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WELCH, PETER

D · senate · currently seated · bioguide W000800

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FEC candidate id
S2VT00235
Internal id
05f9f39c-9b49-4db7-8d65-f498ed65fdc4
Status
incumbent

Who this candidate represents (statewide)

Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), Vermont. Source.

CategoryMetricValue
PeoplePopulation647,106
PeopleMedian age43
IncomeMedian household income$81,203
IncomePer-capita income$46,500
IncomeIn poverty10.1%
IncomeUnemployed3.5%
IncomeGini inequality index0.453
RaceWhite alone90.7%
RaceBlack alone1.1%
RaceAsian alone1.8%
RaceHispanic or Latino2.6%
RaceTwo or more races5.5%
OriginForeign-born4.3%
LanguageSpeaks English only at home94.5%
LanguageSpeaks Spanish at home1.3%
EducationHigh school or higher70.6%
EducationBachelor's or higher43.8%
EducationAdvanced degree18.6%
HouseholdFamily households58.9%
HouseholdAvg household size2.28
HouseholdNever married (15+)33.4%
HousingMedian home value$316,600
HousingMedian gross rent$1,234
HousingSingle-family detached67.3%
HousingBuilt before 19403.0%
HousingOvercrowded (>1 per room)1.6%
HousingVacant units19.4%
ServiceVeterans (18+)6.2%
HealthWith a disability14.4%
ConnectivityHouseholds with broadband89.7%
ConnectivityHouseholds with no internet6.2%
CommuteDrove alone68.5%
CommutePublic transit0.8%
CommuteWorked from home16.9%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

CycleRaisedSpentCash on handDebtsIndiv. contribs.
2026$153,598$234,438$1,632,412$0$34,534
2024$330,882$577,300$1,713,252$0$67,399
2022$5,390,837$3,431,166$1,959,670$0$2,134,174

Elections

Committees

Recent votes

Sponsored & cosponsored bills

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 99.0%

FeatureΔ P(win)
Base rate (historical)15.1%
incumbent+78.0%
D (major party)+10.0%
senate race-2.0%

Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.

Independent expenditures

Money spent by super PACs and other non-connected committees for or against this candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E (independent_expenditure CSV bulk).

CycleSupportOpposeIEs
2022$1,500$01

Recent (latest 25)

DateSpenderFor / againstAmountPurpose
2022-09-05PROTECT THE VOTEsupport$1,500Digital Advertising

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

DateFrom committeeTypeAmount
2026-01-05RETAIL INDUSTRY LEADERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL A…24K$1,000
2025-12-18IHEARTMEDIA, INC. PAC24K$2,500
2025-12-18CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTIO…24K$1,500
2025-12-16COZEN O'CONNOR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE24K$2,500
2025-12-11D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF…24K$1,500
2025-12-04NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION GROCERS POLITICAL …24K$1,000
2025-11-25INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTER…24K$2,500
2025-10-23LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA …24K$2,500
2025-09-12AGRI-MARK INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE24K$500
2025-07-16DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMIT…24K$-5,000
2025-06-03WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. P…24K$-2,500
2025-06-02WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. P…24K$2,500
2025-05-22INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRAD…24K$1,000
2025-04-24LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA …24K$2,500
2025-03-31NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNI…24K$2,500
2025-03-21PSYCHOLOGY PAC OF AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCI…24K$1,000
2025-01-30LIVERAMP INC.'S COMMITTEE PROMOTING ETHICAL DAT…24K$-1,500
2025-01-16DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMIT…24K$5,000
2022-12-31CRONOS USA HOLDINGS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMI…24K$-1,000
2022-12-20AVANGRID POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE24K$2,500
2022-12-07TRANE TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY LLC POLITICAL ACTION…24K$-1,000
2022-11-18ENERGY MARKETERS OF AMERICA SMALL BUSINESS COMM…24K$-2,500
2022-11-07AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION CO…24K$5,000
2022-11-05SENATE FUTURE FUND24K$2,000
2022-11-05TRANE TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY LLC POLITICAL ACTION…24K$1,000

Top individual donors (2026 cycle)

Via this candidate's principal committee WELCH FOR VERMONT.

Aggregated from FEC Schedule A by donor (name + city + state). Employer + occupation reflect the donor's most recent gift. Source: FEC indiv bulk.

