This biographical article is written like a résumé. (October 2015) |
Anna M. Peterson | |
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Mayor of Salem | |
In office January 11, 2011 – December 31, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Janet Taylor |
Succeeded by | Chuck Bennett |
Personal details | |
Born | Anna M. Chadwick May 30, 1947 Corvallis, Oregon, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Edwin J. Peterson |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Salem, Oregon |
Alma mater | University of Oregon |
Website | Mayor's Website |
Anna M. Peterson (née Chadwick; born May 30, 1947) is an American politician who served as Mayor of Salem, the state capital of Oregon, from 2011 until 2016. She is married to Edwin J. Peterson, who was Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court from 1983 until 1991. A Republican,[1] and the third woman to hold the non-partisan office, Peterson became mayor on January 11, 2011, when she succeeded Janet Taylor.[2][3]