Gary Peters has represented Michigan in the U.S. Senate since 2015. Throughout his career in public service, Peters has focused on a stronger economy, good-paying jobs, affordable health care, a secure retirement, and the opportunity for everyone to succeed.
Peters is Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, the Senate’s top oversight committee. He also serves on the Armed Services Committee and Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, where he is Chairman of the Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and Ports Subcommittee. This Congress, he was also appointed to serve on the Appropriations Committee, which is responsible for crafting legislation that allocates federal resources. Gary is the first Michigan senator to fully serve on this committee since 1959.
For a second straight Congress, the nonpartisan Center for Effective Lawmaking recognized Peters as the most effective Senator in the U.S. Senate. In the 2021-22 Congress, Peters also authored and was the principal sponsor of 19 bills that were signed into law—the most bills enacted into law by a U.S. Senator in a single Congress in over 40 years.