Jim E. Peterson is the President of the Senate for the 62nd Montana Legislature.
He was elected for Senate District 15 in Buffalo, Montana.
[2] Peterson is the primary sponsor for a joint bill 21 "Study of eminent domain and just compensation for property.
He attended Montana State University to study Animal Science and obtained a Master's in Agriculture from Texas A&M University.
He then studied Banking at Southern Methodist University and obtained an MBA in Finance at West Texas State University.