Missouri Legislature
As a democrat in a supermajority republican led legislator,Peters successfully pass ten Bills and countless amendments and focused on constituent services. [6] After learning about 18 fatal crashes,including 13 involving pedestrians,on Natural Bridge Avenue in the city of St. Louis. Peters successfully secured 7 million dollars to launch the Missouri Department of Transportation,Natural Bridge Safety Initiative. Peters and MoDOT partnered with St. Louis Metropolitan Police Dept. and six St. Louis Aldermen to designate a 4-mile segment of Natural Bridge between Goodfellow and Parnell,a Travel Safe Zone. [7] In 2016,Peters secured state funding for Lincoln University's 1890 Land-grant,which had not been appropriated by the state legislature since 1866. [8] Peters stated,"Lincoln University is our state's most diverse institution and performs agricultural research that is vital to rural Missouri," Peters said. "It is well past time for Lincoln to be treated fairly and receive its full land-grant appropriation."
On April 24,2017,Peters,along with Missouri State Representative Bruce Franks Jr.,filed a housing discrimination complaint to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. The case alleged that a concentration of facilities serving homeless people created a strong disparity within St. Louis City's Near Northside. [9]
In addition to his official duties,Peters remained active within his party on April 5,2017,he was appointed as the first congressional designee to the executive board of the Missouri Democratic Party. [10]
Affiliations
Peters is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity and serves as a member of the board of directors of the Missouri Arts Council Trust, [20] the Congressional Black Associates,Pi Sigma Alpha,a Thurgood Marshall Scholar (09),the U.S. Selective Service,Logan University,and the Betty Jean Kerr People's Health Center of St. Louis. Peters holds the rank of Major of Civil Air Patrol U.S. Air Force Auxiliary. Peters retired from public office after being involved in a car accident,which left him incapacitated for three months of the legislative session. Peters is currently the Chief of Staff and Director of Internal Operations of Harris-Stowe State University.
Peters is a Catholic by faith and practice. [21]
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