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Gary C. Peters
Before officeMilitary officer · University teacher · Vice president · Mediator · Wayne State University
File · Money Read
What the money shows
Gary C. Peters has an estimated net worth of $8.1M. The 2026 campaign raised $242,235. Gary C. Peters sits on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety and Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Gary C. Peters's largest stock trade on file was $50,000 tied to Corteva Inc in April 2026.
Sources: House disclosures · Senate disclosures · FEC
Est. net worth
$8.1M
$4.3M+
Raised (last cycle)
$242K
FEC · cycle 2026
Years in role
11
Senator since 2015 · 17y in office
Net-worth filings
12
+$4.2M since 2014
File — Balance
Bills weighed against funded sectors
Each pan counts bills. Excluded bills are shown beside the scale when the vote or bill direction is unclear.
Other
$59K in corporate money from other · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
against other
0 bills
with other
0 bills
No scored votes
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Insurance
$18K in corporate money from insurance · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
against insurance
0 bills
with insurance
0 bills
No scored votes
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Tech & Telecom
$15K in corporate money from tech · 8 roll calls · 2 bills
Real Estate & Construction
$13K in corporate money from real estate · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
against real estate
0 bills
with real estate
0 bills
No scored votes
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Health & Pharma
$10K in corporate money from health · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
against health
0 bills
with health
0 bills
No scored votes
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Defense & Aerospace
$10K in corporate money from defense · 1 roll calls · 1 bills
against defense
0 bills
with defense
0 bills
No scored votes
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Energy & Utilities
$10K in corporate money from energy · 2 roll calls · 1 bills
Labor / Unions
$8K in union money · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
against labor / unions
0 bills
with labor / unions
0 bills
No scored votes
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Banking & Financial
$4K in corporate money from banking · 13 roll calls · 9 bills
Sports, Media & Entertainment
$500 in corporate money from sports, media · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
against sports, media
0 bills
with sports, media
0 bills
No scored votes
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
File A — Net Worth
Net worth over time
Estimated from financial disclosures. The band shows the disclosed range; the line is the midpoint estimate.
midpoint disclosed range govt salary
source filing →† Includes one or more open-ended top brackets (over $50M). The high end is a floor, so the true figure may be higher.
File C — Service
Term history
- SenatorMID2021 – 2027 · 6 yrs
- SenatorMIDHouse → Senate2015 – 2021 · 6 yrs
- RepresentativeMI-14D2013 – 2015 · 2 yrs
- RepresentativeMI-9D2011 – 2013 · 2 yrs
- RepresentativeMI-9D2009 – 2011 · 2 yrs
File D — Benchmark
If they'd just invested 20%
A disciplined-saver benchmark: 20% of each year's government salary, invested at an assumed 10%/yr return — versus actual disclosed net worth.
hypothetical retirement actual net worth salary
Hypothetical, not actual savings — see methodology.
File — Background
Senator Gary C. Peters, MI
Born December 1, 1958.
Studied at
Alma College · University of Detroit Mercy · Wayne State University · Michigan State University [wikidata]
File — The 2026 race
Michigan · Senate
General election 2026-11-03. Money figures are FEC filings for the 2026 cycle.
The read · Michigan · Senate
Gary C. Peters ranks No. 6 in money raised.
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed leads the field with about $12M raised.
Abdul El-Sayed reports 99% of campaign money from individuals.
The incumbent, Gary C. Peters, ranks No. 6 in the money.
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Abdul El-Sayed D · challenger  | vs |  Mallory McMorrow D · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $12M | Raised | $11M |
| $2.7M | Cash on hand | $2.2M |
| 1% | From PACs | 1% |
| 99% | From individuals | 98% |
| Too few to rank | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| No | Incumbent | No |
Contractor money
Federal contractors who funded this member
This is a documented association, not a claim that campaign money caused an award.
Bills
Recorded votes
31 votes · 9 Yea · 21 Nay. "Sector money" is this member's corporate and union money from the sector each bill touches. Receipts, not a claim about the vote. Money-linked votes first.
1–15 of 31
File E — Trades
Stock trades
Disclosed transactions · 2026
| Asset | Type | Amount | Px @ trade* | Current | Δ%* | Traded | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▲ Buy | $1K – $15K | $64.72 | $62.51 | ▼ 3.4% | 7/23/26 | 8/7/26 15d | |
| ▲ Buy | $1K – $15K | $21.82 | $23.80 | ▲ 9.1% | 6/29/26 | 7/2/26 3d | |
| ▲ Buy | $1K – $15K | $23.54 | $25.32 | ▲ 7.6% | 5/21/26 | 6/11/26 21d | |
| ▲ Buy | $15K – $50K | $155.70 | $139.02 | ▼ 10.7% | 4/23/26 | 5/11/26 18d | |
| ▲ Buy | $1K – $15K | $96.19 | $120.16 | ▲ 24.9% | 4/23/26 | 5/11/26 18d | |
| ▼ Sell | $15K – $50K | $79.63 | $76.83 | ▼ 3.5% | 4/23/26 | 5/11/26 18d |
* Px @ trade= closing price on the transaction date, not the member's cost basis. Δ%= the stock's price move from that close to today — not the member's realized gain or loss.
File — The Michigan delegation
Who else Michigan sends to Congress
2 senators and 13 of 13 House seats filled. Counting this seat.
- Elissa SlotkinSenatorD
- Jack BergmanDistrict 1R
- John R. MoolenaarDistrict 2R
- Hillary J. ScholtenDistrict 3D
- Bill HuizengaDistrict 4R
- Tim WalbergDistrict 5R
- Debbie DingellDistrict 6D
- Tom BarrettDistrict 7R
- Kristen McDonald RivetDistrict 8D
- Lisa C. McClainDistrict 9R
- John JamesDistrict 10R
- Haley M. StevensDistrict 11D
- Rashida TlaibDistrict 12D
- Shri ThanedarDistrict 13D
Seat counts come from the 2020 census apportionment. A seat shows as open when no current member holds it. Source
File — Where this page comes from
Gary C. Peters · sources
Only sources that fed this profile are listed here.
| Source | What it gave this page | Last fetched |
|---|---|---|
| @unitedstates congress-legislators github.com | Roster, terms, identifiers, official site link | 2026-07-30 |
| Wikidata www.wikidata.org | Education, career before office, family ties | 2026-07-30 |
| The member's official site | Where to reach them. We link out rather than republishing office addresses and phone numbers. | - |