Scott Peters (politician)
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Scott Peters is a politician who represented San Diego City Council District 1 for two terms. Elected to office in 2000 and then reelected in 2004, Peters was selected as the first San Diego City Council President in its history in 2005.
Having reached the end of his term limit, Peters ran for City Attorney, placing third in the June 3rd 2008 primary. Peters was succeeded in the District 1 Council seat by Sherri Lightner
. Prior to his election Peters worked as an attorney and later served as deputy county counsel.
In private practice, he gained notoriety in a lawsuit against a local shipbuilder.
He was involved in the push to remove alcohol from the city's beaches, as well as smoking from public beaches and parks.
On October 17, 2011, Scott Peters announced that he would seek election to represent the citizens of California's redrawn 52nd Congressional district. He stated that national representatives should "put personal politics aside and put the people they represent first," and considers himself to be a "common sense Democrat." He will challenge a Republican incumbent for the seat.
Peters lists his priorities as job creation, development of an energy policy that reduces dependence on foreign oil, keeping commitments to veterans and their families, and ending irresponsible spending patterns.
Having reached the end of his term limit, Peters ran for City Attorney, placing third in the June 3rd 2008 primary. Peters was succeeded in the District 1 Council seat by Sherri Lightner
Sherri Lightner
Sherri Schuler Lightner is a San Diego, California politician and community activist. She is the councilmember for San Diego City Council District 1, elected to a four-year term in November 2008. She is a Democrat, although council positions are officially nonpartisan per California state law...
. Prior to his election Peters worked as an attorney and later served as deputy county counsel.
In private practice, he gained notoriety in a lawsuit against a local shipbuilder.
He was involved in the push to remove alcohol from the city's beaches, as well as smoking from public beaches and parks.
On October 17, 2011, Scott Peters announced that he would seek election to represent the citizens of California's redrawn 52nd Congressional district. He stated that national representatives should "put personal politics aside and put the people they represent first," and considers himself to be a "common sense Democrat." He will challenge a Republican incumbent for the seat.
Peters lists his priorities as job creation, development of an energy policy that reduces dependence on foreign oil, keeping commitments to veterans and their families, and ending irresponsible spending patterns.