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  1. #GaryPeters doesn’t have plans for after he leaves the #Senate, but a teaching job in academia or #policy work at a think tank fit his interests. He wants to continue to play a role in developing public policy, he said, particularly around ensuring #equitable #access to changes in #technology like #ArtificialIntelligence.

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  2. Peters' decision is likely to surprise many of his colleagues & ignite an intense scramble on both sides of the aisle for his seat in battleground #Michigan.

    …Sen #GaryPeters has trained much of his focus in #Congress on issues related to Michigan's auto industry, the #GreatLakes, #cybersecurity, #veterans issues, toxic #PFAS contamination & initiatives to make government more efficient. His annual motorcycle tour around the state has become a staple of lawmakers’ August recess.

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  3. "I always thought there would be a time that I would step aside & pass the reins for the next generation. I also never saw service in Congress as something you do your whole life," said #GaryPeters, who was first elected to the #Senate in 2014.

    "And that goes back to 2008 when I first won that #House seat. I thought it would be for a matter of a few terms that I would serve, & then I would go back to private life."

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    youtube.com/watch?v=Yi29He-Jps

  4. Zoom out on the 2024 #Senate race , and you’ll find no more enticing targets for Democrats than Ted #Cruz, Rick #Scott and Josh #Hawley — three of the highest-profile GOP rabble-rousers, all facing #reelection next fall.

    “If you’re a Democrat, after Donald Trump, there’s no Republican in the country you want to beat more than me,” Cruz said of his 2024 race.

    The Texas Republican is on to something: He’s almost certain to face the toughest road back to office for a GOP incumbent this cycle.

    His pursuit of a third term is tantalizing chum for Democrats, who see rising-star Rep. #Colin #Allred (D-Texas) raking in more campaign cash than Cruz during his first quarter as a Senate candidate.

    But...
    “Hold the incumbents, that’s my main focus,” said Sen. #GaryPeters (D-Mich.), who runs the #Democratic #Senatorial #Campaign #Committee
    politico.com/news/2023/07/18/c