Peter Welch Official Bio

Peter Welch

Peter Francis Welch is an American lawyer and politician who has been the junior United States senator from Vermont since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he was U.S. representative for from 2007 to 2023. He has been a major figure in Vermont politics for over four decades, and is only the second Democrat to be elected a senator from the state. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Peter Welch has 758 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2006 Broadcast. The year with the most videos was 2007 with 80 videos as a Democratic Representative. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2019 with an average of 16,147 views per program. Most appearances with Nancy Pelosi (8), Nancy Calo (8), Greta Brawner (7). Most common tags: Federal Budget, Washington Politics, Health Care.

Appearances by Title:January 3, 2023 - Present U.S. Senator, D-VT View Map


Videos: 47 c. January 1, 2000 - Present State Senator, Vermont
D-Vermont


Videos: 25

Previously

U.S. Representative, D-VT January 4, 2007 - January 2, 2023 Videos: 686

Recent Appearances

  • Senate Session, Part 2

    Senate Session, Part 2

    The Senate confirmed two U.S. District judge nominations: Sanket Bulsara, Eastern District of New York; and Eric Schulte, Dis…

  • Data Security Executives Testify on Safeguarding Consumer Data

    Data Security Executives Testify on Safeguarding Consumer Data

    Data security executives testified before a Senate Commerce subcommittee on protecting consumers' data against unauthorized a…

  • Senate Session, Part 2

    Senate Session, Part 2

    The Senate continued work on a five-year Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill. Current FAA programs were due …

  • Senate Session

    Senate Session

    The Senate continued work on House-passed legislation to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act…

  • Aviation Safety Specialists Testify on Boeing Safety Culture

    Aviation Safety Specialists Testify on Boeing Safety Culture

    Aviation safety specialists testified on Boeing’s safety culture amid ongoing issues with its planes midair during a hearing …

  • Senate Session

    Senate Session

    The Senate confirmed Ann Marie McIff Allen’s nomination to be a U.S. District Court judge for Utah. Members also approved a j…

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Member of Congress Record

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Ideology Rankings
Past Elections

Ideology data is based on DW-NOMINATE statistics developed by Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal. More information can be found at Voteview .

Historic election results compiled from data found on FEC.gov

Committees

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Floor Activity

    • Days on Floor: 25
    • Total Time Speaking: 5 hours
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