Representative, Ohio State House of Representatives, District 91, 2023-present

Candidate, Ohio State House of Representatives, District 91, 2022, 2024

Senator, Ohio State Senate, 2012-2023

President Pro Tempore, Ohio State Senate, 2017-2021

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Ohio, District 15, 2021

Candidate, Ohio State Senate, District 17, 2018

Representative, Ohio State House of Representatives, 2010-2012

Candidate, Ohio State House of Representatives, District 92, 2012

Commissioner, Fayette County, 1997-2011

Member, Finance Committee

Chair, Government Oversight Committee

Member, Insurance Committee

Member, Public Utilities Committee

Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Development, and Natural Resources

Member, Board of Directors, County Risk Sharing Authority, 2000-2006, 2008-present

Member, Finance Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives, 2023-present

Member, Finance Subcommittee on Agriculture, Development and Natural Resources, Ohio State House of Representatives, 2023-present

Chair, Government Oversight Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives, 2023-present

Member, Insurance Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives, 2023-present

Member, Public Utilities Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives, 2023-present

Member, Board of Trustees, South Central Ohio Juvenile Detention Center, 1997-present

Former Member, Agriculture Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Education Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Finance Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Government Oversight and Reform Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Higher Education Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Insurance Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Insurance and Financial Institutions Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Legislative Ethics, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Local Government, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Public Utilities Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Rules and Reference Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, State Controlling Board, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, State and Local Government, and Veterans Affairs Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on General Government and Agency Review, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, Ohio State Senate

Owner/Operator, Peterson Family Farms, 1983-present

4-H Volunteer/Advisor, Buckeye All-Stars 4-H Club, 2001-present

Member, Board of Trustees, County Commissioners Association of Ohio, 1998-present

Member, Ohio Township Trustees Association, 1997-present

Board Member, Washing Court House and Fayette County Community Improvement Cooperation, 1997-present

Member, Advisory Committee, Ohio State University Extension, 1994-present

Member, Ohio Corn Growers and Ohio Soybean Association, 1983-present

Member, Future Farmers of America (FFA), present

Member, Board of Directors, American Farm Bureau, 2004-2009

Member, Board of Trustees, Ohio Farm Bureau, 1995-2009

President, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, 2004-2008

Participant, Ohio State University Leadership Development Class (LEAD), 1987-1989

Awards:

Representative Peterson has received numerous awards for his efforts in the Statehouse, including the Watchdog of the Treasury award, the Ohio Farm Bureau Friend of Agriculture, the NFIB Guardian of Small Business and the Nature Conservancy's commitment to improving Ohio's water quality award.