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Deb Peters
Member of the South Dakota Senate
from the 9th[1] district
Assumed office
January 11, 2011
Preceded byTom Dempster
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives
from the 9th district
In office
January 2005 – January 11, 2011
Serving with Elaine Roberts (2005–2007)
Richard Engels (2007–2011)
Preceded byDaryl Christensen
Personal details
Born (1974-10-11) October 11, 1974 (age 49)
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceHartford, South Dakota
Alma materUniversity of South Dakota
Websitedebpeters.com

Deb M. Peters[2] (born October 11, 1974 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota) is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate representing District 9 since January 11, 2011. 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.[3]

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;[4] 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.[5]
  • 2006 Peters ran in the June 6, 2006 Republican Primary[6] 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.[7]
  • 2008 Peters ran in the June 3, 2008 Republican Primary,[8] 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.[9]
  • 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[10] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 5,119 votes (63.39%) against Democratic nominee Rob Wilson.[11]
  • 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%).[12] Peters was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 5,939 votes.[13]
  • 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.[14]
  • 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%).[15] 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.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Senator Deb Peters". Pierre, South Dakota: South Dakota Legislature. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  2. ^ "Deb Peters' Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  3. ^ Legislatures, National Conference of State. "South Dakota Senator Deb Peters to Lead NCSL". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  4. ^ "2004 Republican Legislative Primaries". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  5. ^ "2004 General Election Legislature Official Returns". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  6. ^ "2006 Republican Legislative Primary Official Returns". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "2006 Legislature Official Returns". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "2008 South Dakota Official Primary Election Results June 3, 2008". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "2008 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 4, 2008". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Official Results Primary Election June 8, 2010". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  11. ^ "2010 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 2, 2010". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "Official Results Primary Election - June 5, 2012". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  13. ^ "Official Results General Election November 6, 2012". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  14. ^ "Deb Peters - Ballotpedia". Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  15. ^ "South Dakota Election Results". Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  16. ^ "South Dakota Legislative Research Council memorandum on Term limits" (PDF). South Dakota Legislative Research Council. Retrieved 10/11/17. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

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