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Peterson’s fund-raising figures delayed by Tennessee tornado

By Paul Demko | 04.15.09 | 5:57 pm

Rep. Collin Peterson has a pretty good excuse for not yet filing his first-quarter fund-raising figures with the Federal Elections Commission. The 10-term legislator’s campaign treasurer is his son, Elliot Peterson, who lives in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. On Friday Elliot’s home was destroyed by a tornado that killed three people.