Peter Vandenberg

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Peter Vandenberg
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1st and 4th Governor of Appalachia
In Office:
2009 - 2012
Lt. Governor(s): Andrews, Milam
2021 -
Lt. Governors: Christopher Bradshaw, Gabriel Garcia-Justice
Preceded by Office Established
Tim Kent
Succeeded by Whitney Mason
Incumbent
Senator from the Ohio Valley
In Office:
2017 - 2021
Served alongside: Carter
Preceded by Jax Jaxal
Succeeded by Alfred Hood
Secretary of Defense
In Office:
2013 - 2017
Served under: Elizabeth Warren
Preceded by Ken Hamilton
Succeeded by Chris Bridges
Born

Fort Victoria (Masvingo), Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
November 11, 1963 (age 62)
Political Party Republican
Spouse Jennifer Vandenberg (2016)
Religion Christian and Missionary Alliance


Peter Vandenberg has served as Governor of Appalachia since 2021, a former Senator from the Ohio Valley, Secretary of Defense in the second term of President Elizabeth Warren and previously Governor of Appalachia from 2009 to 2013. He is one of the most senior US politicians who is not a natural born citizen, making him constitutionally ineligible for the office of President of the United States.

Contents

Gubernatorial Career

2008 Gubernatorial Election

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Term as Governor of Appalachia

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2012 Gubernatorial Election

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Secretary of Defense

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Senate Career

2016 Senate Election

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First Term

During his four years in the Senate, Vandenberg became known as one of the Congress' most fiscally conservative members, often working with Senator Steve Rayburn to control and reduce federal spending, with mixed success. One of the bills Vandenberg sponsored, the Firearm Registry Prohibition and Commerce Protection Act, was signed into law by President Whitney Mason in 2020, effectively repealing most of the National Firearms Act of 1934 and Gun Control Act of 1968.

Election Results

Year Office Election Winner Party Votes  % Opponent Party Votes  %
2008 Appalachia Governor General Peter Vandenberg Republican 5,653,581 51.11% Chris Harrison Democratic 5,407,996 48.89%
2012 Appalachia Governor General Whitney Mason Democratic 7,914,071 54.8% Peter Vandenberg Republican 6,453,825 44.7%
2016 Ohio Valley Senator General Peter Vandenberg Republican Winner 54.76% Jax Jaxal Democratic Loser 44.98%
2020 Ohio Valley Senator General Peter Vandenberg Republican 8,436,323 51.0% Calum Daniels Democratic 8,048,939 48.7%

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Preceded by
Ted Strickland
Governor of Appalachia
2009 - 2012
Lieutenant Governor(s): Andrews, Milam
Succeeded by
Whitney Mason
Preceded by
Ken Hamilton
Secretary of Defense
2013 - 2016
Served under: Elizabeth Warren
Succeeded by
Chris Bridges
Preceded by
Jax Jaxal
Senator from the Ohio Valley
2017 - Present
Served alongside: Carter
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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