page_title: Michigan Democratic Party
section_title: U.S. Senate
hierarchical_section_title: Michigan Democratic Party / Current officeholders / Members of Congress / U.S. Senate
caption_attribution_description: English: US Senator Gary Peters poses in 2018
context_page_description: The Michigan Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Michigan. It is based in Lansing. Lavora Barnes is the current Party Chair. She was previously the Party's Chief Operating Officer.
context_section_description: Democrats have controlled both of Michigan's seats in the U.S. Senate since 2000:
  Class I: Debbie Stabenow (Senior Senator, Chair of Senate Democratic Policy Committee, Ranking Member of Senate Agriculture Committee)
  Class II: Gary Peters (Junior Senator, Ranking Member of Senate Homeland Security Committee)
caption: Junior Senator Peters
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