Gary Peters Official Bio

Gary Peters

Gary Charles Peters Sr. is an American lawyer, politician, and former military officer serving as the junior United States senator from Michigan since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for , which included the eastern half of Detroit, the Grosse Pointes, Hamtramck, Southfield, and Pontiac, from 2009 to 2015 . Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Gary Peters has 609 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1997 Call-In as a State Senator. The year with the most videos was 2021 with 95 videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2020 with an average of 15,392 views per program. Most appearances with Chuck Schumer (11), Barney Frank (10), Shelley Moore Capito (9). Most common tags: Banking & Financial Markets, Regulation, Michigan.

Appearances by Title:January 3, 2015 - Present U.S. Senator, D-MI View Map


Videos: 514

Previously

U.S. Representative, D-MI 14th January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015 Videos: 10 U.S. Representative, D-MI 9th January 6, 2009 - January 3, 2013 Videos: 84 State Senator,
D-Michigan January 3, 1995 - December 31, 2002 Videos: 1

Recent Appearances

  • Senate Session, Part 3

    Senate Session, Part 3

    The Senate continued work on its version of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. Armed Services Committee Jack Reed…

  • Senate Session

    Senate Session

    The Senate confirmed Kalpana Kotagal’s nomination to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Lawmakers also vote to…

  • Type 1 Diabetes Research and Treatments

    Type 1 Diabetes Research and Treatments

    Maria Muyad and Elise Cataldo, two young girls living with Type 1 diabetes, testified on their experience living with the disease before the…

  • Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Confirmation Hearing

    Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Confirmation Hearing

    Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown Jr., nominee to be Joint Chiefs of Staff chair, highlighted his military career and said he “is mindful of…

  • Senate Session

    Senate Session

    The Senate approved the House-passed debt limit and federal spending bill by a 63-36 vote, after defeating the offered 10…

  • Secretaries of Defense, State and Commerce Testify on China

    Secretaries of Defense, State and Commerce Testify on China

    Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo testified on U.S.-China…

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Appearance Stats

Member of Congress Record

District Map
Ideology Rankings
Past Elections

Ideology data is based on DW-NOMINATE statistics developed by Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal. More information can be found at Voteview .

Historic election results compiled from data found on FEC.gov

Committees

Votes

Floor Activity

    • Days on Floor: 11
    • Total Time Speaking: 41 minutes
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