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Gary C. Peters

D Democrat · Senator, Michigan
18
Low self-dealing
4/6 components have data
#120 of 193 scored

Gary Peters (D-MI), senior U.S. Senator since 2015 (announced he will not seek reelection in 2026), trades individual stocks personally and is described as Michigan's most active senator in stock trading, with disclosed purchases such as Kraft Heinz (KHC), W.P. Carey (WPC), Stanley Black & Decker (SWK), Apple, Microsoft, and Ford; notably, he is also the lead sponsor of bipartisan HONEST Act legislation to ban congressional stock trading. His individual-stock activity is the most material accountability signal, though no public reporting alleges market-beating returns, suspicious timing, or committee-sector exploitation. His net worth (roughly $3.3M-$10M range in recent disclosures) is broadly consistent with his pre-Senate wealth and market appreciation. On other fronts his record is comparatively clean: an excellent floor-vote attendance record (~1.2% missed), no documented campaign-fund personal-use findings, and no substantiated family-lobbying conflicts; a 2019 partisan watchdog FEC complaint alleged improper coordination (not personal enrichment) and is not an adjudicated finding.

Public record

In Congress since
2009
Committees
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Ranking Member)
Appropriations
Armed Services
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Missed votes, 119th Congress
2.1% (19 of 915; median member 1.9%)
Campaign money, 2025–26 cycle
$248K raised · 4% from PACs & committees · $6.5M cash on hand FEC ↗

The stock-trading ban

Senate cloture on H.R. 7008, Sep 30, 2026
No
Cosponsored a ban bill
S. 1498

H.R. 7008 bans new stock purchases by members, spouses and dependents; it doesn't force sales of existing holdings. The Senate vote was on the version paired with the SAVE Act, which is why no Democrat voted yes. Full breakdown →

Disclosed stock trades

12trades since Jan 2025
9buys
3sells
1filed past 45 days
$82K–$355Kdisclosed value range

Most-traded: O ×1 · T ×1 · KHC ×1 · CTVA ×1 · WPC ×1 · SWK ×1 · INTC ×1 · VZ ×1

TradedFiledOwnerAssetTypeAmount
Jul 23, 2026Aug 7, 2026MemberO Realty Income Corporation Common StockBuy$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Jun 29, 2026Jul 2, 2026MemberT AT&T Inc.Buy$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
May 21, 2026Jun 11, 2026MemberKHC The Kraft Heinz Company - Common StockBuy$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Apr 23, 2026May 11, 2026MemberCTVA Corteva, Inc. Common StockSell$15,001 - $50,000filing ↗
Apr 23, 2026May 11, 2026MemberSJM - The J.M. Smucker Company Common StockBuy$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Apr 23, 2026May 11, 2026MemberPEP - PepsiCo, Inc. - Common StockBuy$15,001 - $50,000filing ↗
Jan 12, 2026Jan 20, 2026MemberWPC W. P. Carey Inc. REITBuy$15,001 - $50,000filing ↗
Jan 12, 2026Jan 20, 2026MemberSWK Stanley Black & Decker IncBuy$15,001 - $50,000filing ↗
Dec 12, 2025Jan 7, 2026SpouseINTC Intel CorpSell$15,001 - $50,000filing ↗
Dec 12, 2025Jan 7, 2026MemberVZ Verizon Communications IncBuy$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Nov 14, 2025Dec 4, 2025MemberCAG Conagra Brands IncBuy$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Jul 10, 2025Nov 24, 2025 late 92dMemberOGN Organon & Co.Sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Oct 31, 2024Nov 14, 2024MemberLEG Leggett & Platt IncSell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Oct 31, 2024Nov 14, 2024MemberLW Lamb Weston Holdings IncSell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Oct 17, 2024Nov 14, 2024MemberIVZ Invesco Ltd Common StockSell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Jul 17, 2024Aug 5, 2024MemberOTIS Otis Worldwide CorpSell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Jul 17, 2024Aug 5, 2024MemberCARR - Carrier Global CorpSell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
May 14, 2024May 23, 2024MemberSOLV Solventum CorporationSell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
May 14, 2024May 23, 2024MemberCCL Carnival CorpSell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
May 14, 2024May 23, 2024MemberSLB Schlumberger N.V.Sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
May 14, 2024May 23, 2024MemberIFF International Flavors & FragrancesSell$15,001 - $50,000filing ↗
Dec 28, 2023Jan 25, 2024MemberD Dominion Energy IncSell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗

Amounts are the ranges members must report, not exact values. The STOCK Act requires a report within 45 days of a trade; "late" counts days past that deadline, measured to the filing date.

