Jerome P. "J.P." Peterson (July 14, 1936 – January 25, 2018) was an American educator and politician.
He received his bachelor's degree in education from Augsburg College in 1958.
He taught social studies, drivers training, and physical education at Princeton High School in Princeton, Minnesota.
Peterson served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1983 to 1990 and was a Democrat.
Peterson died suddenly in Princeton, Minnesota.