David Petersen (Arizona politician) explained

David Petersen
Office:39th Treasurer of Arizona
Term Start:2003
Term End:2006
Predecessor:Carol Springer
Successor:Elliott Hibbs
State Senate2:Arizona
District2:29th
Term Start2:January 1995
Term End2:January 2003
Predecessor2:Lester Pearce
Party:Republican
Profession:Politician

David Petersen is a politician from Arizona. Petersen served as state treasurer from 2003 to 2006 and in the Arizona State Senate from January 1995 through January 2003. He was first elected to the Senate in November 1994, representing District 29,[1] and was re-elected in 1996, 1998, and 2000.[2] [3] [4] Term limited in 2002, he did not run for re-election and instead was elected state treasurer.[5]

As state treasurer, it was uncovered that Petersen controversially performed work for several nonprofits at taxpayer expense.[6] Petersen resigned as treasurer in 2006 and pled guilty to one misdemeanor count of failing to report income.[7] [8]

Petersen's son, Paul Petersen, served as the Maricopa County Assessor.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 1995 Volume 1, Forty-Second Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 178 . State of Arizona . December 2, 2018.
  2. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 1997 Volume 1, Forty-Third Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 146 . State of Arizona . December 4, 2018.
  3. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 1999 Volume 1, Forty-Fourth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 223 . State of Arizona . December 12, 2018.
  4. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 2001 Volume 1, Forty-Fifth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 235 . State of Arizona . December 12, 2018.
  5. Web site: Arizona State Senate elections, 2002 . Ballotpedia . April 23, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190507043520/https://ballotpedia.org/Arizona_State_Senate_elections,_2002 . live . May 7, 2019.
  6. Web site: Paul Petersen's father David Petersen resigned as Arizona Treasurer in 2006 . Azcentral.com . 2019-10-14.
  7. Web site: Petersen resigns as state treasurer | State and Regional . azdailysun.com . 2019-10-14.
  8. Web site: Howard Fischer . State treasurer Petersen to step down | News . eastvalleytribune.com . 2019-10-14.

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