Mike Petersen (Kansas politician)

Mike Petersen
Mike Petersen
Member of the Kansas Senate; from the 28th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 10, 2005
Preceded by	Henry Helgerson
Personal details
Born	October 5, 1960 (age 64)
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Shelby Petersen
Children	2
Residence(s)	Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Profession	Industrial electrician

Soren M. Petersen (born October 5, 1960) is an American Republican politician who serves in the Kansas Senate, representing the 28th district since 2005.

Committee assignments

Petersen serves on these legislative committees:^[2]

Joint Committee on Information Technology (chair)
Transportation (chair)
Utilities (vice-chair)
Joint Committee on Kansas Security
Clean Power Plan Implementation Study Committee
Judiciary
Telecommunications Study Committee
Assessment and Taxation
Transportation and Public Safety Subcommittee, Ways and Means

Elections

2012

Petersen was unopposed in the 2012 Republican primary, winning 2,632 votes. He defeated Democratic nominee Keith Humphrey by a margin of 9,853 to 7,957 in the general election — a 52.7- to 47.3-percent margin.^[3]^[4]

2016

Petersen faced Jo Hillman in the 2016 Republican primary, winning with a margin of 74% to 25% of the vote.^[5] In the general election, he defeated Keith Humphrey once again, winning by a margin of 9,915 to 9,353 votes.^[6]