How the score breaks down

Stock self-trading
25% weight
34
Peters actively trades individual stocks (KHC, WPC, SWK, Apple, Microsoft, Ford) personally and is cited as Michigan's most active senator in trading; volume is the main concern. No public evidence of suspicious timing, market-beating returns, or direct committee-sector exploitation. Score reflects ongoing individual-stock activity; mitigated by his lead sponsorship of a bill to ban such trading.
Peters disclosed individual-stock purchases (KHC, WPC, SWK) under the STOCK Act via QuiverQuant tracking.Data aggregatorquiverquant.com ↗Reporting describes Peters as Michigan's most active senator in stock trading, holding stocks including Apple, Microsoft and Ford.Data aggregatorfinbold.com ↗
Net-worth enrichment in office
15% weight
0
Estimated net worth (~$4.0M in 2015 to a ~$3.3M-$10M disclosure range by 2023-2024) is broadly consistent with pre-office wealth plus market appreciation. No evidence of growth beyond salary and market returns. Wide disclosure ranges limit precision; no anomalous enrichment documented.
Peters' 2015 estimated net worth was about $4.0M; 2023 disclosure shows assets of roughly $3.26M-$9.95M with no reported liabilities.Reference databaseopensecrets.org ↗
Money → action alignmentcorrelation, not proof of any quid-pro-quo
20% weight
20
Correlation, not proof. As a senior senator on Commerce, Armed Services, Appropriations and Homeland Security committees, Peters draws contributions from regulated industries (lawyers/law firms, securities/investment, insurance, defense per OpenSecrets industry profile). No specific donor-aligned vote or bill quid pro quo is documented in public reporting; score reflects ordinary incumbent industry-money concentration, not proven influence.
OpenSecrets maintains Peters' top contributing-industry profile spanning law, securities/investment, and insurance sectors tied to his committee jurisdictions.Reference databaseopensecrets.org ↗
Campaign-fund personal useno data
15% weight
—
No public records or FEC findings document personal use of campaign or leadership-PAC funds. A 2019 partisan watchdog (FACT) FEC complaint alleged improper coordination with outside groups, not personal enrichment, and was not an adjudicated violation. No penalty under absence rule.
The only notable FEC-related allegations were 2019 partisan watchdog claims of improper coordination, not personal use of campaign funds.News reportingwashingtontimes.com ↗
Revolving door & familyno data
15% weight
—
No substantiated reporting of family lobbying contracts tied to his office or a documented staff-to-lobbyist pipeline. His wife, Colleen Ochoa Peters, runs a consulting firm (Meaningful Impact Consulting); no public evidence ties it to lobbying his office. No penalty under absence rule.
Peters' spouse Colleen Ochoa Peters is principal of Meaningful Impact Consulting; no public record links the firm to lobbying tied to his office.Reference databaseen.wikipedia.org ↗
Skips the job to fundraise
10% weight
3
Strong floor-vote attendance: missed only 51 of 4,231 roll-call votes (~1.2%) from 2009 to 2026, better than the Senate median of ~2.8%, including perfect attendance in 2019. No reporting of heavy paid speeches displacing duties. Low score reflects essentially full attendance.
Peters missed 51 of 4,231 roll-call votes (1.2%) from Jan 2009 to May 2026, better than the 2.8% senator median.Reference databasegovtrack.us ↗

Sources behind this score: 2 data aggregator · 4 reference database · 1 news reporting. Score = weighted average of the components that have data; the 2 without sourced evidence are excluded, never counted against the member. Methodology →

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