Collin Peterson Predicts The End of the MCCL It’s not often a Congressman publicly calls organizations which previously endorsed him “extremists.” Tuesday, however, when noted Democratic candidates Collin Peterson, Al Franken, Kent Eken, and Ben Lien came to speak to Concordia, Mr. Peterson became one such anomaly. Collin Peterson, Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District Representative, has…
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Candidates vie for district representative positions
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are well-known names to most Concordia students. However, other names on this year’s ballot–such as Collin Peterson and Lee Byberg–may be less recognizable. Peterson and Byberg are both running for U.S. Congress in district seven, which includes Moorhead. Collin Peterson is the Democratic-FarmerLabor (DFL) representative who has been in congress since…
President apologizes: College issues statement on Peterson recording
Concordia has confirmed an apology to Representative Collin Peterson in response to a video recording made last month by student Kate Engstrom and has indicated that she will face no disciplinary action. Concordia spokesperson Roger Degerman issued a statement that says, “President Craft spoke to Rep. Peterson to express regret for the manner in which…