Members of Congress / Collin Peterson

PETERSON, Collin Clark, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Fargo, Cass County, N.D., June 29, 1944; B.A., Moorhead State University, Moorhead, Minn., 1966; United States Army National Guard, 1963-1969; certified public accountant; member of the Minnesota state senate, 1977-1986; unsuccessful nominee for the United States House of Representatives in 1981, 1986, and 1988; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Second and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1991-present); chair, Committee on Agriculture (One Hundred Tenth Congress). (Source.)

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· 110th Congress: Representative, Minnesota (Dist. 7), Democratic. Jan. 4, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2009.
· 109th Congress: Representative, Minnesota (Dist. 7), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2005, to Jan. 3, 2007.
· 108th Congress: Representative, Minnesota (Dist. 7), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2003, to Jan. 3, 2005.
· 107th Congress: Representative, Minnesota (Dist. 7), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2001, to Jan. 3, 2003.
· 106th Congress: Representative, Minnesota (Dist. 7), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1999, to Jan. 3, 2001.
· 105th Congress: Representative, Minnesota (Dist. 7), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1997, to Jan. 3, 1999.
· 104th Congress: Representative, Minnesota (Dist. 7), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 1997.
· 103rd Congress: Representative, Minnesota (Dist. 7), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Representative, Minnesota (Dist. 7), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

See how Collin Peterson voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com.

Collin Peterson has missed 28 votes (1.9%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers.

Collin Peterson has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 91.9% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Peterson did not vote. See a list of his votes against his party since 1991, a list of all Representatives in the 110th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters.

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• 2006
• 2005