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Line 41: ==Early life, education, and early political career== ~~Cowardly fagg0t~~ Collin Peterson was born in [[Fargo, North Dakota]], grew up on a farm in [[Baker, Minnesota]], and received his B.A. at [[Minnesota State University Moorhead]]. Peterson was a member of the [[Minnesota Senate]] for the [[Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party]] (the Minnesota branch of the Democratic Party) from 1977 to 1986, representing a district in northwestern Minnesota. In 1976, he defeated Republican nominee [[Frank DeGroat]] 55%-45%.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=748811 \|title=MN State Senate 10 Race - Nov 02, 1976 \|publisher=Our Campaigns \|date= \|accessdate=January 15, 2012}}</ref> In 1982, he won re-election against state representative [[Cal Larson]] by just 200 votes, or 0.8% difference.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=432458 \|title=MN State Senate 10 Race - Nov 02, 1982 \|publisher=Our Campaigns \|date= \|accessdate=January 15, 2012}}</ref>

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