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Gary Peters
Official portrait, 2018
United States Senator from Michigan
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2015
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Personal details
Born Gary Charles Peters
December 1, 1958 (age 67)
Pontiac, Michigan, U.S.
Party Democratic
Spouse Colleen Ochoa
Children 3
Education
Alma College (BA)
University of Detroit Mercy (MBA)
Wayne State University (JD, MA)
Michigan State University (MA)
Recorded April 20, 2023
Gary Charles Peters (born December 1, 1958) is an American politician, lawyer, and former naval officer serving as the senior United States senator from Michigan, a seat he has held since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for Michigan's 14th congressional district, which included the eastern half of Detroit, the Grosse Pointes, Hamtramck, Southfield, and Pontiac, from 2009 to 2015 (the district was Michigan's 9th congressional district until 2013).
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Early life and education
After high school, Peters attended Alma College, where he graduated magna cum laude in 1980 with a bachelor of arts in political science and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.[4] He later earned a master of business administration from the University of Detroit Mercy in 1984.[8] Peters also holds a juris doctor and a master of arts in political science from Wayne State University and a master of arts in philosophy from Michigan State University.[9]Source: Wikipedia
P.S.
The University of Detroit Mercy is a private Catholic university in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is sponsored by both the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and the Sisters of Mercy. The university was founded in 1877 and is the largest Catholic university in Michigan.
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