John Peterson (Pennsylvania politician)

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John Peterson
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Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives
from Pennsylvania's 5th district
In office
January 3, 1997 January 3, 2009

Peterson was among the most outspoken members of the U.S. House on increasing production of domestic energy, specifically natural gas. As a member of the Interior appropriations subcommittee, Peterson worked diligently to remove a 27-year-old moratorium on producing oil and gas on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). He has been referred to by President George W. Bush, who he has routinely taken on, as "Mr. Energy" and introduced the first energy production bill in the 110th House (2007–08)--the National Environment and Energy Development (NEED) Act, which is a natural gas production only bill.

On July 31, 2008, Peterson and Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii) introduced the first bipartisan energy production bill in the 110th Congress. The National Conservation, Environment and Energy Independence Act, H.R. 6709, would transform the environment, and according to its supporters, put America on the road to energy independence. While locking up the first 25 miles of coastline and giving states the option to lock up an additional 25 miles, this legislation would remove the congressional moratorium on offshore energy production and use the royalties gained from that production to develop next generation alternative and renewable energy sources.

Retirement

In January 2008, Peterson announced he would be retiring from Congress at the end of his sixth term. [6] Glenn Thompson, a Republican, won Peterson's seat in the 2008 elections. [7]

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References

  1. "Congressman John Peterson - About Me". House of Representatives Web Page. United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
  2. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1977–1978" (PDF). Election Statistics Project . Wilkes University . Retrieved October 22, 2008.
  3. LCV 2006 Scorecard Archived 2006-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Republicans for Environmental Protection 2006 Scorecard Archived 2007-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2008. Retrieved April 30, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) LCV 2005 Scorecard
  6. “Peterson To Retire,” CBS News, January 3, 2008
  7. “Republicans maintain seat,” Collegian Online, November 5, 2008 Archived November 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 65th district

1977–1984
Succeeded by
Pennsylvania State Senate
Preceded by Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 25th district

1985–1996
Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the  U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district

1997–2009
Succeeded by
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byas Former US Representative Order of precedence of the United States
as Former US Representative
Succeeded byas Former US Representative