Gary C. Peters
Details
- Party Affiliation
- Democratic
- In Office Since
- Jan 1, 2015
- Organization
- United States Federal Government
Federal Roster & Campaign Finance
- Bioguide ID
- P000595
- Chamber
- US Senate
- State
- MI
Meetings
No relevant meetings found.
Election History
No election history found.
Recent Bills Sponsored
Satellite Cybersecurity Act of 2025
A bill to require a report on Federal support to the cybersecurity of commercial satellite systems, and for other purposes.
Introduced Dec 9, 2025Sponsor: Gary Peters
GLRI Act of 2026 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2026
A bill to reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and for other purposes.
Introduced Feb 11, 2025Sponsor: Gary Peters
Recent Votes
| Bill | Chamber | Roll call | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stop Insider Trading Act | house | — | Nay |
| Ratepayer Protection Act | house | — | Nay |
| Protect College Sports Act of 2026 HBCU Sports Media and Connectivity Program | senate | — | Yea |
| Protect College Sports Act of 2026 HBCU Sports Media and Connectivity Program | senate | — | Yea |
| Protect College Sports Act of 2026 HBCU Sports Media and Connectivity Program | senate | — | Yea |
Bill title and chamber are the only bill details held for these votes; see Bills for the fuller record. “Roll call” is the upstream roll-call identifier, not a date no vote date is recorded in this dataset.
Biography
Gary Charles Peters (born December 1, 1958) is an American politician, lawyer, and former naval officer serving as the senior United States senator from Michigan, a seat he has held since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for Michigan's 14th congressional district, which included the eastern half of Detroit, the Grosse Pointes, Hamtramck, Southfield, and Pontiac, from 2009 to 2015 (the district was Michigan's 9th congressional district until 2013). Before his election to Congress, Peters served in the United States Navy Reserve, spent 22 years as an investment advisor, and worked briefly in academia. He was elected to the Rochester Hills City Council in 1991 and represented the 14th district in the Michigan Senate from 1995 to 2002. He was the Democratic nominee for Michigan attorney general in 2002, narrowly losing to Republican Mike Cox. He was then appointed commissioner of the Michigan Lottery by Governor Jennifer Granholm, serving from 2003 to 2008, when he resigned to run for Congress. In 2014, Peters was elected to the United States Senate, the only non-incumbent Democrat to win a Senate election that year. He was reelected in 2020, defeating Republican nominee John E. James in a close race. Peters chaired the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in the 2022 and 2024 election cycles. He is the ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in the 119th Congress. On January 28, 2025, he announced that he will not seek reelection in 2026.
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