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Gary Peters has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 9th district of the State of Michigan, since 2009.

Contents 1 Positions, record and controversies 1.1 Economy 1.2 Environment 1.3 National Security 1.4 Spending 1.5 Healthcare 1.6 Veterans 2 Bio 2.1 2008 elections 3 Money in Politics 4 Committees and affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 4.2 Affiliations 5 More background data 6 Contact 7 Articles and resources 7.1 See also 7.2 References 7.3 External resources 7.4 External articles

Positions, record and controversies

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During the 2008 campaign, Peters took positions on the following issues

Economy

Peters supports tax cuts for the middle class, ending subsidies for oil companies, and tax cuts and incentives for small businesses to get new equipment and hire more employees. He also favors protecting the auto industry.^[1]

Environment

Peters favors both lowering gas prices and increasing investment in alternative energy research. He supports policies to create more green jobs through tax incentives, public-private partnerships, and job retraining programs.^[1]

National Security

Peters' plan to enhance national security includes responsibly ending the war in Iraq, ensuring the strength of the U.S. - Israeli relationship, and knowing and controlling who is entering the country. He also supports gaining energy independence and reducing the U.S.'s reliance on foreign oil.^[1]

Spending

Peters supports balancing the budget, cutting spending, and encouraging fiscal responsibility in Washington.^[1]

Healthcare

Peters believes that "access to high quality affordable health care should be the right of every American" and that the health care system should focus on patients and doctors, not drug and insurance companies. He supports health policies that make it possible for workers to keep their insurance after being laid off and says he will work to make it possible for Americans to have access to plans similar to the one available to members of Congress. He does not support universal healthcare for illegal immigrants.^[1]

Veterans

Peters supports fully-funding veterans health care, placing a high priority on ending the backlog of VA claims, ending the practice of deducting disability payments and survivors' benefits from social security payments, expanding VA healthcare and education benefits to members of the National Guard and Reserve not currently covered, and encouraging more focus on PTSD and TBI in the VA healthcare system.^[1]

Bio

Peters is a former Lieutenant Commander in the Navy Reserve, and a former Vice President for two major investment firms. He was twice elected from Oakland County to serve in the Michigan Senate. He was named the Griffin Chair of American Government at Central Michigan University.^[1]

2008 elections

Peters won the Democratic nomination to challenge incumbent Rep. Joseph Knollenberg (R-Mich.) in the 2008 congressional elections, and went on to defeat Knollenberg in the November 2008 general election.^[1]

Money in Politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
ActBlue	$ 494,597
Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte	$ 69,577
JStreetPAC	$ 35,150
League of Conservation Voters	$ 19,749
Plumbers/Pipefitters Union	$ 18,000
DLA Piper	$ 15,698
Lakeshore Engineering	$ 13,100
US Steel	$ 12,400
Boilermakers Union	$ 11,000
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers	$ 11,000
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for Gary Peters from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for Gary Peters from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Gary Peters from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Gary Peters from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Financial Services
  • Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises
  • Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade
• House Committee on Science and Technology
  • Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

• House Committee on Financial Services

Affiliations

More background data

Contact

DC office
1130 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-5802 Fax: 202-226-2356 Webform email
District offices
560 Kirts Blvd Suite #105, Troy, MI 48084 Ph: (248) 273-4227 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website This member of Congress does not use Twitter. YouTube channel
Campaign office
No campaign website entered. No campaign webform email entered. No campaign office information entered.

Articles and resources

See also

• 2008 U.S. congressional elections
  • 2008 U.S. congressional election dates
• Portal:Michigan and the U.S. Congress

References

External resources

• 2008 Race Tracker page on Michigan’s 9th Congressional District
• "Gary Peters for Congress" Official Gary Peters for Congress Website.

External articles

Semantic data

From the Sunlight Foundation API
Current Office: U.S. House of Representatives
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Party: D	State: MI	District: 09 District short: 9	Currently in office? True
Gender: M
Phone: 202-225-5802	Fax: 202-226-2356	Website: http://peters.house.gov/index.html	Webform email: https://forms.house.gov/peters/contact-form.shtml Email address:
DC office: 1130 Longworth House Office Building
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Current Office: U.S. House of Representatives
111th Congress
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Committees: House Committee on Financial Services
110th Congress
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Congressional Career
First Elected to Current Office: November 4, 2008	First Took Current Office: January 3, 2009	Next Election: November 2, 2010	Term Ends:
Freshman Member? Yes	Previous Political Work? Michigan Senate	Other Party Membership:
District Offices:
560 Kirts Blvd Suite #105, Troy, MI 48084 Phone: (248) 273-4227 / Fax: (248) 273-4704
Campaign Contact:
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Zip Code Affiliations:
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Date of Birth:

Latitude: 42°33′26.226″N
Longitude: 83°9′19.4″W