike Petersen (Kansas politician)

Mike Petersen (born October 5, 1960) is a Republican member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 28th district since 2005.

For those of a similar name, see Mike Petersen (disambiguation).
Mike Petersen
Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 28th district
Assumed office
2005
Personal details
Born (1960-10-05) October 5, 1960[1]
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Shelby Petersen
ResidenceWichita, Kansas
ProfessionIndustrial electrician

Committee assignments

Petersen serves on these legislative committees:[2]

  • Joint Committee on Information Technology (chair)
  • Transportation (chair)
  • Utilities (vice-chair)
  • Joint Committee on Kansas Security
  • Clean Power Plan Implementation Study Committee
  • Judiciary
  • Telecommunications Study Committee
  • Assessment and Taxation
  • Transportation and Public Safety Subcommittee, Ways and Means

Elections

2012

Petersen was unopposed in the 2012 Republican primary, winning 2,632 votes. He defeated Democratic nominee Keith Humphrey by a margin of 9,853 to 7,957 in the general election — a 52.7- to 47.3-percent margin.[3][4]

2016

Petersen faced Jo Hillman in the 2016 Republican primary, winning with a margin of 74% to 25% of the vote.[5] In the general election, he defeated Keith Humphrey once again, winning by a margin of 9,915 to 9,353 votes.[6]

Personal life

He is an industrial electrician from Wichita, and is married to Shelby Petersen.

References
  1. http://www.kanfocus.com/FMPro.php?-DB=House_Profiles_KS&-Lay=Contact&-format=Contact_Senate.html&Name=Mike%20Petersen,%20R-28th&-find
  2. Profile of Mike Petersen, Kansas Legislature
  3. Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2012 Primary (official)," retrieved March 11, 2013.
  4. Kansas Secretary of State, Official 2012 Primary Results
  5. "August 2nd, 2016 Primary Election Official Results - Sedgwick County".
  6. "November 8th, 2016 General Election Official Results - Sedgwick County".


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