Peter Welch
- Democratic · Holds US Senate, Vermont
- Served
- US House VT-AL, 2007 to 2023
- Years in Congress
- 19
- Age
- 79
- Races
- Won 11 of 11
Spectrum
Centrist is the middle of the scale, not of Congress. How this works
By donors (CFscore, 2024 cycle)
Research estimate from Stanford DIME 4.0. Source
Method and limits
Published score −0.981 on a scale from −2.0 to 2.0, where 0 is the center. 171 donors. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
Places a candidate by who gave them money; candidates who share donors sit close together.
Reflects the donor network, not votes or views, and comes from past cycles, not a 2026 reading.
Now
Career
| Year | Race | Result | Share | Lost to, or other round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US Senate, VT | Won · primary won 87% | 68.4% | |
| 2020 | US House, VT-AL | Won | 67.3% | |
| 2018 | US House, VT-AL | Won | 69.2% | |
| 2016 | US House, VT-AL | Won | 89.5% | |
| 2014 | US House, VT-AL | Won | 64.4% | |
| 2012 | US House, VT-AL | Won | 71.9% | |
| 2010 | US House, VT-AL | Won | 64.6% | |
| 2008 | US House, VT-AL | Won | 83.2% |
Earlier races (3 more races)
| Year | Race | Result | Share | Lost to, or other round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | US House, VT-AL | Won | 53.2% | |
| 2004 | State Senate, VT | Won | ||
| 2002 | State Senate, VT | Won |
Filed with the FEC, no race in our files: 1988 US House, VT-AL.
Races in our results files. Other offices, earlier years and most primaries can be missing. A general that went to a runoff counts as neither a win nor a loss.
Senate votes
119th Congress, through Sept 30, 2026915 roll calls. Yea 283, Nay 579, Not voting 53.
- Roll calls missed
- 5.8%
- Voted with own party when parties split
- 96.9%
How these are counted
Missed is Not Voting divided by every roll call the member was listed on, including quorum calls and procedural votes. It covers any absence, including illness and leave.
Party split: a roll call counts when the Democratic majority and the Republican majority voted opposite ways. That was 799 roll calls, and the member matched their own party on 774. We pick no votes ourselves.
Senate votes come from Voteview. Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/
Showing the newest 8 of 915
Sep 30, 2026 · Senate roll call 256
On the Nomination · PN1129
Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor
Vote: NayNomination Confirmed, 47 to 41
Sep 30, 2026 · Senate roll call 255
On the Cloture Motion · PN1129
Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor
Vote: NayCloture Motion Agreed to, 53 to 47
Sep 30, 2026 · Senate roll call 254
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · HR9340
A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes.
Vote: NayCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected, 57 to 43
Sep 30, 2026 · Senate roll call 253
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · HR7008
A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes.
Vote: NayCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected, 53 to 47
Sep 29, 2026 · Senate roll call 252
On the Motion to Discharge · SRES852
A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Vote: YeaMotion to Discharge Rejected, 47 to 51
Sep 29, 2026 · Senate roll call 251
On the Motion to Proceed · SJRES197
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program".
Vote: YeaMotion to Proceed Rejected, 48 to 51
Sep 28, 2026 · Senate roll call 250
On Passage of the Bill · S4668
A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.
Vote: YeaBill Passed, 77 to 22
Sep 28, 2026 · Senate roll call 249
On the Amendment · S4668
To establish certain standards with respect to coaches of varsity sports teams.
Vote: YeaAmendment Rejected, 47 to 52
Legislation
119th Congress, congress.gov, as of Oct 30, 2026Sponsored 68 bills and 17 resolutions. Cosponsored 487 bills and 160 resolutions. Amendments are not counted.
Latest bills Peter Welch sponsored
- Banning Toxics from Plastic Bottles Act of 2026S. 5525, introduced Sep 24, 2026
- Supporting Small Affordable Housing Developers ActS. 5472, introduced Sep 23, 2026
- American Renewable Energy Act of 2026S. 5434, introduced Sep 17, 2026
- Consumer Advocacy and Protection Act of 2026S. 5281, introduced Aug 6, 2026
- STRONG GRID Act of 2026S. 5159, introduced Jul 29, 2026
More about Peter Welch
Offices held (9 terms and offices)
- 2023 to nowUS SenateDemocratic
- 2007 to 2022US House, Vermont at-largeDemocratic
Committees (13 assignments)
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology subcommittee
- Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety subcommittee
- Ranking Member of the Rural Development, Energy, and Credit subcommittee
Senate Committee on Finance
- Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure subcommittee
- Health Care subcommittee
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights subcommittee
- Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights subcommittee
- Intellectual Property subcommittee
- Ranking Member of the the Constitution subcommittee
Official pages (8 links)
Their own pages
Sources (10 sources)
unitedstates/congress-legislators (current)
Office, terms, committees, official links, age. Retrieved Oct 28, 2026. License: CC0-1.0.
Compiled by the @unitedstates project volunteers (rosters from official congressional sources) from official returns. Not an official source.
Stanford DIME public v4.0, recipients file (CFscores)
CFscores for candidates and officials; web/data/ideology/dime.json and aggregate.json. A research estimate by Adam Bonica, not an official measure. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
Compiled by Adam Bonica, Stanford University Libraries (built from campaign finance filings) from official returns. Not an official source.
Bonica, Adam. 2024. Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections: Public version 4.0 [Computer file]. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Libraries. https://data.stanford.edu/dime .
Voteview: Senate roll calls and votes, 119th Congress
Senate roll calls and votes with own party. Retrieved Oct 30, 2026. License: None stated. Cited as Voteview's data page asks.
Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/
Congress.gov API: sponsored and cosponsored legislation, nominations
Bills and resolutions. Retrieved Oct 30, 2026. License: US government work.
unitedstates/congress-legislators
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: CC0 1.0.
FEC candidate master file (cnYY.zip bulk download)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: US government work, public domain.
Stanford DIME v4.0 recipients file
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2024
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: CC0 1.0.
MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. Senate statewide 1976-2024
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: CC0 1.0.
Election Wrld officials files (web/data/officials)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: see sources.json.
- Age: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), official birthday field, counted to Nov 3, 2026. We show the age, never the birth date.
- Took office in Congress 2007-01-04. Basis: congress-legislators terms (CC0).
Officials files, 2026 candidate files, returns files, DIME, FEC candidate master and congress-legislators terms, as of 2026-10-29. Nothing about jobs, retirement, or reasons is recorded or inferred.
DataDownload votes (JSON)Sources: Voteview, congress.gov, DIME (ODC-BY), Results filesData as of Oct 29, 2026Photo credits