Michael Peterson (politician)
Michael James Peterson was an American Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 37th district. He served from 1979 until 1990, and then again from 2005 until his death in 2014.Career
Peterson received his law degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law in 1971. He then practiced law.Death
He died at the age of 72 on February 18, 2014, in a Kansas City-area hospital, following a long illness.Committee membership
The top 5 donors to Peterson's 2008 campaign:
- 1. Kansas Contractors Assoc $700
- 2. Kansas Trial Lawyers Assoc $500
- 3. Ruffin, Phil $500
- 4. Sunflower Electric Power Corp $500
- 5. Kansans for Lifesaving Cures $500
