Mike Petersen (Kansas politician)
# Mike Petersen (Kansas politician)

Soren M. Petersen (born October 5, 1960) is an American Republican politician who serves in the Kansas Senate, representing the 28th district since 2005.

## Committee assignments

Petersen serves on these legislative committees:

* Joint Committee on Information Technology (chair)
* Transportation (chair)
* Utilities (vice-chair)
* Joint Committee on Kansas Security
* Clean Power Plan Implementation Study Committee
* Judiciary
* Telecommunications Study Committee
* Assessment and Taxation
* Transportation and Public Safety Subcommittee, Ways and Means

## Elections

### 2012

Petersen was unopposed in the 2012 Republican primary, winning 2,632 votes. He defeated Democratic nominee Keith Humphrey by a margin of 9,853 to 7,957 in the general election — a 52.7- to 47.3-percent margin.

### 2016

Petersen faced Jo Hillman in the 2016 Republican primary, winning with a margin of 74% to 25% of the vote. In the general election, he defeated Keith Humphrey once again, winning by a margin of 9,915 to 9,353 votes.

## Personal life

He is an industrial electrician from Wichita, and is married to Shelby Petersen.

