1. Joshua D Peters was born on August 25,1987 and is an American politician in the Democratic Party who was the Missouri State Representative of Missouri's 76th District from 2013 to 2019.
10 Facts About Joshua Peters
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In 2016 Joshua Peters served as the House Minority Chief Deputy Whip.
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Joshua Peters served as a legislative assistant and office manager to Congressman Lacy Clay of Missouri's 1st congressional district for three years and was appointed by President Barack Obama as the Confidential Assistant to the Under Secretary of Education, Martha Kanter.
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Joshua Peters successfully secured 7 million dollars to launch the Missouri Department of Transportation, Natural Bridge Safety Initiative.
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In 2016, Joshua Peters secured state funding for Lincoln University's 1890 Land-grant, which had not been appropriated by the state legislature since 1866.
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Joshua Peters stated, "Lincoln University is our state's most diverse institution and performs agricultural research that is vital to rural Missouri," Joshua Peters said.
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Joshua Peters is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity and serves as a member of the board of directors of the Missouri Arts Council Trust, the Congressional Black Associates, Pi Sigma Alpha, a Thurgood Marshall Scholar, the US Selective Service, Logan University, and the Betty Jean Kerr People's Health Center of St Louis.
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Joshua Peters holds the rank of Major of Civil Air Patrol US Air Force Auxiliary.
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Joshua Peters retired from public office after being involved in a car accident, which left him incapacitated for three months of the legislative session.
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Joshua Peters is currently the Chief of Staff and Director of Internal Operations of Harris-Stowe State University.