The decision by Michigan Sen. Gary Peters not to run for a third term set off a political earthquake, igniting buzz about who could get into the race.

Democratic Sen. Gary Peters announced Tuesday that he won’t seek reelection in Michigan next year, opening up a key seat in a swing state won twice by Donald Trump. “After three terms in the House and ...

The announcement by Sen. Gary Peters creates an open seat in battleground Michigan, which has flipped from red to blue to red again in the last three presidential elections.

Gary Peters of Michigan on Tuesday announced he will not run for a third ... Peters, 66, was first elected to the U.S. House in 2008, when he defeated Republican former Rep. Joe Knollenberg. He served ...

Democratic Michigan Senator Gary Peters has announced he will not seek a third term in 2026, giving Republicans a top target in a state likely to become a major midterm battleground. Peters, who won ...

By Shane Goldmacher and Katie Glueck Senator Gary Peters of Michigan announced on Tuesday ... He had previously served three terms in the House and was also in the Navy Reserve.

“And that goes back to 2008 when I first won that House seat. I thought it would ... A powerful Democrat, Peters is the first Michigan senator in decades to serve on the appropriations committee.

U.S. Sen. Gary Peters shocked Michigan by announcing that he won't run for re-election. So ... what comes next?

LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, who led the Democrats’ Senate campaign efforts the past two election cycles, has ...

Washington ― Gary Peters, Michigan’s senior senator and a former ... “And that goes back to 2008 when I first won that House seat. I thought it would be for a matter of a few terms that ...

Gary Peters, a Michigan Democrat, said he won't seek reelection ... after serving in the House. He worked as chairman of the Senate Democratic campaign arm in the last two cycles.

Gary Peters stunned and staggered Michigan’s political crowd last week ... for every Michigan member of the U.S. House, of course attorney general and secretary of state. And, in 2026 Michigan ...