Full Name:
Karen Elaine Peterson
Gender:
Female
Family:
Wife: Victoria Bandy
Birth Date:
03/18/1950
Birth Place:
Chester, PA
Home City:
Wilmington, DE
Religion:
Catholic
Attended, Cornell School of Labor and Industrial Relations
Attended, Governors certification, Duke University
Attended, National Employment Law Institute
Graduate Studies, University of Pennsylvania
University of Delaware
Widener University
BS, Liberal Studies, Neumann University, 1996
Senator, Delaware State Senate, District 9, 2002-2017
President, New Castle County Council, 1980-1988
Member, Progressive Democrats of Delaware, 2004-present
Committeewoman, 19th Representative District Democratic Committee, 2003-present
Former Member, Adult and Juvenile Corrections Committee, Delaware State Senate
Former Member, Community/County Affairs Committee, Delaware State Senate
Former Member, Finance Committee, Delaware State Senate
Former Member, Health and Social Services Committee, Delaware State Senateq
Former Chair, Highways and Transportation Committee, Delaware State Senate
Former Member, Labor and Industrial Relations Committee, Delaware State Senate
Former Member, Natural Resources and Environmental Control Committee, Delaware State Senate
Former Member, Veterans Affairs Committee, Delaware State Senate
Member, Delaware Solid Waste Task Force, 2005-2006
Member, Delaware Health Advisory Task Force, 2005
Vice President/Human Resources, Ingleside Care Incorporated, 2002
Vice President, Ingleside Homes, 2001-2002
Director, Division of Industrial Affairs/Department of Labor, State of Delaware, 1974-2001
Member, Advisory Board, Saint Elizabeth School, 2005-present
Board of Directors, Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, 2003-present
Member, Delaware Center for Justice, 2003-present
Member, Domestic Violence Coalition, 2003-present
Member, Stand Up for What's Right and Just, 2003-present
Member, Addictions Coalition of Delaware, 2002-2006
Secretary, Women's Democratic Club of Delaware, 1974