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Peter Welch

DemocratIn office

Vermont · House 2007–2023 · Senate 2023–present

20078 House terms · 1 Senate term — lighter bands are House, solid are Senatepresent

Voting record by issue

Where this member landed on each issue across their entire career, and how consistent that position stayed over time. Open an issue to see every vote behind the score.

Health Care ›179 votes · 80.1/100 consistent
Expand coverageRestrict coverage
Immigration ›69 votes · 70.7/100 consistent
ExpansiveRestrictive
Guns ›2 votes · 100/100 consistent
Gun restrictionsGun rights
Abortion & Contraception ›22 votes · 87.8/100 consistent
Expand accessRestrict access
Climate & Energy ›99 votes · 81/100 consistent
Climate actionFossil fuel priority
Taxes ›99 votes · 42.5/100 consistent
Raise revenueCut taxes
Labor & Wages ›71 votes · 97.9/100 consistent
Worker priorityEmployer priority
Defense & War Powers ›175 votes · 62.1/100 consistent
Military restraintMilitary expansion
Civil Rights ›34 votes · 60.5/100 consistent
Broaden protectionsNarrow protections
LGBTQ Policy ›3 votes · 100/100 consistent
Broaden protectionsNarrow protections
Voting & Elections ›7 votes · 100/100 consistent
Expand accessRestrict access
Criminal Justice ›142 votes · 45.3/100 consistent
Reform-orientedPunitive
Financial Regulation ›203 votes · 71.4/100 consistent
RegulateDeregulate
Trade ›40 votes · 55.3/100 consistent
ProtectionistFree trade

Not a left/right axis — both parties split on this issue.

Education ›71 votes · 37.1/100 consistent
Expand federal roleReduce federal role
Spending & Budget ›483 votes · 55.7/100 consistent
Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint

Money & lobbying ties

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Committee assignments

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

Full term history

YearsChamberStatePartyCongress
2007–2009HouseVT-ALDemocrat110–111
2009–2011HouseVT-ALDemocrat111–112
2011–2013HouseVT-ALDemocrat112–113
2013–2015HouseVT-ALDemocrat113–114
2015–2017HouseVT-ALDemocrat114–115
2017–2019HouseVT-ALDemocrat115–116
2019–2021HouseVT-ALDemocrat116–117
2021–2023HouseVT-ALDemocrat117–118
2023–presentSenateVTDemocrat118–121