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Gary C. Peters

5th term · 17.7 years in office: 4 full terms completed, 1 in progress.

Senator · MI · Democrat · since Jan 2009

Gary C. Peters

Bills authored 33Missed votes 3 of 214Party unity 42% derived, how we compute this

Counted from 214 roll calls and 101 sponsorship records on file.

Provisionalunreviewed: stated positions
Stray indexpending review

Who they are · every sentence carries its source

Before the votes, a life.

Gary Charles Peters was born in 1958 in Pontiac, Michigan, to a public school teacher and a nurse's aide.Source 3: Wikipedia: Gary Peters He earned a bachelor's degree from Alma College, a master of business administration from the University of Detroit Mercy, a juris doctor and master's degree from Wayne State University, and a master's degree from Michigan State University.Source 3: Wikipedia: Gary Peters Peters worked as a financial advisor for 22 years, served in the United States Navy Reserve from 1993 to 2008, and taught courses at several Michigan universities.Source 3: Wikipedia: Gary Peters

Peters began his political career on the Rochester Hills City Council in 1991 and served in the Michigan Senate from 1995 to 2002.Source 3: Wikipedia: Gary Peters After serving as the commissioner of the Michigan Lottery from 2003 to 2008, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives, where he served three terms.Source 3: Wikipedia: Gary Peters Peters was elected to the United States Senate in 2014 and reelected in 2020.Source 1: Gary C. Peters — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: Gary Peters

In their own words

“I will shortly ask for unanimous consent to pass the Federal Building Threat Notification Act, a bipartisan legislation that I introduced with Senators Lankford and Ernst to improve emergency communications in Federal buildings.”

Congressional Record · Aug 7, 2026 · Source

One rule for every member: their most recent dated, linkable statement about themselves.

The path here

  1. 1991–1993

    Served on the Rochester Hills City Council.Source 3: Wikipedia: Gary Peters

  2. 1995–2002

    Served in the Michigan Senate.Source 3: Wikipedia: Gary Peters

  3. 2003–2008

    Served as commissioner of the Michigan Lottery.Source 3: Wikipedia: Gary Peters

  4. 2009–2015

    Served in the U.S. House of Representatives.Source 3: Wikipedia: Gary Peters

  5. 2015–present

    Serves as a U.S. Senator from Michigan.Source 1: Gary C. Peters — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: Gary Peters

98.6% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

2 sources

  1. 1Gary C. Peters — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
  2. 3Wikipedia: Gary Peterswikipediaopen source archived copy
Full record card

The record card · sourced from Bioguide, the Clerk and the FEC

17.7YRS

In office · 5th term · since Jan 2009

We hold certified results for U.S. House seats only.

98.6%

Attendance

senate median 98.13% (100 members)

Not a candidate in any election we track.

Figures cover all roll calls we have ingested.

Before Congress

  1. 1991–1993 Served on the Rochester Hills City Council.
  2. 1995–2002 Served in the Michigan Senate.
  3. 2003–2008 Served as commissioner of the Michigan Lottery.
  4. 2009–2015 Served in the U.S. House of Representatives.
  5. 2015–present Serves as a U.S. Senator from Michigan.
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs ranking memberSenate Committee on AppropriationsSenate Committee on Armed ServicesSenate Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationSenate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety subcommittee ranking memberSenate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs subcommittee ex officioSenate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census subcommittee ex officioSenate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations subcommittee ex officioSenate Committee on Appropriations · Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies subcommitteeSenate Committee on Armed Services · Airland subcommitteeSenate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies subcommitteeSenate Committee on Armed Services · Cybersecurity subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · Department of Homeland Security subcommitteeSenate Committee on Armed Services · Emerging Threats and Capabilities subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · Energy and Water Development subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies subcommitteeSenate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness subcommitteeSenate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Telecommunications and Media subcommittee33 bills authored · 1 enacted

Says vs. does · 72 issues in 6 clusters

Stated position vs. voting record.

The dashed shape is what they campaigned on. The solid shape is how they voted. Where the shapes separate, the record differs from the platform. The distance is measured. What it means is up to you.

SaysDoes
  • Economy & taxes: not yet stated; voted 46 of 100 toward FISCAL RESTRAINT.
  • Safety & enforcement: not yet stated; voted 51 of 100 toward STRICTER ENFORCEMENT.
  • Immigration: not yet stated; not yet scored.
  • Rights & liberty: not yet stated; voted 50 of 100 toward INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY.
  • Environment & energy: not yet stated; voted 61 of 100 toward CONSERVE & PROTECT.
  • Governance & oversight: not yet stated; voted 72 of 100 toward DISCLOSURE & AUDIT.
Rim = strongest position on each cluster’s named pole · Same scale for every member · How we score ▸

pending review

The stats, cluster by cluster

6 clusters · 72 issues · sorted by gap size

Each rail runs between two positions real bills take. ○ marks what they campaigned on; ▪ marks how they voted. Select a cluster to open its issues.

GapSorted by gap size · How we score ▸

Receipts · recent votes on passage

How they voted.

Money & ties

Who's behind them.

How complete is this money picture?

12%of the money categories we track are publicly disclosed for this member, counting those that lawfully lag.

  • Campaign financeNot yet derived · 34%
  • Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
  • Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
  • Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

Disclosed federally when a campaign committee registers; we do not yet hold FEC totals for this candidate.

Disclosed by the FEC; we have not built the honest derivation — same for every member.

Members must disclose trades within 45 days; this picture is always at least that far behind.

A gap in the disclosure system, not a statement about this member — lobbyist meetings are not federally disclosed for any member of Congress.

Weights are fixed product-wide and disclosed, so this percentage is comparable across members.

Who funds them

Disclosed federally when a campaign committee registers; we do not yet hold FEC totals for this candidate.

Disclosed trades

We hold no disclosed-trade filings for this member. That is a gap in what we have loaded; it does not mean none were filed.

FEC OpenFEC · disclosed trades: House Clerk / Senate filings.

Ideology placement

Economic (dim 1)-0.252
Social (dim 2)-0.176

Voteview DW-NOMINATE · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 — an external attributed reference, shown as context.

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