Senator Peter Welch

Democrat · VT (Senate)

Basics

Chamber
senate
Party
Democrat
State
VT
Class
Rank
junior

Contact & office

Office
115 Russell Senate Office Building
Address
115 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510

Identifiers

Bioguide
W000800
OSID
N00000515
C-SPAN
1019990
PVS

Source

GovTrack roles API

Fetched: Feb 05, 2026 10:33 UTC

Profile fetched: Feb 05, 2026 10:24 UTC

Committees

  • Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights (Member)
  • Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology (Member)
  • Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure (Member)
  • Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights (Member)
  • Health Care (Member)
  • Intellectual Property (Member)
  • Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety (Member)
  • Rural Development, Energy, and Credit (Ranking Member)
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Member)
  • Senate Committee on Finance (Member)
  • Senate Committee on Rules and Administration (Member)
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary (Member)
  • the Constitution (Ranking Member)

Votes (recent)

  • Motion to Invoke Cloture: Brian Charles Lea to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee: Brian Charles Lea, of Tennessee, to be United Stat… · Nay · 2026-02-04
  • On the Nomination PN726-2: Megan Blair Benton, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri · Nay · 2026-02-04
  • Motion to Invoke Cloture: Megan Blair Benton to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Missouri: Megan Blair Benton, of Missouri, to be United Stat… · Nay · 2026-02-04
  • On the Nomination PN726-12: Aaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska · Nay · 2026-02-04
  • Motion to Invoke Cloture: Aaron Christian Peterson to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Alaska: Aaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United Stat… · Nay · 2026-02-03
  • On the Nomination PN726-6: Nicholas Jon Ganjei, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas · Nay · 2026-02-03
  • Motion to Invoke Cloture: Nicholas Jon Ganjei to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas: Nicholas Jon Ganjei, of Texas, to be United States … · Nay · 2026-02-03
  • On the Nomination PN726-5: David Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas · Nay · 2026-02-03
  • Motion to Invoke Cloture: David Clay Fowlkes to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas: David Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be Un… · Nay · 2026-02-02
  • H.R. 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 · Yea · 2026-01-30

District / state context

Population
643816
Median income
74014
Poverty rate
10.4
State
Vermont
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