House 2013-Present (District 24A)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Steele, Waseca
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
4/8/1952
Birth Place:
Owatonna, Minnesota
Birth County:
Steele
Birth Country:
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Waseca
Occupation (when first elected):
Church Administrator
EDUCATION
Claremont High School; Secondary;
Minnesota State University, Mankato; B.S.; Public Administration
Minnesota State University, Mankato; B.S.; Paralegal
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
School Board/Administration:
Dodge Center, Minnesota (School Board Member);
198? to 199?
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Susan
Children:
Three children; five step-children
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He grew up on a farm near Claremount, Minnesota.
"In the 1980s and '90s, Petersburg served on school boards for the Claremont and Triton school district. He was a board member when the Dodge Center, Claremont and West Concord school districts decided to consolidate into the single Triton district." (Owatonna People's Press, 10/8/2012).
Religion provided by Politics in Minnesota, The Directory, 2013-2014. He was a church Administrator at Trinity Lutheran Church in Owatonna for 21 years.