Gary C. Peters
DDemocratMI · Senator
61
/ 100
Average
Attendance99
Avg: 98
Independence42
Avg: 55
Bipartisan Tone8
Avg: 15
Ethics Record100
Avg: 100
Transparency44
Avg: 47
Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.
Methodology
Gary C. Peters
DemocratMI · Senator
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Moderate (-0.251)
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 57.8% 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
57.8%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
135 votes against party
1.2%
Missed Votesⓘ
324 total votes
42
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Gary Compares
vs. the average Senator
Party Loyalty+11.7% vs avg
57.8%
Avg: 46.1%
Missed Votes-1.1% vs avg
1.2%
Avg: 2.3%
Bills Sponsored+12.3 vs avg
42
Avg: 29.7
Committee Assignments
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Campaign Finance
2026 cycle · through 2026-03-31
$6,543,791
Cash on Handⓘ
$201,476
Total Receiptsⓘ
$786,015
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%