Senators Peters and Slotkin demand answers from the National Weather Service regarding the lack of tornado alerts before recent storms.
Quiver AI Summary
Senators seek accountability from NWS: U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin are urging the National Weather Service (NWS) to explain its failure to issue a tornado watch alert before the March 6 tornadoes that killed four and injured over 20 in Southwest Michigan. They have questioned NWS Director Ken Graham about the lack of alerts.
Impact of tornadoes highlighted: The senators noted that the tornadoes, particularly one in Branch County, were the strongest in nearly fifty years. They referenced concerns about staffing shortages affecting the NWS's capabilities and expressed a commitment to work with the agency for future improvements to public safety during extreme weather events.
Legislative action proposed: Peters mentioned he is leading bipartisan legislation aimed at ensuring the NWS maintains a robust staffing level for 24/7 weather forecasting. This may involve exempting critical positions from hiring freezes to enhance timely weather alerts for communities.
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Gary C. Peters Fundraising
Gary C. Peters recently disclosed $0 of fundraising in a Q4 FEC disclosure filed on January 31st, 2026. This was the 1931st most from all Q4 reports we have seen this year. nan% came from individual donors.
Peters disclosed $24.6K of spending. This was the 1230th most from all Q4 reports we have seen from politicians so far this year.
Peters disclosed $6.5M of cash on hand at the end of the filing period. This was the 36th most from all Q4 reports we have seen this year.
You can see the disclosure here, or track Gary C. Peters's fundraising on Quiver Quantitative.
Gary C. Peters Net Worth
Quiver Quantitative estimates that Gary C. Peters is worth $7.4M, as of March 16th, 2026. This is the 133rd highest net worth in Congress, per our live estimates.
Peters has approximately $3.6M invested in publicly traded assets which Quiver is able to track live.
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Gary C. Peters Bill Proposals
Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Gary C. Peters:
- S.4074: A bill to make continuing appropriations for essential Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency pay and operations in the event of a Federal Government shutdown, and for other purposes.
- S.3913: Self-Initiation Trade Enforcement Act of 2026
- S.3870: Lifelong Learning Act
- S.3810: SWAT Act of 2026
- S.3709: Streamlining Federal Grants Act of 2026
- S.3619: Department of Defense Comprehensive Cyber Workforce Strategy Act of 2026
You can track bills proposed by Gary C. Peters on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Peters.
2026 Michigan US Senate Election
There has been approximately $366,758,839 of spending in Michigan US Senate elections over the last two years, per our estimates.
Approximately $283,962,666 of this has been from outside spending by PACs and Super PACs. Some of the groups who are spending money in this race include:
- SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND ($64,993,832)
- WINSENATE ($46,030,903)
- GLCF, INC. ($37,936,924)
- AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION ($25,729,789)
- DSCC ($24,665,893)
The rating for this race is currently "Toss Up".
You can track this election on our matchup page for the 2026 Michigan US Senate election.
