Stephen Peace (born March 30, 1953 in San Diego, California) is a film writer and producer. His credits include the Attack of the Killer Tomatoes series. He is also a policitian in California. He served in the California State Assembly from 1982 - 1992 and the California Senate from 1993 - 2002. He wrote the electricity deregulation bill that resulted in the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001.