Peter Welch
United States Senator from Vermont since 2023
Peter Francis Welch (born May 2, 1947) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. Welch is the junior U.S. Senator from Vermont since 2023. He was the U.S. Representative for Vermont's At-large congressional district from 2007 to 2023.
Peter Welch | |
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| United States Senator from Vermont | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2023 Serving with Bernie Sanders | |
| Preceded by | Patrick Leahy |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's at-large district | |
| In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Bernie Sanders |
| Succeeded by | Becca Balint |
| 73rd and 78th President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate | |
| In office January 8, 2003 – January 3, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Shumlin |
| Succeeded by | Peter Shumlin |
| In office January 9, 1985 – January 4, 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Robert A. Bloomer |
| Succeeded by | Doug Racine |
| Minority Leader of the Vermont Senate | |
| In office January 5, 1983 – January 8, 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Robert V. Daniels |
| Succeeded by | Allen D. Avery |
| Member of the Vermont Senate from the Windsor district | |
| In office December 13, 2001 – January 3, 2007 Serving with John Campbell, Richard McCormack | |
| Preceded by | Cheryl Rivers |
| Succeeded by | Alice Nitka |
| In office January 7, 1981 – January 4, 1989 Serving with Chester Scott, John Howland, Edgar May, William Hunter | |
| Preceded by | Herbert Ogden |
| Succeeded by | Richard McCormack |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Francis Welch May 2, 1947 Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Joan Smith
(m. 1986; died 2004) |
| Education | College of the Holy Cross (BA) University of California, Berkeley (JD) |
| Website | House website |
In 2016, Welch supported U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination for President.[1] He supported him again in 2020.[2]
In November 2021, Welch announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate in the 2022 election to replace retiring Senator Patrick Leahy.[3][4] He won the general election in November 2022.
References
change- ↑ Burbank, April (February 19, 2016). "Rep. Peter Welch throws support behind Bernie Sanders". BurlingtonFreePress.com. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ↑ Krieg, Gregory (February 19, 2019). "Sanders taps new campaign manager, gets endorsements from top Vermont lawmakers". CNN. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
- ↑ Forgey, Quint. "Rep. Peter Welch launches Senate bid for Leahy's seat". POLITICO. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ↑ "Rep. Peter Welch announces run for U.S. Senate". WCAX-TV. Burlington, Vt. November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
Other websites
change- Congressman Peter Welch Archived 2021-01-07 at the Wayback Machine official U.S. House site
- Peter Welch for Congress Archived 2021-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Peter Welch at the Open Directory Project
- Biography at WhoRunsGov.com at The Washington Post
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Vote Smart
- Congressional profile at GovTrack.us
- Congressional profile at OpenCongress
- Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
- Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
- Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Campaign contributions at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
- Appearances on C-SPAN programs
- Appearances on C-SPAN programs
- Appearances at the Internet Movie Database
- Profile at Notable Names Database
- Profile at Ballotpedia
- Profile and interviews at Politico
- Profile Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine at SourceWatch