Gary C. Peters
- Democratic · Holds US Senate, Michigan
- Served
- US House MI-14, 2013 to 2015; US House MI-09, 2009 to 2013
- 17
- Years in Congress
- 67
- Age
- 7
- Races won · in our records
- 1
- Races lost · in our records
Now
Not on the 2026 ballot
Career
Newest first| Year | Race | Result | Share | Lost to, or other round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US Senate, MI | Won | 49.9% | |
| 2014 | US Senate, MI | Won · primary won 100% | 54.6% | |
| 2012 | US House, MI-14 | Won · primary won 47% | 82.3% | |
| 2010 | US House, MI-09 | Won · primary won 100% | 49.8% | |
| 2008 | US House, MI-09 | Won · primary won 100% | 52.1% | |
| 2002 | Attorney General, MI · election | Lost | ||
| 1998 | State Senate, MI | Won | 65.5% | |
| 1994 | State Senate, MI | Won | 56.6% |
Filed with the FEC, no race in our files: 2026 US Senate, MI.
This is the record in our results files, FEC candidate lists and DIME, not a complete career. Results for other offices, earlier years and most primaries can be missing. A general that went to a runoff counts as neither a win nor a loss. Some races are matched to this person by name and seat, not by an ID, so one could belong to someone with the same name.
Spectrum
1 published measureThe marker is the one published measure below. The middle means centrist on that measure’s own scale, not the middle of Congress. How this works
By donors (CFscore, 2024 cycle)
Research estimate from Stanford DIME 4.0. Source
Method and limits
Published score −0.903 on a scale from −2.0 to 2.0, where 0 is the center. 15,671 donors. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
Places a candidate by who gave them money; candidates who share donors sit close together.
Reflects the donor network, not votes or views, and comes from past cycles, not a 2026 reading.
More about Gary C. Peters
Offices held (5 terms and offices)
- 2015 to nowUS SenateDemocratic
- 2013 to 2014US House, Michigan District 14Democratic
- 2009 to 2012US House, Michigan District 9Democratic
Committees (19 assignments)
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies subcommittee
- Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies subcommittee
- Energy and Water Development subcommittee
- Department of Homeland Security subcommittee
- Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies subcommittee
Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Airland subcommittee
- Cybersecurity subcommittee
- Emerging Threats and Capabilities subcommittee
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Telecommunications and Media subcommittee
- Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries subcommittee
- Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness subcommittee
- Ranking Member of the Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety subcommittee
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Ranking Member
- Ex Officio of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations subcommittee
- Ex Officio of the Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census subcommittee
- Ex Officio of the Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs subcommittee
Official pages (8 links)
Their own pages
Sources (9 sources)
unitedstates/congress-legislators (current)
Office, terms, committees, official links, age. Retrieved Oct 28, 2026. License: CC0-1.0.
Compiled by the @unitedstates project volunteers (rosters from official congressional sources) from official returns. Not an official source.
Stanford DIME public v4.0, recipients file (CFscores)
CFscores for candidates and officials; web/data/ideology/dime.json and aggregate.json. A research estimate by Adam Bonica, not an official measure. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
Compiled by Adam Bonica, Stanford University Libraries (built from campaign finance filings) from official returns. Not an official source.
Bonica, Adam. 2024. Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections: Public version 4.0 [Computer file]. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Libraries. https://data.stanford.edu/dime .
unitedstates/congress-legislators
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: CC0 1.0.
Election Wrld state legislative returns (web/data/results/sld); each row names its upstream source
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: see sources.json.
FEC candidate master file (cnYY.zip bulk download)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: US government work, public domain.
Stanford DIME v4.0 recipients file
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2024
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: CC0 1.0.
MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. Senate statewide 1976-2024
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: CC0 1.0.
Election Wrld officials files (web/data/officials)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: see sources.json.
- Photo: Official congressional portrait via unitedstates/images (U.S. Government Publishing Office). Image · Public domain.
- Age: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), official birthday field, counted to Nov 3, 2026. We show the age, never the birth date.
- Took office in Congress 2009-01-06. Basis: congress-legislators terms (CC0).
Officials files, 2026 candidate files, returns files, DIME, FEC candidate master and congress-legislators terms, as of 2026-10-29. Nothing about jobs, retirement, or reasons is recorded or inferred.
DataSources: DIME (ODC-BY), Results filesData as of Oct 29, 2026