
Sue Peterson
Senator · District 13 · Republican
Retired Banker/Track Coach
Total Votes
401
Yea
72.3%
290
Nay
17.7%
71
Excused
10.0%
40
Party Loyalty
83.5%
Committee
81.9%
loyalty
Floor
83.9%
loyalty
Voting by Issue
Business & Regulation
Voted Yea on 75% of 97 votes
Taxes & Property Tax
Voted Yea on 73% of 75 votes
Government & Elections
Voted Yea on 81% of 63 votes
Budget & Appropriations
Voted Yea on 90% of 52 votes
Education & Schools
Voted Yea on 80% of 46 votes
Healthcare & Medicaid
Voted Yea on 81% of 43 votes
Law Enforcement & Public Safety
Voted Yea on 90% of 30 votes
Courts & Criminal Justice
Voted Yea on 79% of 29 votes
Transportation & Infrastructure
Voted Yea on 90% of 29 votes
Housing & Property
Voted Yea on 86% of 28 votes
Energy & Environment
Voted Yea on 43% of 23 votes
Labor & Employment
Voted Yea on 80% of 20 votes
Family & Children
Voted Yea on 84% of 19 votes
Veterans & Military
Voted Yea on 100% of 19 votes
Agriculture & Land
Voted Yea on 87% of 15 votes
Water & Natural Resources
Voted Yea on 93% of 15 votes
Tribal Affairs
Voted Yea on 83% of 6 votes
Recent Votes
revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026.
revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas.
appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the current expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and common schools.
transfer moneys to the general fund from the budget reserve fund and the general revenue replacement fund, and to declare an emergency.
require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor.
require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor.
make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations.
create the homeowner property tax reduction fund, and to transfer moneys to the homeowner property tax reduction fund.
require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor.
require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor.
regulate the retail sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor.
amend provisions pertaining to the processing of absentee ballots and to declare an emergency.
revise requirements pertaining to the minimum age for marriage.
revise provisions relating to industrial hemp.
modify the amount required to be set aside for extraordinary expenses incurred in providing special education programs.
create the capitol restoration fund and to transfer moneys thereto.
protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers.
safeguard the integrity, privacy, and security of genetic data and provide a civil penalty therefor.
authorize counties and municipalities to issue a license for a cigar bar.
create a taskforce to study the creation of Indian medicaid managed care entities in the state.
Committees
Senate Commerce and Energy
35 committee votes
Senate Taxation
29 committee votes
Senate Education
18 committee votes