Editing Pete Peterson (section)

=== Congress ===
In 1990, Peterson ran as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] for a seat in the [[United States House of Representatives]] in [[Florida's 2nd congressional district]]. He defeated [[James W. Grant | Bill Grant]], the incumbent congressman who had grown unpopular after switching from the Democratic Party to the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] in the middle of his second term. Peterson won and served three terms from 1991 to 1996.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.politico.com/story/2012/05/clinton-sends-ambassador-to-communist-vietnam-076051 | author=Andrew Glass | date=May 9, 2012 | website=Politico | title=Clinton sends ambassador to Communist Vietnam}}</ref>

[[Jason Altmire]], who later became a three-term congressman himself, was a staffer during Peterson’s first campaign and time in Congress.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theeagleonline.com/article/2023/11/former-pennsylvania-rep-jason-altmire-leads-a-discussion-on-american-partisanship-at-kpu-election-day-event | author=Phillip Kulubya | date=November 16, 2023 | website=The American Eagle | title=Former U.S. Representative leads discussion on partisanship at KPU Election Day event}}</ref>