Collin Peterson

Collin Peterson
Official portrait, 2012
Chair of the House Agriculture Committee
In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021
Preceded by	Mike Conaway
Succeeded by	David Scott
In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Preceded by	Bob Goodlatte
Succeeded by	Frank Lucas
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 7th district
In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2021
Preceded by	Arlan Stangeland
Succeeded by	Michelle Fischbach
Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 10th district
In office January 4, 1977 – January 5, 1987
Preceded by	Roger L. Hanson
Succeeded by	Cal Larson
Personal details
Born	Collin Clark Peterson (1944-06-29) June 29, 1944 (age 80) Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Minnesota State University, Moorhead (BA)
Occupation	Accountant
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1963–1969
Unit	Army National Guard
Collin Peterson's voice Peterson opens a House Agriculture Committee hearing on the 2007 pet food recalls Recorded May 9, 2007

Collin Clark Peterson (born June 29, 1944) is an American accountant, politician, and lobbyist who served as the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 7th congressional district from 1991 to 2021. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he was chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture from 2019 to 2021 having previously held the office from 2007 to 2011; he had been ranking member from 2011 to 2019 and 2005 to 2007. Peterson was the most senior U.S. Representative from Minnesota and the dean of Minnesota's congressional delegation. In 2020, Peterson was defeated by Michelle Fischbach, ending his 30-year tenure in the United States House of Representatives. In 2022, Peterson registered as a federal lobbyist after opening an eponymous consulting firm.^[1]