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Gary C. Peters

Gary C. Peters

DDemocratMI · Senator
61
/ 100
Average
Attendance99
Avg: 98
Independence42
Avg: 55
Bipartisan Tone8
Avg: 15
Ethics Record100
Avg: 100
Transparency44
Avg: 47

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections

Why this matters: Campaign money doesn't prove corruption — but it reveals relationships. When industries spend millions supporting a member who then votes on bills affecting those industries, voters deserve to see the pattern. Follow the money, then check the votes.

$201,476
Total Raised
$786,015
Total Spent
$6,543,791
Cash on Hand
2026
Election Cycle
$18,622
Individual Contributions
$9,500
PAC Contributions
$0
Self-Funding

Top Contributors

1.SKERBECK, JAMIE(individual)
$1,200
2.GEBALLE, BENJAMIN(individual)
$1,000
3.RYAN, MICHAEL L.(individual)
$1,000
4.CROOK, MARGARET(individual)
$500
5.JOHNSON, KAREN(individual)
$500
6.MANTZ, JONATHAN(individual)
$500
7.MASON, REMY(individual)
$500
8.POLLACK, JOSHUA(individual)
$500
9.KLEINSCHMIDT, HELGA(individual)
$250
10.CLASON, PETE(individual)
$250