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Gary Charles Peters was born on December 1, 1958, in Pontiac, Michigan. [9] His father, Herbert Garrett Peters, was a public school teacher who served in the U.S. Army during World War II . [ 10 ] His mother, Madeleine Vignier, who met his father in France during the war, [ 10 ] was a nurse's aide and helped unionize her workplace. [ 11 ]
(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 ...
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.
Michigan’s senior Democratic senator announced on Tuesday that he won’t seek re-election in 2026, ... Sen. Gary Peters, who first won his seat in 2014, revealed his retirement and shared how ...
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 ...
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 the vote in 2020. Along with Georgia, this is one of two Democratic-held Senate seats up for election in a state that Donald Trump won in the 2024 presidential election.
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.
Two-term Democrat Ed Markey was re-elected in 2020 with 66.2% of the vote and is running for re-election to a third full term. [23] [76] Markey, the longest-serving Democrat in Congress, would be 80 years old on Election Day. Markey faced multiple calls to step aside due to his age during the Democratic primary for the seat in 2020. [77] [78] [79]