district succeeded birth_place party preceded state_house birth_date term_start residence article_title term_end name
9th worcester david muradian worcester , massachusetts republican marsha platt massachusetts 8 july 1950 1995 grafton , massachusetts george n. peterson , jr. .
 january 7 , 2015 george n. peterson , jr. .
george n. peterson , jr. .

george n. peterson , jr. -lrb- born july 8 , 1950 -rrb- , was a republican member of the massachusetts house of representatives from 1995 to 2015 , representing the 9th worcester district .
he served as the house minority whip and later as the assistant minority leader .
