Gary C. Peters

DemocratMI · Senator

Gary C. Peters

DemocratMI · Senator

Voting Ideologyⓘ

Liberal

Conservative

Moderate (-0.250)

Gary C. Peters is a Democrat Senator from MI. He has served 17 years in Congress across 5 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as moderate, voting with his party 57.8% of the time.

Years in Office

Terms Served

119

Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

57.8%

Party Loyaltyⓘ

135 votes against party

1.2%

Missed Votesⓘ

324 total votes

Bills Sponsoredⓘ

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How Gary Compares

vs. the average Senator

Party Loyalty+11.7% vs avg

57.8%

Avg: 46.1%

Missed Votes-1.1% vs avg

1.2%

Avg: 2.3%

Bills Sponsored+3.9 vs avg

Avg: 18.1

Committee Assignments

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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies SubcommitteeMember Airland SubcommitteeMember Appropriations CommitteeMember Armed Services CommitteeMember Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs SubcommitteeEx Officio Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries SubcommitteeMember Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies SubcommitteeMember Commerce, Science, and Transportation CommitteeMember Cybersecurity SubcommitteeMember Department of Homeland Security SubcommitteeMember Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census SubcommitteeEx Officio Emerging Threats and Capabilities SubcommitteeMember Energy and Water Development SubcommitteeMember Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs CommitteeRanking Member Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies SubcommitteeMember Permanent Subcommittee on InvestigationsEx Officio Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness SubcommitteeMember Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety SubcommitteeRanking Member Telecommunications and Media SubcommitteeMember

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2012-12-31

$486,739

Cash on Handⓘ

$2,281,359

Total Receiptsⓘ

$1,887,340

Disbursementsⓘ

$1,198,853

Individual Donors

$1,048,661

PAC Contributionsⓘ

Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

2009–2013House · MI-9 · Democrat

2013–2015House · MI-14 · Democrat

2015–PresentSenate · MI · DemocratCurrent

State Demographics

MI · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

10,051,595

Population

$72,176

Median Income

40.2

Median Age

31.8%

College Educated

Racial Composition

White 74.7%Black 13.5%Hispanic 5.7%Asian 3.3%