Gary C. Peters

GARY C. PETERS, Democrat, of Bloomfield Township, MI; born in Pontiac, MI, December 1, 1958; education: B.A., Alma College, Alma, MI, 1980; M.B.A., finance, University of Detroit, Detroit, MI, 1984; J.D., Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, MI, 1989; M.A., philosophy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 2007; diploma, Naval Command and Staff, U.S. Naval War College, Newport, RI, 2018; M.A., political science, Wayne University, Detroit, MI, 2020; military service: U.S. Navy Reserve, 1993- 2000, 2001-05 (attaining the rank of Lieutenant Commander); professional history: assistant vice president, Merrill Lynch, 1980-89; vice president, UBS Paine Webber, 1989-2003; former arbitrator, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority; At-Large City Councilman, Rochester Hills, MI, 1991- 93; lieutenant commander, Seabee Combat Warfare Specialist, U.S. Navy Reserve, 1993-2000, 2001-05; member, Michigan State Senate, 1995-2002; Chief Administrative Officer for the Bureau of Investments, State of Michigan, 2003; lottery commissioner, State of Michigan, 2003-07; former instructor, Oakland University and Wayne State University; Griffin Endowed Chair in American Government, Central Michigan University, 2007-08; member, Michigan Bar Association; election history: elected to the 9th District for the 111th Congress on November 4, 2008; reelected to each succeeding Congress; elected to the U.S. Senate on November 4, 2014; reelected to the Senate on November 3, 2020.