Terri Lynn Land lost the general election to a politician who was the U.S. Representative for what?
Gary Peters (politician) Gary Charles Peters (born December 1, 1958) is an American politician and businessman who is the junior United States Senator from Michigan. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. Representative for Michigan 's 14 congressional district from 2013 until his election to the Senate. The district includes the eastern half of Detroit, as well as the Grosse Pointes, Hamtramck, Southfield and Pontiac. He previously represented Michigan 's 9 congressional district from 2009 to 2013. Following the redrawing of congressional district boundaries after the 2010 United States Census, Peters defeated fellow Congressman Hansen Clarke in the Democratic primary and won re-election in the newly redrawn 14th District.
Niki Tsongas Nicola Dickson "Niki" Sauvage Tsongas ( ; born April 26, 1946) is an American politician and the current U.S. Representative for Massachusetts 's 3 congressional district . From 2007 to 2013 she represented Massachusetts 's 5 congressional district , the district her husband Paul Tsongas served prior to being elected to the United States Senate. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Following John Kerry's appointment as Secretary of State, she was widely expected to run in the 2013 special election for the Senate seat once held by her husband; she put such speculations to rest when she announced her endorsement of Representative Ed Markey instead.