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U.S. Senator from Vermont · Class III

Peter Welch

Democrat 1st term Up 2028

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$249K raised · top PACs: Laborers' International Union of North America, American Property Casualty Insurance Association, Int'L Union of Elevator Constructors Breaks with Democrats most onNominations: broke on 13 of 197 party-line votes (7%; most Democrats: 5%)
97LoyaltyMed 96
94AttendMed 98
7BipartMed 9
24BreaksMed 31
In office
Senate 2023–now
House 2007–2023
19 years in CongressMore senior than 72% of the Senate
Committees
  • Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 8th minority
  • Rules and Administration 8th minority
  • Judiciary 9th minority
Age
79

Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date52585164791524
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—9316376911

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Government Operations and Politics 24% 5%
Taxation 15% 6%
Agriculture and Food 1% 25%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Taxation and Health; bills go to Agriculture and Food and International Affairs.

  • He talks most about: Cost of Living (Taxation), Government Accountability (Government Operations and Politics), Health Care Coverage (Health), Tariffs (Taxation), Government Weaponization (Government Operations and Politics).
  • 85 bills sponsored, most on Agriculture and Food.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
Ranking memberRural Development, Energy, and Credit SubcommitteeAgriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Ranking memberThe Constitution SubcommitteeJudiciary
MemberAgriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee8th minority
MemberRules and Administration Committee8th minority

+2 more on Background

Ranking member on the Rural Development, Energy, and Credit Subcommittee, more senior than 72% of the Senate, in the minority.

  • 19 years in Congress: more senior than 72% of the Senate.
  • Minority: Democrats and the independents who caucus with them hold 47 of 100 seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Republican bills

21% · peer median 19%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Welch.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

21% of his cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 19%); closest in his party: Wyden and Smith.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 69 · expected 67.5
Action in committee 6 · expected 7
Beyond committee 3 · expected 6
Passed Senate 1 · expected 1
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 71 of 100 in the Senate

0.53expected 0.64 · average member 1.00

1 of 69 bills passed the Senate; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.53 against a peer median of 0.64.

  • On the move: S. 3885 (out of committee), S. 2333 (out of committee).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.40

With his party on all 14 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 9 of the 10 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Democrats on 97% of party-line votes, breaks 24 times (peer median 22).

  • Position: −0.40, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Nominations 13 of 197, Energy & environment 3 of 24, Taxes, finance & economy 1 of 13.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs him?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Welch$249K raised26%18%50%
Senate median$3.0M raised23%28%15%19%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

32% of what he raised came from individuals; 6% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 23%).

$249K raised, 18% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 15%).

  • Last election margin: not on file.

11 of the 18 PACs that fund Welch belong to organizations that also lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Taxation, Budget/Appropriations and Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

  1. Laborers' International Union of North America88% D
  2. American Property Casualty Insurance Association51% D
  3. Int'L Union of Elevator Constructors76% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

7

Do his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.