# Peter Welch

Peter Welch is a Democratic U.S. senator from Vermont.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. Senate, Vermont
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2028-11-07
- Bioguide ID: W000800
- FEC candidate IDs: H6VT00160, H8VT00034, S2VT00235

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/W000800 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

46% of Welch’s statements criticize a policy, in the top tenth of Senate Democrats (average 37%).

## What Welch says (119th Congress (2025–27))

2,596 classified statements: 1,812 posts on X, 563 press releases, 189 Congressional Record speeches, 32 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Welch | Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 10.8% | 10.9% | 20 of 45 |
| Policy criticism | 45.6% | 36.6% | 4 of 45 |
| Policy discussion | 80.0% | 77.8% | 23 of 45 |
| Bipartisanship | 17.9% | 17.8% | 20 of 45 |
| Credit claiming | 20.5% | 26.2% | 30 of 45 |
| Extreme labels | 1.6% | 2.4% | 23 of 45 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 26% (Senate Democrats 27%); Government Operations and Politics 23% (Senate Democrats 22%); Economics and Public Finance 20% (Senate Democrats 24%); International Affairs 18% (Senate Democrats 12%); Armed Forces and National Security 16% (Senate Democrats 21%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.19 (standard error 0.01), from 762 donors and 5,551 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 37% of Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

915 roll calls. Attendance 94.2% (Senate Democrats 97.0%). Party unity 96.8% (95.3%). 42 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-28 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · S. 4668 A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190909
- 2026-09-24 · voted yea · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 89 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Rejected · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190903
- 2026-08-08 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 6500 An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190887
- 2026-08-07 · voted nay · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 5334 An act to impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation, as championed by the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham, and for… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190883
- 2026-07-30 · voted nay · On the Resolution · S.Res. 817 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190876
- 2026-06-23 · voted yea · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 86 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190843
- 2026-06-05 · voted nay · On Passage of the Bill · S. 2 An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190822
- 2026-05-11 · voted nay · On the Resolution · S.Res. 690 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190773
- 2026-04-23 · voted nay · On the Concurrent Resolution · S.Con.Res. 33 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190764
- 2026-04-16 · voted nay · On the Joint Resolution · H.J.Res. 140 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of… · Joint Resolution Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190743

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 85 bills: 85 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 647. 9.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Senate Democrats 13.5%; rank 32 of 45).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S.Res. 941: A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of October 24, 2026, to October 31, 2026, as "Bat Week". (passed one chamber, 2026-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/941
- S. 5525: Banning Toxics from Plastic Bottles Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5525
- S. 5472: Supporting Small Affordable Housing Developers Act (in committee, 2026-09-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5472
- S. 5434: American Renewable Energy Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5434
- S. 5281: Consumer Advocacy and Protection Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-08-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5281
- S. 5159: STRONG GRID Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5159
- S. 5122: Inclusive Democracy Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5122
- S. 5074: Enhancing Electric Grid Resilience Act (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5074
- S. 4995: Agricultural Worker Justice Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4995
- S. 4996: Fairness for Small-Scale Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4996

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $248.8K (Senate Democrats median $2.6M). 6.1% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 21% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PeterWelch/status/2114168849482543543
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/PeterWelch/status/2112984830912675945
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PeterWelch/status/2111128798179590225
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PeterWelch/status/2111201281909899732
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PeterWelch/status/2110469053953221012
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/PeterWelch/status/2110515259047878737
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PeterWelch/status/2110109392448188850
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/PeterWelch/status/2109634191486746942
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/PeterWelch/status/2108636491614195793
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/PeterWelch/status/2108708345389461923

## Links

- Official site: https://www.welch.senate.gov
- X: https://x.com/PeterWelch
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PeterWelch
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reppeterwelch
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/reppeterwelch
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000800

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/W000800