| Doug Peterson | |
| Office: | 33rd Attorney General of Nebraska |
| Governor: | Pete Ricketts |
| Term Start: | January 8, 2015 |
| Term End: | January 5, 2023 |
| Predecessor: | Jon Bruning |
| Successor: | Mike Hilgers |
| Birth Date: | 4 April 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Columbus, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Education: | University of Nebraska, Lincoln (BA) Pepperdine University (JD) |
Doug Peterson (born April 4, 1959) is an American lawyer and politician who was the 33rd attorney general of Nebraska. A Republican, Peterson was elected attorney general during the 2014 election and assumed office in January 2015.
Peterson, who was born in Columbus, Nebraska, was raised in Lincoln, Nebraska. He graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1981 and earned a Juris Doctor from the Pepperdine University School of Law in 1985. Peterson worked for the district attorney of Lincoln County for two years until serving an additional two years as an assistant Nebraska attorney general to Robert Spire from 1988 until 1990. He entered private practice, where he would remain until his 2014 election as Attorney General of Nebraska.[1]
Peterson was sworn in as the 33rd attorney general of Nebraska at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln on January 8, 2015.[2]
Peterson, who lives in Lincoln, is the nephew of former governor of Nebraska Val Peterson.[3]
| Nebraska Attorney General Election, 2018[4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Doug Peterson | 516,777 | 100.0 | |
| Nebraska Attorney General Election, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Doug Peterson | 339,846 | 66.06 | |
| Democratic | Janet Stewart | 174,614 | 33.94 | |
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