Deb Peters

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Deb Peters

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|state_senate= South Dakota

|district = 9th

|term_start = January 11, 2011

|term_end = January 4, 2019

|predecessor = Tom Dempster

|successor =

|state_house3= South Dakota

|district3 = 9th

|term_start3 = January 2005

|term_end3 = January 11, 2011

|predecessor3= Daryl Christensen

|successor3 =

|alongside3 = Elaine Roberts (2005–2007)
Richard Engels (2007–2011)

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|10|11}}

|birth_place = Sioux Falls, South Dakota

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|nationality = American

|party = Republican

|spouse =

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|residence = Hartford, South Dakota

|alma_mater = University of South Dakota

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|website = {{URL|debpeters.com}}

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Deb M. Peters{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/48312 |title= Deb Peters' Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= January 27, 2014}} (born October 11, 1974 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate from January 11, 2011 to January 2019. Peters served consecutively in the South Dakota Legislature from January 2005 until January 11, 2011 in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 seat.

In August 2017, Peters was elected to be the 45th president of the National Conference of State Legislatures.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ncsl.org/press-room/south-dakota-senator-deb-peters-to-lead-ncsl.aspx|title=South Dakota Senator Deb Peters to Lead NCSL|last=Legislatures|first=National Conference of State|website=www.ncsl.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-11}} Peters resigned from the Senate on January 4, 2019 to serve in the South Dakota House of Representatives. She never took office, and was replaced by Rhonda Milstead.

Education

Peters earned her BS degrees in accounting and business administration from the University of South Dakota.

Elections

2004 To challenge House District 9 incumbent Democratic Representative Richard Engels, Peters and incumbent Republican Representative Daryl Christensen were unopposed for the June 1, 2004 Republican Primary;{{cite web |url= http://sos.sd.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=/elections/pastelections_electioninfo04_repbulicanprimaryreturns.shtm |title= 2004 Republican Legislative Primaries |publisher= Secretary of State of South Dakota |location= Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate= January 27, 2014}} in the four-way November 2, 2004 General election Peters took the first seat by 16 votes with 4,329 votes (26.42%) and Democratic nominee Elaine Roberts took the second seat ahead of incumbent Democratic Representative Engels and Republican Representative Christensen.{{cite web |url= http://sos.sd.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=/elections/pastelections_electioninfo04_legislatureofficialreturns.shtm |title= 2004 General Election Legislature Official Returns |publisher= Secretary of State of South Dakota |location= Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate= January 27, 2014}}
2006 Peters ran in the June 6, 2006 Republican Primary{{cite web

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|title = 2006 Republican Legislative Primary Official Returns

|publisher = Secretary of State of South Dakota

|location = Pierre, South Dakota

|accessdate = January 27, 2014

|url-status = dead

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|archivedate = January 16, 2014

}} and won the four-way November 7, 2006 General election she took the first seat with 3,699 votes (25.99%) and Democratic former Representative Engels took the second seat ahead of incumbent Democratic Representative Roberts and Republican nominee Katy Dressen.{{cite web |url=http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=/elections/pastelections_electioninfo06_GElegislativereturns.shtm |title=2006 Legislature Official Returns |publisher=Secretary of State of South Dakota |location=Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate=January 27, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116103320/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_electioninfo06_GElegislativereturns.shtm |archivedate=January 16, 2014 }}

2008 Peters ran in the June 3, 2008 Republican Primary,{{cite web |url=http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=/elections/pastelections_electioninfo08_primarylegislature.shtm |title=2008 South Dakota Official Primary Election Results June 3, 2008 |publisher=Secretary of State of South Dakota |location=Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate=January 27, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116103442/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_electioninfo08_primarylegislature.shtm |archivedate=January 16, 2014 }} and won the four-way November 4, 2008 General election where she took the first seat with 5,115 votes (30.14%) and incumbent Democratic Representative Engels took the second seat ahead of Republican nominee Tom Sutton and Democratic nominee Marlyn Beebe.{{cite web |url=http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=/elections/pastelections_electioninfo08_generalleg.shtm |title=2008 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 4, 2008 |publisher=Secretary of State of South Dakota |location=Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate=January 27, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116103400/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_electioninfo08_generalleg.shtm |archivedate=January 16, 2014 }}
2010 When Senate District 9 incumbent Independent Senator Tom Dempster was term limited and left the Legislature, Peters was unopposed for the June 8, 2010 Republican Primary{{cite web |url= http://electionresults.sd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?eid=2&type=LEG&map=DIST |title= Official Results Primary Election June 8, 2010 |publisher= Secretary of State of South Dakota |location= Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate= January 27, 2014}} and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 5,119 votes (63.39%) against Democratic nominee Rob Wilson.{{cite web |url=http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=/elections/pastelections_general2010_leg.shtm |title=2010 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 2, 2010 |publisher=Secretary of State of South Dakota |location=Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate=January 27, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116104333/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_general2010_leg.shtm |archivedate=January 16, 2014 }}
2012 Peters was challenged in the June 5, 2012 Republican primary by State Representative Lora Hubbel and won by 42 votes out of 405 votes cast (52.73%).{{cite web |url= http://electionresults.sd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?eid=4&type=LEG&map=DIST |title= Official Results Primary Election - June 5, 2012 |publisher= Secretary of State of South Dakota |location= Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate= January 27, 2014}} Peters was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 5,939 votes.{{cite web |url= http://electionresults.sd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=LEG&map=DIST |title= Official Results General Election November 6, 2012 |publisher= Secretary of State of South Dakota |location= Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate= January 27, 2014}}
2014 Peters was unopposed in the Republican primary. Democrat Sheryl Knutson withdrew from running after the primary, and Peters was unopposed in the general election.{{Cite news|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Deb_Peters|title=Deb Peters - Ballotpedia|access-date=2017-10-11|language=en-US}}
2016 Deb Peters defeated Lora Hubbel in the South Dakota State Senate District 9 Republican primary on a vote of 569 to 441 (56.3% to 43.4%).{{Cite web|url=http://electionresults.sd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=LEG&map=DIST|title=South Dakota Election Results|access-date=2017-10-11}} In the general election, Peters defeated John Koch on a vote of 6,426 to 3,398 (65.4% to 35.6%). The 2016 election represents Peters' 4th consecutive election for State Senate, and she is barred by state law from seeking another consecutive term for this office due to term limits.{{cite web|url=http://sdlegislature.gov/docs/legislators/TermLimits.pdf|title=South Dakota Legislative Research Council memorandum on Term limits|last=|first=|date=|website=South Dakota Legislative Research Council|access-date=2017-10-11}}

References

External links

[http://legis.sd.gov/Legislators/Legislators/MemberDetail.aspx?Member=428 Official page] at the South Dakota Legislature
[http://www.debpeters.com/ Campaign site]
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[http://ballotpedia.org/Deb_Peters Deb Peters] at Ballotpedia
[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=6902 Deb Peters] at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

Category:1974 births

Category:Living people

Category:Republican Party members of the South Dakota House of Representatives

Category:People from Hartford, South Dakota

Category:Politicians from Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Category:Republican Party South Dakota state senators

Category:University of South Dakota alumni

Category:Women state legislators in South Dakota

Category:21st-century American women politicians

Category:21st-century members of the South Dakota Legislature