Tag: John Peterson
Tags: Arlen Specter, Joe Sestak, John Peterson, Manan Trivedi, PA-6April Fool’s Day Fun: Peterson for guv, Palin talks Trivedi, Specter’s greatest hits
Whoever said that politics can’t be a joke?
Not the folks who were having fun on Thursday, April Fool’s Day. There were laughs to be had up and down the ballot. And undoubtedly topping the list of gags was former Republican Congressman John Peterson, who drafted up a press release announcing that he’d run for governor as an independent. Promising to run on a “pro-business, anti I-80 tolling platform,” Peterson said he’d formally launch his…
full storyApril 1, 2010 at 3:46 pm | Comments (4)
Peterson endorses Gerlach
Former Congressman John Peterson endorsed Jim Gerlach for governor Thursday, continuing a string of support that Gerlach has lined up from his current and former House colleagues.
Peterson represented the state’s mostly rural 5th Congressional District for 12 years before deciding not to seek reelection last year. In a statement, he called Gerlach “the only Republican with the kind of record to not only hit the ground running on day one, but have a positive,…
full storySeptember 24, 2009 at 1:18 pm | Comments (1)












