Rep. Gary Peters

Democrat  •  9th District, Michigan  •  2nd Term  •  Sworn In 2009
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06/01/12
Open consulate in Windsor, U.S. urged

Matt Marchand, president and CEO of the Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce, said that meetings with officials from the office of U.S. Rep. Gary Peters (D - Bloomfield Township) have been helpful in moving the issue forward. "It's something they ...

Source: Windsor Star
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05/31/12
McCotter looks incompetent

To make the district safer for McCotter, they were replaced by Republican-leaning communities in Oakland County, such as Troy, Birmingham and Bloomfield Hills, taken from the 9th District represented by Rep. Gary Peters (D-Bloomfield Township), which was

Source: Examiner
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05/31/12
Farmington Chamber Chat

Thus far we have confirmed the attendance Congressman Gary Peters (D), Congressman Hanson Clarke (D), Bob Costello (D), Mayor Brenda Lawrence (D) and Mary Waters (D). The 14th Congressional District Breakfast will allow Chamber members and ...

Source: HometownLife.com
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05/30/12
Candidates for 14th District House seat speak at Pontiac town hall

U.S. Rep. Gary Peters, Southfield Mayor Brenda Lawrence and former state Rep. Mary Waters attended a forum hosted by the Oakland County Ministerial Fellowship at Welcome Missionary Baptist Church. The other Democratic candidates who have filed ...

Source: The Oakland Press
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05/30/12
Congress divided on federal loan interest increase

...low. But it’s not just students who are speaking out about the possible upward climb of the Stafford loan’s rate. U.S. Rep. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) has been advocating for bill H.R. 3826 – along with Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) – which would keep

Source: The South End
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05/29/12
Candidates for 14th District House spot speak at Pontiac town hall

U.S. Rep. Gary Peters, Southfield Mayor Brenda Lawrence and former state Rep. Mary Waters attended a forum hosted by the Oakland County Ministerial Fellowship at Welcome Missionary Baptist Church. The other Democratic candidates who have filed ...

Source: The Oakland Press
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05/29/12
GOP Michigan congressman to run write-in campaign

said Tuesday he might run his own write-in campaign against McCotter even though he supported the congressman in the past. Raczkowski last ran for Congress in 2010, when he won the GOP primary but lost the November election to Democrat Gary Peters.

Source: MySanAntonio
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05/29/12
UPDATED: U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter to seek Republican nomination as write-in candidate

Raczkowski ran unsuccessfully against Democratic U.S. Rep. Gary Peters in 2010. Had his campaign turned in enough signatures, McCotter already would have had an opponent in the Aug. 7 primary. Kerry Bentivolio, 60, of Milford filed to run for ...

Source: The Oakland Press
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05/29/12
GOP Michigan congressman to run write-in campaign

said Tuesday he might run his own write-in campaign against McCotter even though he supported the congressman in the past. Raczkowski last ran for Congress in 2010, when he won the GOP primary but lost the November election to Democrat Gary Peters.

Source: Syracuse Post-Standard
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05/29/12
GOP Michigan congressman to run write-in campaign

said Tuesday he might run his own write-in campaign against McCotter even though he supported the congressman in the past. Raczkowski last ran for Congress in 2010, when he won the GOP primary but lost the November election to Democrat Gary Peters.

Source: nola.com
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05/29/12
Brian Dickerson: Thaddeus McCotter turns election cakewalk into Mt. Everest

...after the 2010 Census by Republican legislators who wanted to make sure it would be virtually impossible for U.S. Rep. Gary Peters (or any other Democrat) to win there. Vaguely resembling an upside-down fishhook, the district was awkwardly plotted to en

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05/27/12
George Weeks: Congressional campaigns, north and south

He's not. n 14th District (most heavily Democratic base in the state, 85%): Primary opponents in the new district into which white Rep. Gary Peters of Bloomfield Township, will be moving include black Detroiter U.S. Rep. Hansen Clarke. George Weeks ...

Source: Traverse City Record-Eagle
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05/27/12
George Weeks: Congressional campaigns, north and south

He's not. n 14th District (most heavily Democratic base in the state, 85%): Primary opponents in the new district into which white Rep. Gary Peters of Bloomfield Township, will be moving include black Detroiter U.S. Rep. Hansen Clarke. George Weeks ...

Source: Traverse City Record-Eagle
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05/25/12
In Pontiac, U.S. Rep. Gary Peters pushes for increase in federal contracts for small and minority-owned businesses WITH VIDEO

U.S. Rep. Gary Peters proposed Thursday that a greater percentage of federal government contracts be awarded to small businesses and to minority-owned businesses. The Bloomfield Township Democrat announced the initiative at Future Help Designs ...

