American politician
Karen Peterson |
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Member of the Delaware Senate
from the 9th district |
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In office
November 6, 2002 – November 9, 2016 |
| Preceded by | Thomas B. Sharp |
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| Succeeded by | Jack Walsh |
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| Political party | Democratic |
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| Spouse | Vikki Bandy |
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| Residence(s) | Stanton, Delaware |
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Karen Peterson is an American politician who formerly represented the 9th district of the Delaware Senate. First elected in 2002, she is a member of the Democratic Party. Peterson served in the Senate until 2016.
On May 7, 2013, Peterson came out as lesbian during Senate debate on same-sex marriage in Delaware, becoming the state's first openly LGBT legislator.[1] At that time, she had been with her partner Vikki Bandy for 24 years, and the two had entered a civil union when Delaware legalized them the year before.[2] The two were married on July 1, 2013, becoming the first same-sex couple to convert their existing civil union into marriage in Delaware.[3]
References
- ^ "Karen Peterson, Delaware State Senator, Comes Out During Gay Marriage Debate". Huffington Post, May 7, 2013.
- ^ Michelle Garcia, "No. 11: Marriage Equality Signed in Delaware"
- ^ Neff, Lisa. "Delaware gay couples marry" Wisconsin Gazette July 11, 2013; p. 4, col. 3
External links
- "Senator Karen Peterson". Delaware General Assembly.
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| 2008 | - Elizabeth Empson Battell
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| 2009 | - Theresa L.I. del Tufo
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| 2010 | - Sister Ascension Banegas
- Jeanette Eckman
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| 2011 | - Neda P. Biggs
- Imogene F. Chandler
- Susan C. Del Pesco
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| 2012 | - Vicky Cooke
- Micki Edelsohn
- Vivian Rapposelli
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| 2014 | - Stephanie Kwolek
- Catherine Devaney McKay
- Patricia H. Purcell
- Latricia Odette Wright
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| 2015 | - Kim L. Allen
- Darlene Battle
- Sandra Ben
- Rita Landgraf
- Ileana Smith
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| 2020 | - Mary Seward Phillips Eskridge
- Margaret Burton White Houston
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