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Gary C. Peters

Gary C. Peters

Democratic · MI U.S. SenatorCandidate 2026

18 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2009

  • background Born December 1, 1958; lawyer and former naval officer
  • role Michigan Senate (14th district, 1995–2002)
  • role U.S. House from Michigan's 14th district (2009–2015)
  • role Senior U.S. senator from Michigan since 2015
  • achievement Only non-incumbent Democrat to win Senate seat in 2014
  • role Chair of Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (2022, 2024)

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 97.8%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 46 recorded roll calls

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 85
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 285 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 1
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 85 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 92%
    Party-unity voting

    votes with the party majority · on 25 party-line votes

    Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.

  • 8%
    Cross-party voting

    votes with the other party's majority on those same votes

    The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 19
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Gary C. Peters. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from senate.gov roll-call records

97.8%
of Senate roll calls voted

Full voting record (46 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 46 of 915 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Issue positions (3)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. Senate MI · 2026 General Election

  • $248,405 raised
  • $830,402 spent
  • $6,546,332 cash on hand
$248.41K
$28.12K
$18.62K
Itemized (≥ $200)$13.27K
Unitemized (< $200)$5.36K
Other committees (PACs)$9.50K
Transfers from other committees$6.17K
Offsets to expenditures$464.57
Other receipts$213.65K
$830.40K
Operating expenditures$215.39K
Contribution refunds$603.12K
Other disbursements$11.89K
Cash on hand$6.55M
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through June 30, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)

Finance updated: not yet pulled

Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Gary C. Peters campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2008$2,552,239$2,509,024$44,525
2010$3,285,646$3,237,452$92,720
2012$2,281,359$1,887,340$486,739
2014$10,024,420$10,289,556$221,603
2016$909,521$431,692$672,870
2018$1,443,396$612,539$1,503,728
2020$50,113,275$49,846,730$1,770,273
2022$4,349,234$1,053,968$5,065,538
2024$3,241,786$1,178,995$7,128,329
2026$248,405$830,402$6,546,332

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • Employer not reported $32,750
  • THE ROOSEVELT GROUP $21,500
  • DTE ENERGY $15,000
  • SPACEX $10,900
  • ROCKET CENTRAL $9,900
  • ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $9,900
  • NYMAN TURKISH PC $9,900
  • MINDSET $9,300
  • WINGED KEEL GROUP $9,000
  • ALIX PARTNERS $7,500

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2026 cycle $100 supporting · $7,352 opposing · 2 outside groups

See the outside-money leaderboard →

Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • SRES 944A resolution designating September 2026 as "School Bus Safety Month".cosponsoredSep 29, 2026
  • S 5648A bill to direct agencies to be transparent when using automated and augmented systems to interact with the public or make critical decisions, and for other purposes.sponsoredSep 29, 2026
  • SRES 946A resolution designating September 30, 2026, as "National Veterans Suicide Prevention Day".cosponsoredSep 29, 2026
  • SRES 919A resolution honoring the leadership of Lonnie G. Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and recognizing his career as a public servant and the enduring value of the Smithsonian Institution to the people of the United States.cosponsoredSep 28, 2026
  • SRES 914A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Cholesterol Education Month" and September 30, 2026, as "LDL-C Awareness Day".cosponsoredSep 27, 2026
  • SRES 913A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.cosponsoredSep 27, 2026
  • SRES 899A resolution recognizing suicide as a serious public health problem and expressing support for the designation of September as "National Suicide Prevention Month".cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • S 5555A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to initiate interim remedial actions with respect to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances at certain installations of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.sponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • SRES 897A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.cosponsoredSep 22, 2026
  • SRES 895A resolution designating the week of October 4, 2026, through October 10, 2026, as "National Community Policing Week".cosponsoredSep 22, 2026
  • SRES 870A resolution recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of Latinos in the United States and the immense contributions of Latinos to the United States.cosponsoredSep 21, 2026
  • S 5450A bill to adjust the rail safety inspections General Schedule classification, and for other purposes.sponsoredSep 21, 2026
  • SRES 856A resolution supporting the designation of September 19, 2026, as "National Stillbirth Prevention and Awareness Day", recognizing tens of thousands of families in the United States that have endured a stillbirth, and seizing the opportunity to keep other families from experiencing the same tragedy.cosponsoredSep 15, 2026
  • S 5407Visionary Intersections Modernization ActcosponsoredSep 15, 2026
  • SRES 853A resolution recognizing suicide as a serious public health problem and expressing support for the designation of September 8, 2026, as "988 Day" and the role of 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.cosponsoredSep 14, 2026
  • S 5390End Trump’s Tariff Tax ActcosponsoredSep 13, 2026
  • SRES 849A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of September 11 through September 17, 2026, as "Patriot Week".sponsoredAug 7, 2026
  • S 5300Honoring the Sacrifice of Troops in War Act of 2026cosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • S 5283Momnibus ActcosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • SRES 837A resolution designating the week of August 22 through August 30, 2026, as "National Park Week".cosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • S 5341Strengthening Coast Guard Communities Act of 2026cosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • S 5221Stop Corrupt Trading ActcosponsoredAug 2, 2026
  • SRES 821A resolution designating July 30, 2026, as "National Whistleblower Appreciation Day".cosponsoredJul 29, 2026
  • SRES 820A resolution designating August 7, 2026, as "National Lighthouse Day".sponsoredJul 29, 2026
  • S 5190Restoring Justice for Workers ActcosponsoredJul 29, 2026
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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Peters, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

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Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Peters connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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