Source: The Oakland Press
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05/24/12
A tale of 2 incumbents: the Detroiter and the suburbanite

endorsed the white suburban congressman. "We desperately need someone who can bridge the gap … and bring our communities together to solve problems we all face," said Bishop Edgar Vann II of Second Ebenezer Baptist Church. "Gary Peters is that person."

Source: Toledo Blade
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05/24/12
Proposed small-biz contracting goals 'laudable but overly ambitious'

The idea seems to be gaining momentum in Congress. Rep. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) introduced the Small Business Contracting Opportunities Expansion Act May 24, which also would increase small business contracting. His bill would immediately increase ...

Source: FCW.com
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05/24/12
Rep. Gary Peters: New bill designed to increase government contracts to small businesses

PONTIAC, MI- U.S. Rep. Gary Peters plans to introduce a new bill designed to increase government contracts to small businesses. The legislation, which the Democratic congressman introduced today in downtown Pontiac, would immediately increase ...

Source: MLive.com
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05/24/12
Health care reform topic of forum

Congressman Gary Peters, 9th District, D-Bloomfield Township, joined state Rep. Vicki Barnett, D-Farmington Hills, and Marjorie Mitchell, executive director of the nonprofit Michigan Universal Health Care Access Network on Monday at the Costick ...

Source: HometownLife.com
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05/24/12
Health care reform topic of forum

Congressman Gary Peters, 9th District, D-Bloomfield Township, joined state Rep. Vicki Barnett, D-Farmington Hills, and Marjorie Mitchell, executive director of the nonprofit Michigan Universal Health Care Access Network on Monday at the Costick ...

Source: HometownLife.com
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05/24/12
Health care reform topic of forum

Congressman Gary Peters, 9th District, D-Bloomfield Township, joined state Rep. Vicki Barnett, D-Farmington Hills, and Marjorie Mitchell, executive director of the nonprofit Michigan Universal Health Care Access Network on Monday at the Costick ...

Source: HometownLife.com
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05/23/12
Phoenix Center in downtown Pontiac under structural scrutiny

Among those in attendance Tuesday were Pontiac Mayor Leon Jukowski, U.S. Rep. Gary Peters and Southfield Mayor Brenda Lawrence. Pontiac Department of Public Works Director Allan Feys said in an email to Schimmel that the Phoenix Center has ...

Source: The Oakland Press
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05/22/12
Phoenix Center in downtown Pontiac under structural scrutiny

Among those in attendance Tuesday were Pontiac Mayor Leon Jukowski, U.S. Rep. Gary Peters and Southfield Mayor Brenda Lawrence. Pontiac Department of Public Works Director Allan Feys said in an email to Schimmel that the Phoenix Center has ...

Source: The Oakland Press
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05/21/12
Business calendar

The event is free. Special guest U.S. Congressman Gary Peters, who serves on the Financial Services Committee and the Small Business Committee of the House of Representatives, will be joined at the forum by officials from the U.S. Small Business ...

Source: The Oakland Press
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05/21/12
Tax boost sought to aid police, fire

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Source: Worldnews.com
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05/20/12
Farmington Local Link

Vicki Barnett, D-Farmington Hills, will sponsor an informative town hall on health care with guest Congressman Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield, and speakers from the Michigan Universal Healthcare Action Network, at 9:30 a.m. Monday, May 21 at the ...

Source: HometownLife.com
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05/20/12
Focus on the issues

The Bloomfield Township board race is already decided since all incumbents will run unopposed. Rep. Gary Peters is exiting the scene as he moves into the new 14th U.S. Congressional District, which doesn't include the Birmingham-Bloomfield area.

Source: HometownLife.com
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05/19/12
Redistricting roundup: Dems net 3 seats

With the need, because of the VRA, to keep two African-American majority seats in Detroit, the axe fell further out in the suburbs, with long-timer Sander Levin and sophomore Gary Peters getting ... seat to Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly in ...

Source: RedState
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05/19/12
Michigan’s 14th Congressional District heats up, key endorsements for Peters

S. Reps. Hansen Clarke and Gary Peters are considered incumbents as redistricting lumped them together in the district that stretches across parts of Wayne and Oakland County. Not deterred by the strength of incumbency, former State Rep. Mary Waters ...

Source: Examiner
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05/18/12
U.S. Rep. Peters on effects of GOP bill on Michiganders

U.S. Rep. Gary Peters published a report on the damage that would be caused by the Republicans’ Budget Reconciliation Act, which passed the House today. If signed into law, this legislation would end the Medicare guarantee, increase health care costs for

Source: Michigan Chronicle
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05/18/12
JPM Hearings Could Prove Problematic for Lawmakers

Rep. James Renacci tops the list. The Ohio Republican reported owning shares in JPMorgan worth $21,937 in 2010, the last year for which data was available. Democratic Reps. Brad Miller and Gary Peters and GOP Rep. Nan Hayworth all reported owning shares ..

Source: American Banker Online
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