Gary Peters
Democrat
· MI-14 · 119th Congress
Influence Score
0.0
Not scored
— ◊ —
This score measures financial influence across twelve categories. Each bar shows how this member compares to all others in Congress. Longer bars mean more exposure.
Score breakdown — twelve categories
Contributionsmoney from PACs (political action committees) and individual donors
0.0
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.0
/ 6
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
0.0
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
0.0
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
0.0
/ 6
Stock tradesbuying stocks in industries they regulate
0.0
/ 1
Dark moneyfunding from groups that hide their donors
0.0
/ 2
Outbound money distributionmoney this member sends out to the party and to colleagues
0.0
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
0.0
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
0.0
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
0.0
/ 12
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $209.37M in lobbying from FARA-registered firms representing South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia. This exposure is weighted at 0.2% of face value in the score — $419K.
— ◊ —
Score across four congresses
Score and tier for each Congress. Members are ranked against others in the same Congress, so tiers are comparable across rows. Raw scores reflect different data availability per Congress.
| Congress | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|
| 116th · 2019-2021 | 72.0 | Highly exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 85.2 | Most exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 37.8 | Least exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 61.4 | Moderately exposed |
— ◊ —
Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
No top sponsor identified.
— ◊ —
Who funds Peters
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
No sponsor relationships on file.
— ◊ —
Does the money match their power?
Whether their money comes from the industries their committees actually oversee
Money from industries they regulate
0.0%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
1.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
0.0%
— ◊ —
Money timed to key votes
Donations arriving near key votes in the policy areas this member regulates
No suspicious timing patterns detected.
— ◊ —
Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
No data available.
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Gary Peters comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
PROTECT THE VOTE
$7K
AMERICAS PAC
$2K
PARTY_C00402842
$699
— ◊ —
Pro-Israel network donors
This counts contributions to this member from individuals whose FEC filings also show contributions to one of the 16 pro-Israel political action committees tracked by the Index. It is a measure of donor overlap — not a claim about why any individual gave, and not part of the influence score.
12 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $22K to Gary Peters across 39 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$22K
Shared contributors
12
Contributions
39
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | 11 | $10K |
| 2024 | 5 | 26 | $7K |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | $5K |
— ◊ —
Revolving Door
9 former staff members
who worked for Gary Peters or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEAGAN BOLTON SUNN | Office of U.S. Senator Gary Peters, Legislative Counsel and U.S. House Committee… | ICE MILLER LLP | 10 | 94 | 2023–2025 |
| MEAGAN BOLTON SUNN | Office of U.S. Senator Gary Peters, Legislative Council and U.S. House Committee… | ICE MILLER STRATEGIES LLC | 6 | 60 | 2023–2025 |
| ZEPHRANIE BUETOW | Legis. Aide/Military Legis. Asst./Counsel, Sen. Landrieu; Counsel/Deputy Legis. … | KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP | 5 | 5 | 2025–2025 |
| NICOLE HENRY | Senator Gary Peters | UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSN | 1 | 4 | 2023–2023 |
| ERIC FELDMAN | Resrch Asst, Dem Leader Pelosi,8/03-5/04; Deputy Policy Director,House Dem Caucu… | GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY | 1 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| SYDNEY PAUL | Leg Counsel & Snr. Leg Counsel, Senator Gary Peters (2015-2019); Leg Assistant, … | A16Z CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (F/K/A AH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.L.C., D/B/A ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ) | 1 | 8 | 2024–2025 |
| THEODORE NASTASE | Senate Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Planning, Senato… | AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE | 1 | 7 | 2024–2025 |
| CATHERINE BARRETT | Chief Counsel, Legislative Director for Senator Gary C. Peters (2017-2024); Depu… | THE NATURE CONSERVANCY | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| NICOLE HENRY | Office of Senator Gary Peters, Legislative Aide (2019-2021) | SIEMENS CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
— ◊ —
Gary Peters is not scored: there is no usable voting record to rank against — either the vote and contribution records have not yet been matched to this member, or this is a non-voting delegate. This is the absence of a score, not a finding of low exposure.
Data: FEC (Federal Election Commission) filings · 118th–119th Congress · lobbying disclosures · VoteView recorded votes
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required