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Pete Peterson

Republican

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Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
11-04-2014	Republican	Secretary of State	3285334	Loss

Candidate Biography:

Born: New York, New York
Married: Gina
Child: Elsa

2007-2010: Executive Director, Common Sense California
2010-2016: Executive Director, Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership
2016-Present: Dean, Pepperdine University School of Public Policy
2025: Member, American Academy of Arts & Sciences