Gary C. Peters
Gary C. Peters is a Democratic U.S. senator for Michigan.
- Current office
- U.S. senator
- Jurisdiction
- Michigan
- Seat or institution
- Michigan · Senate Class 2
- Research date
- October 19, 2026
Party in the source: Democratic. A party label is directory information, not an endorsement.
Career context
Official Congressional Directory career notes (compiled October 2025): assistant vice president, Merrill Lynch, 1980-89; vice president, UBS Paine Webber, 1989-2003; former arbitrator, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority; At-Large City Councilman, Rochester Hills, MI, 1991- 93; lieutenant commander, Seabee Combat Warfare Specialist, U.S. Navy Reserve, 1993-2000, 2001-05; member, Michigan State Senate, 1995-2002; Chief Administrative Officer for the Bureau of Investments, State of Michigan, 2003; lottery commissioner, State of Michigan, 2003-07; former instructor, Oakland University and Wayne State University; Griffin Endowed Chair in American Government, Central Michigan University, 2007-08; member, Michigan Bar Association; elected to the 9th District for the 111th Congress on November 4, 2008; reelected to each succeeding Congress; elected to the U.S. Senate on November 4, 2014; reelected to the Senate on November 3, 2020.
Attributed Congressional Directory material compiled through October 1, 2025, published February 20, 2026. This is historical career context, not a newly verified biography of every detail.
Committees and subcommittees
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Senate assignments were collected October 19, 2026. Historical source-listed bodies are excluded from current assignments.
Selected public records
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Official website or biography ↗
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Sources you can check
- Senate contact information XML · U.S. Senate
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- Biographical Directory of the United States CongressIdentifier-based further-reading link; page content was not independently retrieved.
- Congress.gov member legislation and serviceIdentifier-based further-reading link; page content was not independently retrieved.
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