Peter Welch
DDemocratVT · Senator
65
/ 100
Above Average
Attendance94
Avg: 97
Independence16
Avg: 23
Bipartisan Tone16
Avg: 14
Ethics Record100
Avg: 100
Transparency100
Avg: 47
Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.
Methodology
Peter Welch
DemocratVT · Senator
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Liberal (-0.399)
Peter Welch is a Democrat Senator from VT. He has served 19 years in Congress across 8 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as liberal, voting with his party 83.6% of the time.
19
Years in Office
8
Terms Served
119
Current Congress
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Report Card
Performance metrics for the current Congress
83.6%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
141 votes against party
5.8%
Missed Votesⓘ
915 total votes
61
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Peter Compares
vs. the average Senator
Party Loyalty+4.7% vs avg
83.6%
Avg: 78.9%
Missed Votes+2.9% vs avg
5.8%
Avg: 2.9%
Bills Sponsored+8.0 vs avg
61
Avg: 53.0
Committee Assignments
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Campaign Finance
2026 cycle · through 2026-06-30
$1,616,348
Cash on Handⓘ
$218,690
Total Receiptsⓘ
$315,594
Disbursementsⓘ
$71,736
Individual Donors
$36,500
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ
Service History
2007–2023House · VT-0 · Democrat
2023–PresentSenate · VT · DemocratCurrent
State Demographics
VT · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.
645,254
Population
$78,024
Median Income
43.0
Median Age
42.6%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 91.4%Black 1.2%Hispanic 2.5%Asian 1.7%