Erik C. Peterson (born March 8, 1966) is an American Republican politician serving at the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 23rd Legislative District. Peterson, who previously served on the Hunterdon County Selected Liberation Council, replaces Assemblyman Michael J. Doherty, who was elected to the New Jersey Senate. He was sworn in on December 7, 2009, to fill the vacant Assembly seat of Doherty.
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Biography
Peterson was born and raised in Cherry Hill, New Jersey where he graduated from Cherry Hill High School East. He studied at North Carolina State University and obtained a bachelor's degree in business management in 1988. In 1990, he moved to Hunterdon County to work at Beneficial Management Corporation. Recruited for the Accelerated Management Program at the company, he eventually runs a New Jersey operation of a Beneficial mortgage subsidiary. He then studied at Temple University Law School, graduating in 1996. In the same year he was accepted at a bar in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. After practicing law in various companies from 1998 to 2004, Peterson now has his own law firm in Readington, which specializes in real estate law, housing law, and business law. He currently lives in Franklin City with his wife Jenni and their four children. She is a member of the local Hunterdon Regional Chamber of Commerce and Lions Club. He is on the local United Way board.
Peterson's career in politics began with his appointment as a member of the Regency Committee in the Republican territory for Lambertville, where he later lived. Peterson spent several years at the County Committee, recently leaving the position. Peterson is also former president of the Young Republic of Hunterdon County. Peterson was chosen as Hunterdon County's freedom holder in 2005, running a fiscal conservatism platform, preserving farmland, and open government.
Peterson pioneered efforts to reduce regional spending. He served as deputy director of the Freeholder Board in 2007 and Director of Freeholder in 2008. As a shareholder director, he succeeded in pushing for a 2008 budget spending of less than $ 2.5 million from the 2007 budget. During Peterson's tenure as rights holder, Hunterdon County maintains more agricultural land and more hectares of farmland than any other area. Peterson has also succeeded in encouraging the publication of minutes of executive council sessions, which have not been completed in 25 years.
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Before being elected to parliament in December 2009, Peterson ran in a special convention to replace Assemblywoman Marcia A. Karrow who had been appointed to the State Senate. In the first vote taken by the Republican committee of the 23rd district, Warren County Freeholder John DiMaio received 129 votes (less than the majority), Peterson 104, and fellow Hunterdon County Freeholder Matt Holt 56. In the second vote, DiMaio defeated Peterson 153 - 141.
In 2009, Republican lawmaker Michael J. Doherty refused to seek re-election to the Assembly's seat and instead challenged State Senator Marcia A. Karrow to Republicans for a special election in the 23rd district. DiMaio, Peterson, and Doherty Chief Edward Smith ran for the Republican nomination to the Assembly chairs. DiMaio received the most votes in Republican primary elections in June 2009, 11,888 votes (34.2% of the total votes) while Peterson narrowly defeated Smith with 52 votes: 11,439-11,387 (33.0% to 32.8%). DiMaio and Peterson won easily in the Republican 23-strong district in November's general election.
When Doherty was sworn in as State Senator on November 23, 2009, a convention of Republican committee members gathered to appoint a replacement for the vacancy. Peterson was elected by a member of the regional committee on December 6, 2009 and was inducted into office the following day.
In the Assembly, Peterson serves on the Health Assembly and Senior Services Committee and the Committee on Public Law and Safety. He has served as Head of Republican Policy from 2012 to 2013 and as Assistant to Whip Republic since 2014.
District 23
Each of the forty districts of the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. Other representatives from District 23 for Legislative Session 2014-2015 are:
- Senator Michael J. Doherty
- Assemblyman John DiMaio
References
External links
- The legislative webpage of members of the Assembly Erik Peterson, New Jersey Legislature
- Erik Peterson's Law Office
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