Roz Peterson is an
American
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politician, businesswoman, and realtor. She is a former
Republican member of the
Minnesota House of Representatives
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, representing District 56B in the southern
Twin Cities
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metropolitan area.
Early life
Peterson attended
Gustavus Adolphus College
Gustavus Adolphus College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in St. Peter, Minnesota, United States. It was founded in 1862 by Swedish Americans led by Eric Norelius and is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Gustavu ...
, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1987.
She served on the
Lakeville school board prior to being elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Minnesota House of Representatives
Peterson was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2014. She had previously sought election in 2012. Peterson served two terms in the Minnesota House, and was defeated by
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in the
2018 elections
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Africa
*2018 Djiboutian parliamentary election 23 February 2018
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. In the
2020 elections
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, Peterson ran for her previously held District 56B seat, losing to
Kaela Berg.
Personal life
Peterson married her husband, Tim, in 1987. They have two children and reside in
Lakeville, Minnesota
Lakeville is an exurb of Minneapolis-Saint Paul, and the largest city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. It is about south of both downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul along Interstate 35 in Minnesota, Interstate 35. Lakeville w ...
.
References
External links
Roz Peterson''official campaign website''
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Living people
Women state legislators in Minnesota
Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Gustavus Adolphus College alumni
School board members in Minnesota
Businesspeople from Minnesota
21st-century American women politicians
People from Lakeville, Minnesota
1965 births
21st-century members of the Minnesota Legislature