Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) has announced that he will not be running for reelection in 2026, leading to an opportunity for the GOP to flip the seat to expand its Senate majority.
“I always thought there would be a time that I would step aside and pass the reins for the next generation,” Peters told The Detroit News, which published an exclusive interview with him on Jan. 28. “I also never saw service in Congress as something you do your whole life.”
Peters, 66, was first elected to Congress in 2008, serving in the House between January 2009 and January 2015. He was first elected to the Senate in 2014 and narrowly won reelection in 2020.“I think this is pretty normal for everybody to say, I’ve done a job, and I’m proud of the job I did, but there are other things I want to do in my life. There are other ways that I can give back to the community,” he said.
