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Gary Charles Peters (born December 1, 1958) is an American lawyer, politician, and former military officer serving as the senior United States senator from Michigan, a seat he has held since 2015.
The 2026 United States Senate election in Michigan will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Michigan. Incumbent Democratic Senator Gary Peters declined to seek re-election to a third term. [1] Peters was first elected with 54.6% of the vote in 2014, and re-elected with 49.9% of ...
Michigan Democratic Senator Gary Peters will not seek re-election to a third term when his current one expires in January 2027, leaving open a senate seat in a state Donald Trump won.
(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, a Democrat, announced Tuesday morning he does not plan to run for a third term in 2026. Peters was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2014, narrowly ...
U.S. Senator Gary Peters speaks during the Michigan Democratic Party election night event at the Motor City Casino Sound Board Theater in Detroit on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
Its current U.S. senators are Democrats Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin. Carl Levin was Michigan's longest-serving senator (1979–2015). Four Michigan senators have risen to the position of President pro tempore , and one ( Thomas W. Ferry ) served as President of the Senate from November 22, 1875 to March 3, 1877 (as acting Vice President of ...
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, who led the Democrats’ Senate campaign efforts the past two election cycles, has announced he will not seek a third term in 2026, creating a highly contested battleground seat expected to be coveted by both major political parties.
Peters led the Democrats’ Senate campaign efforts from 2021 to 2025 and helped the party hold control of the chamber in 2022 before Republicans flipped it last year. Among the top names expected to circulate to replace Peters is former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who moved to Michigan in recent years.