Peter Welch

U.S. Senator (Class 3), VT

Democratic Vermont since Jan 3, 2023

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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
U.S. Representative, VT-At-Large Vermont	Democratic	Jan 3, 2021	Jan 3, 2023	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, VT-At-Large Vermont	Democratic	Jan 3, 2019	Jan 3, 2021	unitedstates/congress-legislators 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
U.S. Representative, VT-At-Large Vermont	Democratic	Jan 3, 2013	Jan 3, 2015	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, VT-At-Large Vermont	Democratic	Jan 5, 2011	Jan 3, 2013	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, VT-At-Large Vermont	Democratic	Jan 6, 2009	Jan 3, 2011	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, VT-At-Large Vermont	Democratic	Jan 4, 2007	Jan 3, 2009	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District VT-AL United States	Democratic	Jan 3, 2021	Jan 3, 2023	openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District VT-AL United States	Democratic	Jan 3, 2019	Jan 3, 2021	openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District VT-AL United States	Democratic	Jan 3, 2017	Jan 3, 2019	openstates/people 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
US House District VT-AL United States	Democratic	Jan 5, 2011	Jan 3, 2013	openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District VT-AL United States	Democratic	Jan 6, 2009	Jan 3, 2011	openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District VT-AL United States	Democratic	Jan 4, 2007	Jan 3, 2009	openstates/people 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)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans…	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-590	Oct 28, 2025	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-590 US-GOV-PD
	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-581	Oct 22, 2025	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-581 US-GOV-PD
	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Not voting	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-576	Oct 20, 2025	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-576 US-GOV-PD
	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-573	Oct 16, 2025	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-573 US-GOV-PD
	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-572	Oct 15, 2025	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-572 US-GOV-PD
	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-571	Oct 14, 2025	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-571 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-589	Oct 27, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-589 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-588	Oct 27, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-588 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-587	Oct 23, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-587 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-586	Oct 23, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-586 US-GOV-PD
S 3012 Shutdown Fairness Act	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-585	Oct 23, 2025	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-585 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-584	Oct 22, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-584 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-583	Oct 22, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-583 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-582	Oct 22, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-582 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-580	Oct 21, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-580 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-579	Oct 21, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-579 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-578	Oct 21, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-578 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-577	Oct 21, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-577 US-GOV-PD
HR 4016 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-575	Oct 16, 2025	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-575 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-574	Oct 16, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-574 US-GOV-PD
S 2296 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026	On Passage of the Bill	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-570	Oct 9, 2025	Bill Passed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-570 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Amendment	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-569	Oct 9, 2025	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-569 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Amendment	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-568	Oct 9, 2025	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-568 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Amendment	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-567	Oct 9, 2025	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-567 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Amendment	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-566	Oct 9, 2025	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-566 US-GOV-PD

Campaign finance

2024 · Itemized receipts loaded

Period Jan 3, 2023–Dec 31, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 11:18 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Gross receipts loaded	Refunds/reversals loaded	Net receipts loaded
$393,210	$0	$393,210

Largest itemized receipts

Cycle	Amount	Donor	To committee	Type	Date	Coverage	Source
2024	$40,996	WELCH FOR CONGRESS	WELCH FOR VERMONT	unclassified	Feb 27, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$13,843	RAYMOND JAMES	WELCH FOR VERMONT	Corporate PAC	Sep 30, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$10,112	RAYMOND JAMES	WELCH FOR VERMONT	Corporate PAC	Oct 31, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$9,515	RAYMOND JAMES	WELCH FOR VERMONT	Corporate PAC	Mar 31, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$9,423	WELCH FOR CONGRESS	WELCH FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Feb 27, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$9,018	RAYMOND JAMES	WELCH FOR VERMONT	Corporate PAC	Nov 30, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$8,437	RAYMOND JAMES	WELCH FOR VERMONT	Corporate PAC	Jan 31, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$7,792	RAYMOND JAMES	WELCH FOR VERMONT	Corporate PAC	Jul 31, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$7,690	RAYMOND JAMES	WELCH FOR VERMONT	Corporate PAC	Jun 30, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$7,607	RAYMOND JAMES	WELCH FOR VERMONT	Corporate PAC	Dec 31, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$6,680	RAYMOND JAMES	WELCH FOR VERMONT	Corporate PAC	Apr 30, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$6,605	RAYMOND JAMES	WELCH FOR VERMONT	Corporate PAC	May 31, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$6,354	BLUE STATE DIGITAL	WELCH FOR VERMONT	Corporate PAC	Mar 31, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$6,217	RAYMOND JAMES	WELCH FOR VERMONT	Corporate PAC	Nov 30, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$6,045	RAYMOND JAMES	WELCH FOR VERMONT	Corporate PAC	Aug 31, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.