| Jim E. Peterson | |
| State Senate: | Montana |
| State: | Montana |
| District: | 15th |
| Term: | 2007 - 2015 |
| Preceded: | Jon Tester |
| Succeeded: | Bradley Maxon Hamlett |
| Party: | Republican |
| Birth Date: | 19 July 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Buffalo, Montana |
| Residence: | Buffalo, Montana |
Jim E. Peterson is the President of the Senate for the 62nd Montana Legislature.[1] Peterson has served in the Legislature since 2003 as a Republican. 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."[3]
Peterson has received a varied education. 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.