Peter Welch

United States Senator from Vermont since 2023 · United States · On the map · Politicians · Born 1947 · age 79

Peter Francis Welch is an American lawyer and politician serving since 2023 as the junior United States senator from Vermont. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for Vermont's at-large congressional district from 2007 to 2023.

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A life in dates

2023Named United States senatorOfficefrom 3 January 20232007Named United States representativeOffice4 January 2007 to 3 January 20231985Named President pro temporeOffice1 January 1985 to 1 January 19891983Named Minority leaderOffice1 January 1983 to 1 January 19851981Named Member of the State Senate of VermontOffice1 January 1981 to 1 January 19891947Born2 May 1947

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Richard Thorpe Directed The House of the Seven Hawks (1959)

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Welch during the 113th Congress

Welch and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders at the premiere of The Simpsons Movie in 2007

Welch (far left) at Kastellet in Copenhagen, Denmark in support of the country during the Greenland crisis, January 2026

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He has been a major figure in Vermont politics for over four decades and is only the second Democrat to represent Vermont in the Senate, after his predecessor, Patrick Leahy.

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