PETERSON, John, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Titusville, Crawford
County, Pa., December 25, 1938; graduated from Titusville High School,
Titusville, Pa.; attended Pennsylvania State University; United States Army,
1958-1964; member of the Pleasantville Borough, Pa., city council, 1969-1977;
member of the Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1977-1984; member of
the Pennsylvania state senate, 1985-1996; elected as a Republican to the One
Hundred Fifth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-January 3,
2009); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress
in 2008.