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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
Confirmation: Abigail Slater, of D.C., to be an Assistant Attorney General Yea Mar 11, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Abigail Slater to be an Assistant Attorney General Yea Mar 11, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Stephen Bradbury, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation Nay Mar 11, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Steven Bradbury to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation Nay Mar 11, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Lori Chavez-DeRemer, of Oregon, to be Secretary of Labor Yea Mar 10, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 331 — HALT Fentanyl Act Yea Mar 6, 2025 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Lori Chavez-DeRemer to be Secretary of Labor Yea Mar 6, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Troy Edgar, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Yea Mar 6, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Troy Edgar to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Yea Mar 6, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 28 — A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants… Nay Mar 5, 2025 Joint Resolution Passed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Deputy Attorney General Nay Mar 5, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Todd Blanche to be Deputy Attorney General Nay Mar 5, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 28 — A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants… Nay Mar 4, 2025 Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 3 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… Nay Mar 4, 2025 Joint Resolution Passed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 3 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… Nay Mar 4, 2025 Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 9 — Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Nay Mar 3, 2025 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Linda McMahon, of Connecticut, to be Secretary of Education Nay Mar 3, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Linda McMahon to be Secretary of Education Nay Feb 27, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 35 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental… Nay Feb 27, 2025 Joint Resolution Passed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 12 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… Nay Feb 26, 2025 Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 10 — A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared with respect to energy. Yea Feb 26, 2025 Joint Resolution Defeated U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Jamieson Greer, of Maryland, to be U.S. Trade Representative Yea Feb 26, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Proceed to Executive Session to Consider the Nomination of Linda McMahon Nay Feb 25, 2025 Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 11 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… Nay Feb 25, 2025 Joint Resolution Passed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 11 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… Nay Feb 25, 2025 Motion to Proceed 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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