U.S. Senator Gary Peters

Rusty Hills has taught nearly 1,000 students in the 20 years he's been teaching the art and science of political campaigning. Winning campaigns require strategy, voter insight, compelling communication, and a well-executed plan, he tells students. A...

The results of the 2020 Census have generated debate across the country, but perhaps nowhere as intensely as in Detroit. Michigan’s largest city, which has an overwhelming majority of African American and Hispanic residents combined of 85%, may have...

As Congress continued to debate the debt ceiling this week, Betsey Stevenson weighed in. "I want to clarify that the debt ceiling fight is not a fight over how much debt we should have. When we debate how much we're going to spend and how much...

"In the end, it depends on how close the presidential race is. If Biden runs really strong in Michigan, Peters is likely to have wind behind his sails as well," Hanson said. "I expect James to run a few percentage points stronger than Trump. The...

“Although Biden’s lead over Trump is similar to Clinton’s lead at this same point, Biden’s lead has been far steadier” said Shipan. “Biden’s lead has been consistently large. Second, pollsters learn from their mistakes. In 2016, they...

"The presidential race is really dominating what's going to happen in this senate race in Michigan. The coattail effect will be very strong," said Hanson. "If Trump was to have a really strong performance in Michigan, I think that could bring James...

The Ford School is sending two students, Chelsea Davis (MPP ’19) and Benjamin Eikey (MPP ’19) to Capitol Hill this winter as the Riecker Fellows in the offices of U.S. Senator Gary Peters and Congressman John Moolenaar. The Riecker Michigan...

Faculty from the Ford School and around the University joined an expert roundtable with Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) on Wednesday. Sen. Peters called on faculty to provide insight into some of the rapidly-moving emerging technologies that intersect...

The Ford School is delighted to announce that Sam Geller (MPP ’17) is serving as the 2017 Margaret Ann (Ranny) Riecker Michigan Delegation Fellow in the Washington, DC office of U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), ranking member of the Senate...