Val Peterson (Utah politician)

Peterson earned his BA in communications and public relations, his MA in mass communications, and his PhD in educational leadership from Brigham Young University, and his MS in strategic studies from the United States Army War College.{{cite web |url=http://www.valpeterson.com/ |title=Val Peterson, About Me |publisher=Val Peterson |location=Salt Lake City, Utah |access-date=April 10, 2014}}

During the 2022 legislative session, Peterson served on the House Business, Economic Development, and Labor Appropriations Subcommittee, Executive Appropriations Committee, House Education Committee, House Government Operations Committee, and the Legislative Management Committee.{{cite web|url=http://le.utah.gov/house2/detail.jsp?i=PETERVL|title=Val Peterson|publisher=Utah State Legislature|location=Salt Lake City, Utah|access-date=April 11, 2016}}

Peterson was first elected on November 2, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/|title=Val Peterson|publisher=Project Vote Smart|location=Philipsburg, MT|access-date=April 11, 2016}}

• 2022: Representative Peterson ran [https://le.utah.gov/~2022/bills/static/HB0242.html HB 242] which addressed secondary water metering and imposed requirements related to metering pressurized secondary water sources.{{Cite web|first=Curt|last=Gresseth|date=2022-03-03|title=A secondary water meter could tell you just how much water you waste

|url=https://kslnewsradio.com/1964984/a-secondary-water-meter-could-tell-you-just-how-much-water-you-waste/|website=KSL News Radio|language=en}}

• 2022: Representative Peterson ran [https://le.utah.gov/~2022/bills/static/HB0355.html HB 355] which changes the Public Safety Officer Career Advancement Reimbursement Program to a grant program and addressed the amount of money the Utah Board of Higher Education may use for administrative costs and overhead related to the Opportunity Scholarship Program.{{Cite web|date=2022-03-03|title=H.B. 355 Higher Education Financial Aid Amendments

|url=https://le.utah.gov/~2022/bills/static/HB0355.html|website=Utah State Legislature|language=en}}

Peterson also floor sponsored [https://le.utah.gov/~2022/bills/static/SB0012.html SB 12 Property Tax Appeals Process Amendments], [https://le.utah.gov/~2022/bills/static/SB0015.html SB 15 Department of Government Operations], [https://le.utah.gov/~2022/bills/static/SB0092.html SB 92 Project Entity Oversight Modifications], [https://le.utah.gov/~2022/bills/static/SB0100.html SB 100 Paid Leave Modifications], [https://le.utah.gov/~2022/bills/static/SB0172.html SB 172 Higher Education Student Assistance Amendments], [https://le.utah.gov/~2022/bills/static/SB0174.html SB 174 Pollution Control Equipment Tax Amendments], [https://le.utah.gov/~2022/bills/static/SB0211.html SB 211 Income Tax Fund Amendments], [https://le.utah.gov/~2022/bills/static/SB0232.html SB 232 Military Installation Development Authority Revisions], [https://le.utah.gov/~2022/bills/static/SB0233.html SB 233 Military Servicemember Child Enrollment], and [https://le.utah.gov/~2022/bills/static/SB0258.html SB 258 Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health Amendments].

{{Cite web|url=http://le.utah.gov/asp/billsintro/RepResults.asp?Listbox3=PETERVL&cyear=y|title=2016 Legislation|website=Utah State Legislature|access-date=April 11, 2016}}

• 2014 Peterson was unopposed for both the primary election and the general election held on November 4, 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Utah_House_of_Representatives_District_59|title=2014 election results|website=Ballotpedia|access-date=April 11, 2016}}
• 2012 Peterson was unopposed for the June 26, 2012 Republican Primary{{cite web |url=http://elections.utah.gov/Media/Default/Documents/Election_Results/Primary/2012%20Primary%20Canvass%20Reports.xlsx |title=2012 Primary Canvass Reports |publisher=Lieutenant Governor of Utah |location=Salt Lake City, Utah |access-date=February 4, 2014}} and won the three-way November 6, 2012 general election with 9,971 votes (85.3%) against Libertarian candidate Kenny Barlow and Constitution candidate Benjamin Norton.{{cite web |url=http://elections.utah.gov/Media/Default/2012%20Canvass/2012%20General%20Canvass%20Report.xls |title=2012 General Canvass Report |publisher=Lieutenant Governor of Utah |location=Salt Lake City, Utah |access-date=February 4, 2014}}
• 2010 When District 59 incumbent Republican Representative Lorie Fowlke left the Legislature and left the seat open, Peterson won the June 22, 2010 Republican primary with 1,417 votes (61%) against former Representative Mike Thompson{{cite web |url=http://elections.utah.gov/Media/Default/Documents/Election_Results/Primary/2010%20Primary%20Canvass%20Reports.xls |title=2010 Primary Election Results |publisher=Lieutenant Governor of Utah |location=Salt Lake City, Utah |access-date=February 4, 2014}} and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 4,376 votes (82.6%) against Democratic nominee James Greer.{{cite web |url=http://elections.utah.gov/Media/Default/Documents/Election_Results/General/2010Gen.xls |title=2010 General Election Results |publisher=Lieutenant Governor of Utah |location=Salt Lake City, Utah |access-date=February 4, 2014}}

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• [http://le.utah.gov/house2/detail.jsp?i=PETERVL Official page] at the Utah State Legislature
• [http://www.valpeterson.com/ Campaign site]{{CongLinks | congbio = | votesmart = 121394 | fec = | congress = }}
• [http://ballotpedia.org/Val_Peterson Val Peterson] at Ballotpedia
• [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=141308 Val Peterson] at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

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