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{{Officeholder
|name=Gary Peters
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=Colleen Ochoa
|religion=[[Episcopalian]]
|offices=
{{Officeholder/senator
|state=Michigan
|terms=January 3, 2015 - present
|preceded=[[Carl Levin]]
|succeeded=
}}
{{Officeholder/representative
|state=Michigan
|district=9th
|terms=January 3, 2009 - January 3, 2013
|preceded=Joe Knollenberg
|succeeded=[[Andy Levin]]
}}
{{Officeholder/representative
|state=Michigan
|district=14th
|terms=January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
|preceded=[[John Conyers]]
|succeeded=[[Brenda Lawrence]]
}}
}}
'''Gary Peters''' is the junior Unites States Senator from [[Michigan]]. He is a member of the [[Democratic Party]], and was elected in November 2014.
'''Gary Peters''' is the junior Unites States Senator from [[Michigan]]. He is a member of the [[Democratic Party]], and was elected in November 2014.
==U.S. Senate==
Peters serves on the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation; the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; the Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship; and the Joint Economic Committee.
Peters serves on the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation; the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; the Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship; and the Joint Economic Committee.
==Political views==
While ranked by some as a moderate Democrat,<ref>[https://www.mlive.com/politics/2011/03/national_journal_gary_peters_m.html Gary Peters rated most moderate from Michigan amidst 'historic polarization' of Congress]</ref> Peters is a liberal who supports unrestricted abortion, stimulus spending, and raising the minimum wage.<ref>[https://www.ontheissues.org/MI/Gary_Peters.htm Gary Peters on the Issues]</ref>
===Hypocrisy===
Despite being a gun owner,<ref>[https://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/2014/10/royal_oak_ballot_bash_includes.html Gary Peters, Mark Totten talk guns and world peace at MLive Ballot Bash in Royal Oak]</ref> Peters leans towards the gun-grabbing left and supports universal background checks in addition to joining the Chris Murphy gun control filibuster.<ref>[https://www.michiganradio.org/post/us-sen-gary-peters-participates-senate-filibuster-over-gun-control U.S. Sen. Gary Peters participates in Senate filibuster over gun control]</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:United States Senators]]
[[Category:United States Senators]]
[[Category:114th United States Congress]][[Category:Progressivism]]
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[[Category:Progressivism]]
[[Category:Michigan]]
[[Category:Michigan]]