Official portrait of Peter Welch
U.S. Senate

Peter Welch

U.S. Senator from Vermont

Party
Democrat
In office since
January 3, 2023
Current term ends
January 3, 2029
Next election
November 2028
2026 election

This seat is next on the ballot in November 2028.

Committee assignments4
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
    • Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology
    • Rural Development, Energy, and CreditRanking Member
    • Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety
  • Senate Committee on Finance
    • Health Care
    • Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
  • Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary
    • Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights
    • the ConstitutionRanking Member
    • Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights
    • Intellectual Property
Earlier in Congress
  • U.S. Representative for Vermont (at large) 2007–2023
Contact
Washington office
115 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510

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Sources. Office, committee and contact records from the public congress-legislators dataset; portrait from the Government Publishing Office; 2026 fundraising totals from the Federal Election Commission. Updated September 24, 2026.

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