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U.S. Senator from Michigan · Class II

Gary C. Peters

95LoyaltyMed 96
98AttendMed 98
11BipartMed 9
43BreaksMed 31

Position · −0.25

LEFTD · R RANGESRIGHT
In office
Senate 2015–now
House 2009–2015
17 years in CongressMore senior than 63% of the Senate
Breaks on
Taxes, finance & economy 15% · Foreign affairs & trade 13%
Committees
Appropriations · Armed Services · Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Bills on
Government Operations and Politics · Science, Technology, Communications · Transportation and Public Works
Age
67

2026 election

Not on the November ballot
General election Nov 3, 2026

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Bottom line

Where Peters has influence

Roles

Talks most about

Stories in Peters’s press releases with their latest stance, last three months. Read by AI.

Where Peters breaks with Democrats

Method

Share of party-line votes on each issue where Peters voted against most Democrats. The tick is the median for Senate Democrats.

  1. Taxes, finance & economy 15% · 2 of 13 party 0%
  2. Foreign affairs & trade 13% · 1 of 8 party 0%
  3. Immigration 12% · 4 of 34 party 0%
Every issuePro

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Notable votes

Full record (Pro)

Where Peters broke with their party, close outcomes and final passage votes on named bills, newest first.

DateMeasureTitleVote Party split (yea)Result
07/22/26 PN9993 On the NominationMichael C. Martin, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of MichiganBroke w/ party Yea Passed
62–36
07/22/26 PN9993 On the Cloture MotionMichael C. Martin, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of MichiganBroke w/ party Yea Passed
60–35
04/15/26 S.J.Res. 138 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.On the Motion to Discharge · This joint resolution prohibits a proposed foreign military sale of certain defense articles and services to Israel.Broke w/ party Nay Failed
36–63
03/10/26 PN711 On the NominationLt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, in the Army, to be GeneralBroke w/ party Yea Passed
71–29
03/09/26 PN711 On the Cloture MotionLt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, in the Army, to be GeneralBroke w/ party Yea Passed
68–28
01/30/26 H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026On Passage of the Bill · This bill provides appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for the remainder of FY2026 and provides continuing FY2026…Broke w/ party Yea Passed
71–29
12/02/25 PN5202 On the NominationLindsey Ann Freeman, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of North CarolinaBroke w/ party Yea Passed
60–39
12/02/25 PN5202 On the Cloture MotionLindsey Ann Freeman, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of North CarolinaBroke w/ party Yea Passed
61–36

Yea ■ filled · Nay □ open · Not voting – dash. Party split bars: Democrats left, Republicans right; dark = yea, light = nay.

What Peters is saying

All 30 statements and posts

◇ statements (press releases) · ○ posts. When a statement names a bill Peters voted on, the vote is shown next to it.

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured
2.96· expected 0.96

Above expectations

Rank 5 of 100 in the Senate ┃ expected = average of 18 minority-party ranking members

How far Peters’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

  1. Introduced 76
  2. Action in committee 23
  3. Action beyond committee 21
  4. Passed chamber 16
  5. Became law 1

76 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 76 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the Senate

Became law (1)

1 national policy

Scope tags come from an AI reading of each bill where available, otherwise from its title and policy area. They don’t change the score. How scope is tagged

How Peters’s ratings compare with every senator

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one senator; the ringed marker is Peters.

98/ 100

Chamber median 98 ┃ 19 missed of 915

Voted on 896 of 915 roll calls; missed 19. Higher than 50% of senators.

85% 100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
95/ 100

Senate D median 96 ┃ Rank 31 of 47

Sided with the Democratic majority on 823 votes that split the parties. Lower than 81% of senators.

75% 100%
11/ 100

Chamber median 9 ┃ +2

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 77% of senators.

0% 30%
−0.25

Democratic middle 80%: -0.51 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

Liberal Conservative

Bills, 119th Congress

All 85 sponsored bills

Sponsored 85 (Senate median 61) · cosponsored 288 (median 307.5), 27 of them as an original cosponsor · most often on Government Operations and Politics, Science, Technology, Communications, Transportation and Public Works.

Votes by issue

How votes are tagged
IssueVotesYea shareWith party
Nominations220 11% Pro
Economics and Public Finance205 65% Pro
Other114 10% Pro
Immigration37 86% Pro
International Affairs36 78% Pro
Defense & national security33 9% Pro
Energy & environment24 8% Pro
Finance and Financial Sector19 21% Pro
Armed Forces and National Security18 61% Pro
Environmental Protection18 33% Pro
Congress17 12% Pro
Public Lands and Natural Resources15 0% Pro
Energy13 0% Pro
Government Operations and Politics13 23% Pro
Taxes, finance & economy13 15% Pro
Sports and Recreation12 83% Pro
Transportation and Public Works12 58% Pro
Housing and Community Development9 100% Pro
Foreign affairs & trade9 22% Pro
Health care9 0% Pro
Transportation & infrastructure8 13% Pro
Taxation7 43% Pro
Budget & appropriations7 0% Pro
Foreign Trade and International Finance6 83% Pro
Crime and Law Enforcement4 75% Pro
Health4 75% Pro
Education & families3 0% Pro
Education2 50% Pro
Emergency Management2 100% Pro
Science, Technology, Communications2 0% Pro
Immigration & border2 0% Pro
Crime & justice2 0% Pro
Families1 100% Pro

Who votes alike

Method

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay.

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Campaign money

Method

In the 2025–26 cycle Peters’s campaign raised $497K: $37K (7%) from individuals and $19K (4%) from PACs and other committees. Cash on hand: $13.1M.

Through Jun 30, 2026; filings lag, so recent gifts can take weeks to appear. Money raised also counts loans and transfers, so the shares need not add to 100%. Source: FEC.gov.

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Who funds Peters

The largest PACs and other committees giving directly to the campaign this cycle, of 5.

Amounts, the top 10 and who else they fundPro

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Peters’s own leadership PAC: Motor City PAC. A separate PAC a member sponsors to give to other candidates.

Record over time

Historical recordPro

Compare Peters’s measures across every Congress on file.

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Résumé and contact