Gary C. Peters
DDemocratMI · Senator
56
/ 100
Average
Attendance98
Avg: 97
Independence18
Avg: 24
Bipartisan Tone5
Avg: 13
Ethics Record100
Avg: 100
Transparency47
Avg: 46
Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.
Methodology
Gary C. Peters
DemocratMI · Senator
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Moderate (-0.252)
Gary C. Peters is a Democrat Senator from MI. He has served 17 years in Congress across 5 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as moderate, voting with his party 81.5% of the time.
17
Years in Office
5
Terms Served
119
Current Congress
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Report Card
Performance metrics for the current Congress
81.5%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
155 votes against party
2.1%
Missed Votesⓘ
858 total votes
54
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
1 enacted
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How Gary Compares
vs. the average Senator
Party Loyalty+3.6% vs avg
81.5%
Avg: 77.9%
Missed Votes-0.8% vs avg
2.1%
Avg: 2.9%
Bills Sponsored+17.9 vs avg
54
Avg: 36.1
Committee Assignments
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Campaign Finance
2026 cycle · through 2026-06-30
$6,546,332
Cash on Handⓘ
$248,405
Total Receiptsⓘ
$830,402
Disbursementsⓘ
$18,622
Individual Donors
$9,500
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ
Service History
2009–2013House · MI-9 · Democrat
2013–2015House · MI-14 · Democrat
2015–PresentSenate · MI · DemocratCurrent
State Demographics
MI · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.
10,051,595
Population
$72,176
Median Income
39.6
Median Age
31.8%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 74.7%Black 13.5%Hispanic 5.7%Asian 3.3%