JOB VACANCY

Michigan Sen. Gary Peters Will Not Run For Re-Election

The news comes as former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is taking a “serious look” at running to be “Senator Pete” in 2026.

Michigan Sen. Gary Peters has announced he will retire at the end of his term. The 66-year-old Democrat revealed Tuesday that he won’t seek re-election in 2026, saying he wants to move on to a “new chapter” by spending more time with family and riding his Harley Davidson down “winding roads.” Peters said he “always thought there would be a time that I would step aside...I also never saw service in Congress as something you do your whole life.” Meanwhile, Pete Buttigieg, who previously served as mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and as Secretary of Transportation under President Joe Biden, is now considering running for the opening at the “Filibuster Factory.” Buttigieg, who also ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, moved to his husband’s home state of Michigan in 2022. If the former Biden cabinet member runs for Senate, he will bring his enormous national fundraising network with him in an effort to clinch one of the most expensive races in the country.