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Mary E. Peters

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Mary Peters
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15th United States Secretary of Transportation
In office
October 17, 2006 – January 20, 2009
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byNorman Mineta
Succeeded byRay LaHood
Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration
In office
October 2, 2001 – July 29, 2005
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byKenneth R. Wykle
Succeeded byJ. Richard Capka
Personal details
Born (1948-12-04) December 4, 1948 (age 74)
Peoria, Arizona, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Phoenix (BA)
For the diplomat, see Mary Ann Peters.

Mary E. Peters (born December 4, 1948) is an American government official who served as the 15th United States secretary of transportation from 2006 to 2009, under President George W. Bush. She was the second woman to hold that position after Elizabeth Dole.[1]

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Early life and education

Peters was born in Peoria, Arizona. She received her bachelor's degree in business administration and management from the University of Phoenix[2] and subsequently attended a three week seminar at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.[3] When Peters was six, her parents divorced. Her father raised Mary and her three siblings in Phoenix, Arizona.[4]

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Peoria is a city in Maricopa and Yavapai counties in the U.S. state of Arizona. Most of the city is located in Maricopa County, while a portion in the north is in Yavapai County. It is a major suburb of Phoenix. As of the 2020 census, the population of Peoria was 190,985, up from 154,065 in 2010. It is currently the sixth-largest city in Arizona in land area and the ninth-largest in population. It was named after Peoria, Illinois. The word peoria is a corruption of the Miami-Illinois word for "prairie fire". It is the spring training home of the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners, who share the Peoria Sports Complex.

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University of Phoenix

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University of Phoenix (UoPX) is a private for-profit university headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 1976, the university confers certificates and degrees at the certificate, associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree levels. It is institutionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and has an open enrollment admissions policy for many undergraduate programs. The school is currently owned by Apollo Global Management and Vistria Group, two US private-equity firms, but is in the process of being sold.

Career

Peters joined the Arizona Department of Transportation in 1985, and was appointed by Gov. Jane Dee Hull to serve as its director in 1998.[5]

After George W. Bush took office as president in 2001, Peters left for Washington to work as the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration. She worked in that capacity until 2005.[5]

In 2005, there was speculation that Peters would run for governor of Arizona in 2006. At the time, however, she said, while she believed she would have been a strong candidate, and was eligible to run despite having lived and registered to vote in Virginia, that questions about her eligibility would have been a distraction from the race.[6][7] She was also a speculated candidate for governor in 2010, but instead served as co-chair of incumbent governor Jan Brewer's election campaign (along with former state Attorney General Grant Woods). Peters is a transportation consultant for national engineering and planning organizations.

Transportation Secretary

Mary Peters being sworn in as the Secretary of Transportation by White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten on October 17, 2006
Mary Peters being sworn in as the Secretary of Transportation by White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten on October 17, 2006

On September 5, 2006, Bush nominated Peters to replace Norman Mineta as Secretary of Transportation.[8] She was confirmed on September 29, 2006 by the United States Senate.[9][10] In 2006, President Bush appointed Peters as the Co-Vice Chairwoman of the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission.[11] She resigned the post of Secretary of Transportation in anticipation of the in-coming Obama administration. She was succeeded by Ray LaHood, the 16th U.S. Secretary of Transportation on Thursday, January 22, 2009.

Policies

Peters is an advocate of leasing U.S. roads and interstates to private companies and having user fees (i.e., tolls) for building new highways. In an interview, Peters said that the National Highway System will run out of money by decade's end without substantial changes and, rather than raise taxes, some states should turn to toll roads leased to private corporations to fill gaps.[12]

Her policies of promoting open borders for commerce created opposition from labor unions.[13]

Mary Peters held a press conference on September 5, 2008 to report that Highway Trust Fund payments to states, including her native Arizona, would be cut back because federal fuel tax collections were dropping.

While she was Secretary of DOT a rule was passed stating that dogs, cats, miniature horses, pigs as well as monkeys could be considered emotional support animals, and therefore could be taken by commercial airlines in the cabin.[14]

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National Highway System (United States)

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Personal life

Mary married Terry Peters, a marine, at age 17. She and Terry have three children together.[4] In 2013, Terry was convicted of sexually abusing a seven-year-old girl, and he was sentenced to fourteen years in prison.[15][16]

Source: "Mary E. Peters", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, January 8th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_E._Peters.

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References
  1. ^ "Biographical Sketches of the Secretaries of Transportation" Archived 2014-07-09 at the Wayback Machine, U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Historian. Retrieved Feb 24, 2010.
  2. ^ "Mary Peters' Linkedin profile". Linkedin.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Mary E Peters".
  4. ^ a b ABC News (July 2, 2008). "Events, drive keep DOT chief in the spotlight". ABC News. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  5. ^ a b ""Mary E. Peters: Secretary of Transportation"". Archived from the original on December 20, 2008. Retrieved 2007-03-12., United States Department of Transportation website. (archived 2008)
  6. ^ Peters shows interest in governor's race, criticizes Napolitano
  7. ^ "Deseret Morning News | Bush picks former highway administrator as next Transportation secretary". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-03-12.
  8. ^ "President Nominates Mary Peters as Transportation Secretary". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov.
  9. ^ Official biography Archived 2008-12-20 at the Wayback Machine from the Department of Transportation
  10. ^ Confirmation of the U.S. Senate on September 29, 2006
  11. ^ "For the President, an Arrival . . ". The Washington Post.
  12. ^ Lieberman, Brett (June 25, 2008). "Transportation secretary backs toll, lease options". pennlive.
  13. ^ Aaron, Brad (2008-03-04). "Union Campaign Calls for Mary Peters' Ouster". Streetsblog New York City. Archived from the original on 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  14. ^ http://www.gpo.gov/.../08-1228.pdf
  15. ^ Porter, Tom (September 21, 2013). "Terry Peters, Husband of Ex-US Transport Secretary Mary Peters, Jailed for Sexually Abusing Girl". International Business Times UK. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  16. ^ The Associated Press (September 21, 2013). "Husband of former U.S. transportation secretary sentenced to 14 years for sexually abusing 7-year-old girl". nydailynews.com NY Daily News. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
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