Gary C. Peters

A Senator and a Representative from Michigan. Born in Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich. , December 1, 1958. B. A. , Alma College, Alma, Mich. , 1980. M. B. A. , finance, University of Detroit, Detroit, Mich. , 1984. J. D. , Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich. , 1989. M. A. , philosophy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich. , 2007. Diploma, Naval Command and Staff, U. S. Naval War College, Newport, R. I. , 2018. M. A. , political science, Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich. , 2020. United States Navy Reserve, 1993-2000, 2001-2005, attaining the rank of lieutenant commander. Assistant vice president, Merrill Lynch, 1980-1989. Vice president, UBS/Paine Webber, 1989-2003. Arbitrator, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Instructor, Oakland University, Rochester, Mich. , and Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich. Professor, Central Michigan University. Member, Rochester Hills, Mich. , city council, 1991-1993. Member of the Michigan state senate, 1995-2002. Unsuccessful candidate for Michigan state attorney general in 2002. Chief administrative officer for the bureau of investments, state of Michigan, 2003. Lottery commissioner, state of Michigan, 2003-2007. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eleventh and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2009-January 3, 2015). Was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives but was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 2014. Reelected in 2020 for the term ending January 3, 2027. Chair, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (2021-2025). Chair, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (One Hundred Seventeenth and One Hundred Eighteenth Congresses).