Petersburg, John
House 2013-2022 (District 24A); House 2023-Present (District 19B)
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, paralegal
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
School Board/Administration:
Dodge Center, Minnesota (School Board Member);
198? to 199?
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Susan (last listed in the 2021-2022 red book); Debra (listed in the 2023-2024 green book)
Children:
Ten 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).
He announced he would not seek reelection in 2024.
Religion provided by Politics in Minnesota, The Directory, 2013-2014. He was a church Administrator at Trinity Lutheran Church in Owatonna for 21 years.
Body: House
District: 19B
Elected: 11/8/2022
Residence: Waseca
Term of Office: 1/3/2023 to 1/13/2025
Counties Represented:
Steele, Waseca
Occupation: Retired church administrator
Party:
Republican
Body: House
District: 24A
Elected: 11/3/2020
Residence: Waseca
Term of Office: 1/5/2021 to 1/2/2023
Counties Represented:
Steele, Waseca
Occupation: Retired Church Administrator
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Housing Finance and Policy: Preventing Homelessness Division
Minutes
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Transportation Finance and Policy
Minutes
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Ways and Means
Minutes
Body: House
District: 24A
Elected: 11/6/2018
Residence: Waseca
Term of Office: 1/8/2019 to 1/4/2021
Counties Represented:
Steele, Waseca
Occupation: Retired Church Administrator
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Taxes
Minutes
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Taxes: Property and Local Tax Division
Minutes
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Ways & Means: Transportation Finance & Policy Division
Minutes
Body: House
District: 24A
Elected: 11/8/2016
Residence: Waseca
Term of Office: 1/3/2017 to 1/7/2019
Counties Represented:
Steele, Waseca
Occupation: Church Administrator
Party:
Republican
Body: House
District: 24A
Elected: 11/4/2014
Residence: Waseca
Term of Office: 1/6/2015 to 1/2/2017
Counties Represented:
Steele, Waseca
Occupation: Church Administrator
Party:
Republican
Body: House
District: 24A
Elected: 11/6/2012
Residence: Waseca
Term of Office: 1/8/2013 to 1/5/2015
Counties Represented:
Steele, Waseca
Occupation: Church Administrator
Party:
Republican
Session Interviews
Session Interview
(Video) 2013 House Interview
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