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Gary C. Peters

U.S. Senator (Class 2), MI

Democratic Michigan since Jan 3, 2021

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Issue areas

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Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
U.S. Senator (Class 2), MI current
Michigan
Democratic Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2027 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 2), MI
Michigan
Democratic Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2021 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MI-14
Michigan
Democratic Jan 3, 2013 Jan 3, 2015 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MI-9
Michigan
Democratic Jan 5, 2011 Jan 3, 2013 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MI-9
Michigan
Democratic Jan 6, 2009 Jan 3, 2011 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.252, social dim. -0.178. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (840 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
SJRES 55 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… Yea May 21, 2025 Motion to Table Failed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 55 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… Nay May 21, 2025 Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1582 — GENIUS Act Nay May 21, 2025 Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1582 — GENIUS Act Nay May 19, 2025 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Charles Kushner, of New York, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the French Republic and the Principality of… Nay May 19, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Charles Kushner to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the French Republic and the Principality of… Nay May 19, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SRES 195 — A resolution requesting information on El Salvador's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of… Yea May 15, 2025 Motion to Discharge Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Sean Donahue, of F.L., to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Nay May 15, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Sean Donahue to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Nay May 14, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Eric Matthew Ueland, of Virginia, to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget Nay May 14, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Eric Matthew Ueland to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget Nay May 14, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Emil Michael, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Nay May 14, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Emil Michael to be Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Nay May 14, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Michael Rigas, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Nay May 14, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Michael Rigas to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Nay May 14, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Katharine MacGregor, of Florida, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior Nay May 14, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Katharine MacGregor to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior Nay May 13, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: James Danly, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy Nay May 13, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: James Danly to be Deputy Secretary of Energy Nay May 13, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Troy Meink, of Virginia, to be Secretary of the Air Force Yea May 13, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Troy Meink to be Secretary of the Air Force Yea May 13, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Reed Rubinstein, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State Nay May 13, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Reed Rubinstein to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State Nay May 12, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Monica Crowley, of New York, to be Chief of Protocol and to have the rank of Ambassador Nay May 12, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Monica Crowley to be Chief of Protocol and to have the rank of Ambassador Nay May 12, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,000 recorded contributions totalling $2,065,852. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 182 of 1000 classified so far.

Funding typeContributionsTotalShare
Big donor 147 $436,200 21%
Corporate PAC 32 $220,000 11%
Party 3 $25,000 1%
Unclassified 818 $1,384,652 67%

Largest contributions

AmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateSource
$50,000 PETERS LEADERSHIP FUND PETERS FOR MICHIGAN Corporate PAC Nov 1, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$20,000 PETERS LEADERSHIP FUND PETERS FOR MICHIGAN Corporate PAC Mar 31, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$12,000 DSCC CHAIR VICTORY FUND PETERS FOR MICHIGAN Party Jun 30, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$6,500 DSCC CHAIR VICTORY FUND PETERS FOR MICHIGAN Party Sep 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$6,500 DSCC CHAIR VICTORY FUND PETERS FOR MICHIGAN Party Mar 3, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$6,300 MISCIKOWSKI, CYNTHIA PETERS FOR MICHIGAN Big donor Aug 11, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$5,000 NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND PETERS FOR MICHIGAN Corporate PAC Jul 1, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 FLUOR CORPORATION PAC PETERS FOR MICHIGAN Corporate PAC Jul 1, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 POWERPAC OF THE EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE PETERS FOR MICHIGAN Corporate PAC Sep 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 CMS ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEES FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT PETERS FOR MICHIGAN Corporate PAC Jul 25, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 SWISHER INTERNATIONAL PAC FUND PETERS FOR MICHIGAN Corporate PAC Oct 30, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL PAC PETERS FOR MICHIGAN Corporate PAC Dec 27, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 CONCORDE CAREER COLLEGES AND UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC. PAC PETERS FOR MICHIGAN Corporate PAC Sep 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP PAC (SPACEX) PETERS FOR MICHIGAN Corporate PAC Aug 19, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS PAC PETERS FOR MICHIGAN Corporate PAC Sep 9, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Sponsored legislation (8 as lead sponsor)

Social media

Recent posts

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