Peters Scott Says ‘Nothing Extremist About Me’

(Source: MIRS.news, Published 11/26/25) Maybe you've heard of Genevieve Peters Scott.

Some may associate the Republican U.S. Senate candidate with allegedly egging on Washington D.C. rioters on Jan. 6, 2021. Some may have heard she protested outside Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's house. Still others may know of her from the viral video of her walking into a Trader's Joe's during COVID without a mask.

But Peters Scott said none of the above is her claim to fame.

In a conversation with MIRS, she reiterated that it's, “I have been in this fight for more than four decades” with grassroots Republicans.

“There’s nothing extremist about me, and I feel that the whole narrative has been to diminish my impact. I'm standing for the Constitution, standing against illegal mandates, standing to make sure that we are all able to redress the government as our Constitution tells us that we are able to do, that we have a right to do, and gives us that protection,” Peters Scott said.

Peters Scott started in politics while going to Western Michigan University and worked with her then-professor Don Cooney, a six-term Kalamazoo City Commissioner, when he was running for the Kalamazoo City Council.

If she were to win the 2026 primary, it would be just a matter of her standing up for the rights of all Americans and Michiganders.

“Standing strong for Americans; for our rights, liberties and freedoms, is never a negative and that’s regardless of what side you’re on,” she said.

In September, Peters Scott came close to beating Rogers in a straw poll during the Republican Leadership Conference on Mackinac Island. She said she saw that as a reflection of a backlash against “career politicians.”

“We’re kind of done with all that, and I think it is truly a reflection of that thought process. Michiganders are very independent thinkers. They’re not people who are just going along the party line,” she said.

However, when asked why she was running for the Republican ticket, Scott Peters said that “faith, family and freedom” were the “bedrocks” of the United States and Michigan.

She said she is for small government, a great large reduction in federal spending, the rule of law, and a closed border immigration policy.

“There needs to be consequences. I believe we should have peace through strength. We need to strengthen our alliances and create more friendships so that we can stand together instead of paying for these endless wars,” said Peters Scott.

When asked why she chose to run for a national office right out of the gate, she named the three qualifications needed to become a senator. At least age 30, citizen status for at least nine years, and live in the state where you are running.

Peters Scott said people have forgotten that “our founding fathers knew very well that these positions were not meant for elitism. They were meant for common person who could come up, and create common solutions that truly represent the people.”

Some politicians can launch lifelong congressional careers that become “an elite group,” something that doesn’t represent the people who elected them. Peters Scott theorized that this was why former MRP co-chair Bernadette Smith was a part of the system and that everyone had the right to run to stand up for whatever they believe.

“We have a primary so that we don’t have just an elite group of folks selecting who goes to the general election. That’s the voter’s choice,” she said.

Peters Scott said that her and Smith are friends. She said that Smith was one of the first people she called when she decided to run for U.S. Senate, and she called her back when she decided as well.

“We’re both running our own race . . . the people who want us in Washington and that’s not with all this vitriol and this division. I mean it has to start as a candidate. So I’m running my race and she’s running hers,” she said.

When it comes to herself, Peters Scott said she's a traveler, hiker, reader, horseback rider, and bike rider.

“I love to do anything with my husband,” she said.

She said they have celebrated three years together and it is her first marriage.

“I met my husband when I decided I was ready to get married and that was at 58 years old,” she said.