DonorEmployer / occupationCity, STGiftsTotal
BOERNER, CAROL F.SELF · MDREADING, VT1$100
PEEBLES, JAMESNONE · NOT EMPLOYEDBENNINGTON, VT1$100
INCORVAIA, JOENOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYEDRIVERSIDE, CT1$50
RING, RUTH ANOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYEDWILLISTON, VT1$30
PREVO, JAMESNOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYEDSUNAPEE, NH1$28
BRANDON, CARLVERMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE · PROFESSORRANDOLPH CENTER, VT1$20
GORMAN, KATHLEENNONE · NOT EMPLOYEDWHITE RIV JCT, VT1$15
JACOBOWITZ, DAVIDNOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYEDSOUTH BURLINGTON, VT1$15
CORWIN, AMYNOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYEDHIGHLAND PARK, NJ2$15
MCCULLOUGH, REBECCABRAINTREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL · SCHOOL LIBRARIANMONTPELIER, VT1$10

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Inbound (100)

datefromtypeamountrolesource
2026-05-181f9199e8clip_aboutclip
2026-05-14d22c2518clip_aboutclip
2026-01-05RETAIL INDUSTRY LEADERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AKA RETAIL LEADERS PACcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2025-12-18CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$1,500pas2
2025-12-18IHEARTMEDIA, INC. PACcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2025-12-16COZEN O'CONNOR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2025-12-11D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)contributed_to$1,500pas2
2025-12-04NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION GROCERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2025-11-25INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PACcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2025-10-23LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PACcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2025-09-12AGRI-MARK INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$500pas2
2025-07-16DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$-5,000pas2
2025-06-03WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$-2,500pas2
2025-06-02WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2025-05-22INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEEcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2025-04-24LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PACcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2025-03-31a1dc1728clip_aboutclip
2025-03-311a35d8cfclip_aboutclip
2025-03-31NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC)contributed_to$2,500pas2
2025-03-21PSYCHOLOGY PAC OF AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.contributed_to$1,000pas2
2025-03-0559d1bc20clip_aboutclip
2025-01-30LIVERAMP INC.'S COMMITTEE PROMOTING ETHICAL DATA USAGE (RAMPAC)contributed_to$-1,500pas2
2025-01-16DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-12-31CRONOS USA HOLDINGS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CRONOS EMPLOYEES PAC)contributed_to$-1,000pas2
2022-12-20AVANGRID POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-12-07TRANE TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$-1,000pas2
2022-11-18ENERGY MARKETERS OF AMERICA SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE PAC (EMA SBC PAC)contributed_to$-2,500pas2
2022-11-07AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-11-05TRANE TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-11-05SENATE FUTURE FUNDcontributed_to$2,000pas2
2022-11-04COUNTRY ROADS PACcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-11-01GETTING STUFF DONE PAC (GSD-PAC)contributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-10-31DEMOCRACY ENGINE, INC., PACcontributed_to$25pas2
2022-10-31EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND, INC. PAC (EVERYTOWN PAC)contributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-10-28FGS GLOBAL (US) LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-10-26SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEEcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-10-25SMART SOLUTIONS PACcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-10-24NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANScontributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-10-24NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANScontributed_to$-2,500pas2
2022-10-24RISK AND INSURANCE MANAGEMENT SOCIETY, INC. PACcontributed_to$2,000pas2
2022-10-24END CITIZENS UNITEDcontributed_to$4,000pas2
2022-10-20NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANScontributed_to$-2,500pas2
2022-10-20NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANScontributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-10-19NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$3,000pas2
2022-10-14AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)contributed_to$4,000pas2
2022-10-13AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-10-13COMMON GROUND PACcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-10-11VERMONT DEMOCRATIC PARTYcontributed_to$1,633pas2
2022-10-11NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-10-07PSYCHOLOGY PAC OF AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.contributed_to$1,500pas2
2022-10-06AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PACcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-10-04SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-09-30MAKE IT WORK PACcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-09-30NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS PACcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-09-30PERIMETER PACcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-09-30KEYSTONE AMERICA PACcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-09-30AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CLINICAL PHARMACY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ACCP-PAC)contributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-09-30TURQUOISE PACcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-09-29CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION PACcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-09-29HARDWOOD FEDERATION PAC, INCcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-09-29HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PACcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-09-29THE NONPROFIT ALLIANCE PAC, INC. (TNPA PAC)contributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-09-29NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)contributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-09-29VELVET HAMMER PACcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-09-28HOOPS PACcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-09-28NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-09-28INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION (IDFA) PACcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-09-28UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUBcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-09-28END CITIZENS UNITEDcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-09-28THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-09-27SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS' NATIONAL ASSOC., INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$-1,500pas2
2022-09-27DEFEND THE DREAMcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-09-27MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERScontributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-09-27SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS' NATIONAL ASSOC., INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$1,500pas2
2022-09-27HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-09-26INDIVISIBLE ACTIONcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-09-26ENERGY MARKETERS OF AMERICA SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE PAC (EMA SBC PAC)contributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-09-26ASSOCIATION FOR ACCESSIBLE MEDICINES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$-1,000pas2
2022-09-23NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC (RESTAURANT PAC)contributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-09-23ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP (APKS) PARTNERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-09-23AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$2,000pas2
2022-09-21AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-09-21INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUNDcontributed_to$3,000pas2
2022-09-21MASS PACcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-09-21NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANScontributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-09-19AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS ACTION FUND PACcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-09-15AMERICAN WOOD COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WOOD-PAC)contributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-09-15AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-09-15SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COALITION PAC (SEEC PAC)contributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-09-15TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEEcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-09-14DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DUKEPAC)contributed_to$3,000pas2
2022-09-14AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC)contributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-09-14ARCHIPAC - THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTScontributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-09-13NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PACcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-09-12NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION RETAILPACcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-09-12AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC)contributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-09-09SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONcontributed_to$10pas2
2022-09-08PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-09-07NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION - PACcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-09-07ALLIANCE FOR PHARMACY COMPOUNDING PAC (COMP PAC)contributed_to$1,000pas2

