Chap Petersen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chap Petersen
Occupation	Lawyer
Date Of Birth	Mar 27, 1968(1968-03-27)
Age	56
Birthplace	Fairfax
Country	United States
Birth City	Virginia
Horoscope	Pisces

Chap Petersen Biography

Chap Petersen is one of the most popular and richest Lawyer who was born on March 27, 1968 in Fairfax, Virginia, United States. John Chapman “Chap” Petersen (born on the 27th of March 1968 in Fairfax, Virginia) is a prominent American politician from Fairfax, Virginia. A Democrat Petersen was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates 2002-06 and then was appointed to the Virginia State Senate in November 2007 and then reelected in the year 2011. He is currently representing the state’s 34th District comprised of Fairfax City, Fairfax as well as large portions in Fairfax County.

In 2005, Petersen ran for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. The election was a loss for him in the Democratic primary, coming in third, with 22 percent of the votes in a race that was four-way ahead of state senator Leslie L. Byrne and State Delegate Viola Baskerville, but ahead of State Senator Phil Puckett.

In mid-October 2007, Devolites-Davis, Petersen’s opponent, began running television ads showing a photo of her opponent Chap Petersen with text stating “Supports Increasing the Estate Tax”, “Supports a 38 cent gas tax increase”, and “Voted for Concealed Weapons on School Property” superimposed. The voiceover attributed these allegations to Petersen’s prior votes in the Virginia House of Delegates. Davis’s website contains references to past Petersen votes. He responded that he never voted to increase the Virginia estate tax. Petersen co-sponsored bills, including SB 1309, intending to preserve the tax for Virginians in higher income brackets. Petersen also denied ever supporting a 38 cent gas tax increase. He recently explained that he supported the current law which makes it a felony to possess a gun on school grounds, but voted for a bipartisan bill, HB 2535, which gave a limited exception to parents with licensed concealed carry permits who pick up their children at school, for just school driveways. That bill was signed into law in 2005.

During the week of October 22, 2007, the Devolites-Davis campaign sent out 60,000 campaign flyers accusing Petersen of not disclosing that his former law firm was working on issues that Petersen voted on while in the House of Delegates. The flyer included a copy of a section of Petersen’s Statement of Economic Interest, which he filed while serving in the House. It includes Petersen’s home address, telephone number, and the names of his wife and children, which were not redacted.

Petersen was a member of Petersen was a member of the Fairfax city council from 1998 to 2001. He was elected for twice terms as a member of the House of Delegates, both at the same time (2001 as well as 2003) beating Petersen’s predecessor Republican Jack Rust.

Chap Petersen Net Worth

Chap Petersen is one of the richest Lawyer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chap Petersen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Petersen’s partner Sharon Kim (born September 10 1970 in Daegu, South Korea) is a lawyer practicing in Daegu, South Korea and the couple have four children.

Petersen was a graduate of Fairfax High School in 1986. He earned an B.A. qualification in the field of law from Williams College in 1990 and earned a J.D. at Williams College in 1990 and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1994, at which point the law firm began to practice. The lawyer is now a part-time partner in the legal firm Surovell, Markle, Isaacs & Levy, PLC.

In 2006, Petersen was a senior advisor to Democratic Senate candidate Jim Webb, who defeated incumbent Republican Senator George Allen.

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Who is Chap Petersen Dating?

According to our records, Chap Petersen married to Sharon. As of December 1, 2023, Chap Petersen’s is not dating anyone.

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In February 2020, Peterson was one of four Democrats in the Virginia State Senate who broke party ranks to defeat an assault weapons ban.

Facts & Trivia

Chap Ranked on the list of most popular Lawyer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Chap Petersen celebrates birthday on March 27 of every year.