Members of Congress / Pete Peterson

Biographical Information

PETERSON, Douglas Brian (Pete), a Representative from Florida; born in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebr., June 26, 1935; graduated from Milton Public High School, Milton, Iowa, 1953; B.A., University of Tampa, Tampa, Fla., 1976; Ph.D., University of Central Michigan, Mount Pleasant, Mich., 1977; United States Air Force, 1954-1980; administrator, Dozier School for Boys, Marianna, Fla.; professor, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fl., 1984-1990; business owner; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Second and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1991-January 3, 1997); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred and Fifth Congress; United States Ambassador to Vietnam, 1997 until his resignation July 15, 2001. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 104th Congress: Representative, Florida (Dist. 2), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 1997.
· 103rd Congress: Representative, Florida (Dist. 2), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Representative, Florida (Dist. 2), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

Last Votes

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
9/28/96	Vote 455: H R 3610: Department of Defense Appropriations for F.Y. 1997	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/28/96	Vote 454: H RES 546: Consideration of Sine Die Resolutions	No	Yes	No
9/28/96	Vote 453: H R 4236: Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/28/96	Vote 452: H R 3163: State Authority Tax Compensation Act	No	Yes	No
9/28/96	Vote 451: H R 1332: Omnibus Insular Areas Act of 1996	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/27/96	Vote 450: S 1505: Accountable Pipline Safety and Partnership Act of 1996	Not Voting	Yes	No
9/27/96	Vote 449: H R 4000: Reestablish Pow/Mia Procedures	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
9/27/96	Vote 448: S 39: Sustainable Fisheries Act	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
9/27/96	Vote 447: H R 4073: National Underground Railroad Freedom Center	Not Voting	Yes	No
9/27/96	Vote 446: H R 3539: Federal Aviation Authorization Act of 1996	Not Voting	Yes	No
9/27/96	Vote 445: H RES 540: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report on H.R. 3539	Not Voting	Yes	No
9/26/96	Vote 444: H R 3841: Civil Service Reform Act	Not Voting	Yes	No
9/26/96	Vote 443: H R 4011: Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
9/26/96	Vote 442: H R 3752: American Land Sovereignty Protection Act	Not Voting	Yes	No
9/26/96	Vote 441: H CON RES 189: U.S. Membership in South Pacific Organizations	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
9/26/96	Vote 440: H CON RES 145: Remove Russian Forces From Moldova	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
9/26/96	Vote 439: H R 3497: Snoqualmie National Forest Boundary Adjustment	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
9/26/96	Vote 438: H RES 535: Government Accountability Act	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
9/26/96	Vote 437: H R 2092: Private Security Officer Quality Assurance Act	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
9/26/96	Vote 436: H R 3456: Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act	Not Voting	Yes	Yes

Full list of votes by Pete Peterson