Outbound (21)

datetypetoamountrolesource
principal_candidate_ofWELCH FOR VERMONTcandidate_committees
2026-05-14spoke_in_clipd22c2518clip
2025-03-31spoke_in_clipa1dc1728clip
2025-03-31spoke_in_clip1a35d8cfclip
2025-03-05spoke_in_clip59d1bc20clip
2025-01-03member_of_committeeSenate Intellectual Property SubcommitteeMEMBERcongress-committee
2025-01-03member_of_committeeSenate Judiciary CommitteeMEMBERcongress-committee
2025-01-03member_of_committeeSenate Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights SubcommitteeMEMBERcongress-committee
2025-01-03member_of_committeeSenate Finance CommitteeMEMBERcongress-committee
2025-01-03member_of_committeeSenate Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure SubcommitteeMEMBERcongress-committee
2025-01-03member_of_committeeSenate Health Care SubcommitteeMEMBERcongress-committee
2025-01-03member_of_committeeSenate Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety SubcommitteeMEMBERcongress-committee
2025-01-03member_of_committeeSenate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry CommitteeMEMBERcongress-committee
2025-01-03member_of_committeeSenate Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology SubcommitteeMEMBERcongress-committee
2025-01-03member_of_committeeSenate Rural Development, Energy, and Credit SubcommitteeRANKINGcongress-committee
2025-01-03member_of_committeeSenate Rules and Administration CommitteeMEMBERcongress-committee
2025-01-03member_of_committeeSenate Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights SubcommitteeMEMBERcongress-committee
2025-01-03member_of_committeeSenate Constitution SubcommitteeRANKINGcongress-committee
2024-04-17sponsor_of_billS 4154 — Energizing Our Communities Actsponsorsponsorship
2023-07-27cosponsor_of_billS 2589 — AG RESEARCH Actcosponsorsponsorship
2023-03-06cosponsor_of_billS 127 — Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023cosponsorsponsorship

Clips (5)

Quotes, press releases, and Congressional Record fragments where this entity is the subject. Source: govinfo.gov BILLSTATUS + per-source ingest pipelines.

DateSourceSpeakerHeadline
GDELTthenation.com: https://www.thenation.com/article/society/tech-companies-section-230-cda/
Congressional RecordSEXUAL VIOLENCE
Congressional RecordTRIBUTE TO DUNCAN McDOUGALL
Congressional RecordSenate
Congressional RecordHALT ALL LETHAL TRAFFICKING OF FENTANYL ACT--Motion to Proceed

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