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Karen Peterson's Biography

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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

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