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Member brief · 119th Congress

Sen. Gary C. Peters

D · Democrat · U.S. Senator, Michigan1

In Congress
Since 2009 · 17 years
 Next election
Nov 3, 2026
 Committee leadership
Ranking Member, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Ranking Member, Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety

CommitteesAppropriations; Armed Services; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Ranking Member, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs2

Participation3

98 / 100

Chamber median 98
896 of 915 roll calls

Party unity3

95 / 100

Chamber median 99
on 823 party-line votes

Cross-party agreement3

11 / 100

Chamber median 9
on 874 contested votes

Ideology score4

−0.25

Chamber median +0.32
−1 left · +1 right

Notable votes and votes by issue

In the full brief: five notable recent votes chosen by a fixed rule (most recent breaks with party first), each with the member’s vote, the party’s position and a source, plus how often Peters votes with the party on each issue.

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Votes most like5

D Tammy Baldwin WI 94% of 871
D Elissa Slotkin MI 94% of 852
D Richard Blumenthal CT 94% of 864

Share of roll calls both voted on where they voted the same way.

Next race

Nov 3, 2026 · Not on the November ballot7

On the ballot against them

Abdul El-SayedDemocratic
Mike RogersRepublican

Data as of Oct 5, 2026 · votes through Sep 30, 2026 · Method: https://oathstar.com/methodology · Live profile: https://oathstar.com/member/gary-c-peters

  1. 1. Member record and terms: congress.gov; unitedstates/congress-legislators, retrieved 2026-10-05. www.congress.gov/member/P000595
  2. 2. Committees: unitedstates/congress-legislators, retrieved 2026-10-05. github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
  3. 3. Participation, party unity, cross-party agreement, votes by issue: Oathstar from Voteview roll calls, 119th Congress, retrieved 2026-10-05. voteview.com/person/20923
  4. 4. Ideology: DW-NOMINATE first dimension, Voteview, 119th Congress. voteview.com/person/20923
  5. 5. Votes most like: Oathstar from Voteview roll calls, 119th Congress. voteview.com/data
  6. 6. Candidates: FEC filings, 2026 MI-SENATE race, retrieved 2026-10-06. www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/MI/2026/
  7. 7. November ballot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elections, as of 2026-10-05. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elections

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