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33rd Legislature(2023-2024)

Member Information


Richard Peter
LEGISLATIVE SERVICE:
1965-1966 Senator District  
OCCUPATION:
Lawyer, Author, Newscaster from Juneau
BIRTH DATE/PLACE:
02/17/1916;
Canton, Ohio
EDUCATION:
College/University: Bachelor of Laws Degree, Ohio Northern University, 1914, Ada, Ohio
MILITARY SERVICE:
U.S. Army, 1942
SPOUSE:
Mary Scott
CHILDREN:
Eric, Scott, Leahy
EMPLOYMENT:
Laboratory Technician, U.S. Army, Juneau, Alaska;
News Director, KINY, Juneau, Alaska;
Assistant Attorney General, Juneau, Alaska
SPECIAL INTERESTS:
Author of plays, poetry, prose, and fiction
OTHER::
Coined the Purchase Centennial Slogan, "North to the Future"