Mike Petersen (Kansas politician)

Soren M. Petersen (born October 5, 1960) is an American Republican politician who serves in the Kansas Senate, representing the 28th district since 2005.

Committee assignments[]

Petersen serves on these legislative committees:^[2]

• Joint Committee on Information Technology (chair)
• Transportation (chair)
• Utilities (vice-chair)
• Joint Committee on Kansas Security
• Clean Power Plan Implementation Study Committee
• Judiciary
• Telecommunications Study Committee
• Assessment and Taxation
• Transportation and Public Safety Subcommittee, Ways and Means

Elections[]

2012[]

Petersen was unopposed in the 2012 Republican primary, winning 2,632 votes. He defeated Democratic nominee Keith Humphrey by a margin of 9,853 to 7,957 in the general election — a 52.7- to 47.3-percent margin.^[3][4]

2016[]

Petersen faced Jo Hillman in the 2016 Republican primary, winning with a margin of 74% to 25% of the vote.^[5] In the general election, he defeated Keith Humphrey once again, winning by a margin of 9,915 to 9,353 votes.^[6]

Personal life[]

He is an industrial electrician from Wichita, and is married to Shelby Petersen.

References[]

External links[]

• Kansas Senate
• Project Vote Smart profile
• Follow the Money campaign contributions
  • 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008
• Ballotpedia

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