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Peter Welch
U.S. Senator (Class 3), VT
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senator (Class 3), VT current
Vermont |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2029 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Vermont current
United States |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 1, 2030 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US House District VT-AL
United States |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, VT-At-Large
Vermont |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District VT-AL
United States |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2021 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, VT-At-Large
Vermont |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2021 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District VT-AL
United States |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2017 | Jan 3, 2019 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, VT-At-Large
Vermont |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2017 | Jan 3, 2019 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, VT-At-Large
Vermont |
Democratic | Jan 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2017 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District VT-AL
United States |
Democratic | Jan 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2017 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US House District VT-AL
United States |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2013 | Jan 3, 2015 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, VT-At-Large
Vermont |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2013 | Jan 3, 2015 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District VT-AL
United States |
Democratic | Jan 5, 2011 | Jan 3, 2013 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, VT-At-Large
Vermont |
Democratic | Jan 5, 2011 | Jan 3, 2013 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District VT-AL
United States |
Democratic | Jan 6, 2009 | Jan 3, 2011 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, VT-At-Large
Vermont |
Democratic | Jan 6, 2009 | Jan 3, 2011 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District VT-AL
United States |
Democratic | Jan 4, 2007 | Jan 3, 2009 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, VT-At-Large
Vermont |
Democratic | Jan 4, 2007 | Jan 3, 2009 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Rural Development, Energy, and Credit — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary — the Constitution — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Finance unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Finance — Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Finance — Health Care unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Rules and Administration unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Intellectual Property unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.400, social dim. -0.406. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (840 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confirmation: Anna St. John, of Louisiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana | Nay | Mar 17, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Anna St. John to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana | Nay | Mar 17, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 7147 — Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026. | Nay | Mar 12, 2026 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6644 — 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act | Yea | Mar 12, 2026 | Bill Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6644 — 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act | Yea | Mar 11, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Scott (SC) Amdt. No. 4308, as amended | Yea | Mar 11, 2026 | Amendment Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Amdt. No. 4308 | Yea | Mar 10, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd to be General in the United States Army | Nay | Mar 10, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd to be General in the United States Army | Nay | Mar 9, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 7147 — Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026. | Nay | Mar 5, 2026 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SJRES 104 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that… | Yea | Mar 4, 2026 | Motion to Discharge Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6644 — 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act | Yea | Mar 4, 2026 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6644 — 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act | Yea | Mar 2, 2026 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Ryan McCormack, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy | Yea | Feb 26, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Ryan McCormack to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy | Yea | Feb 26, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: John DeLeeuw, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board | Nay | Feb 25, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: John DeLeeuw to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board | Nay | Feb 25, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 7147 — Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026. | Nay | Feb 24, 2026 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 7147 — Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026. | Nay | Feb 12, 2026 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 142 — Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision… | Nay | Feb 12, 2026 | Joint Resolution Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 142 — Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision… | Nay | Feb 11, 2026 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SJRES 95 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… | Yea | Feb 10, 2026 | Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Daniel E. Burrows, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Attorney General | Nay | Feb 10, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Daniel E. Burrows to be an Assistant Attorney General | Nay | Feb 9, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Justin R. Olson, of Indiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana | Nay | Feb 5, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
945 recorded contributions totalling $393,210. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 433 of 945 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate PAC | 25 | $170,512 | 43% |
| Big donor | 9 | $26,300 | 7% |
| Small-dollar | 399 | $13,947 | 4% |
| Unclassified | 512 | $182,451 | 46% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40,996 | WELCH FOR CONGRESS | WELCH FOR VERMONT | unclassified | Feb 27, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $13,843 | RAYMOND JAMES | WELCH FOR VERMONT | Corporate PAC | Sep 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $10,112 | RAYMOND JAMES | WELCH FOR VERMONT | Corporate PAC | Oct 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $9,515 | RAYMOND JAMES | WELCH FOR VERMONT | Corporate PAC | Mar 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $9,423 | WELCH FOR CONGRESS | WELCH FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Feb 27, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $9,018 | RAYMOND JAMES | WELCH FOR VERMONT | Corporate PAC | Nov 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $8,437 | RAYMOND JAMES | WELCH FOR VERMONT | Corporate PAC | Jan 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $7,792 | RAYMOND JAMES | WELCH FOR VERMONT | Corporate PAC | Jul 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $7,690 | RAYMOND JAMES | WELCH FOR VERMONT | Corporate PAC | Jun 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $7,607 | RAYMOND JAMES | WELCH FOR VERMONT | Corporate PAC | Dec 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,680 | RAYMOND JAMES | WELCH FOR VERMONT | Corporate PAC | Apr 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,605 | RAYMOND JAMES | WELCH FOR VERMONT | Corporate PAC | May 31, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,354 | BLUE STATE DIGITAL | WELCH FOR VERMONT | Corporate PAC | Mar 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,217 | RAYMOND JAMES | WELCH FOR VERMONT | Corporate PAC | Nov 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,045 | RAYMOND JAMES | WELCH FOR VERMONT | Corporate PAC | Aug 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Sponsored legislation (1 as lead sponsor)
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SRES 767
US · Jun 11, 2026
A resolution celebrating the historic significance of the 2026 Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup and welcoming the…
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