Peter Welch VT Democratic Senator

Vermont
2026 Candidates
Vermont Map

Mr. Peter Welch
Current Democratic Senator
Vermont
Official Website

Socials Congress Funding Resources

Instagram Facebook X (Twitter) Bluesky YouTube TikTok

@SenPeterWelch

This is why we can’t get rid of the Education Department. https://t.co/N6JGyfMmSY

💬 20🔁 123❤ 2,921Oct 24, 2026

RT @AiliaZehra: I spoke to Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) for this @insidetrade piece on how Democrats would fight Trump’s tariffs on Cana…

💬 0🔁 3❤ 5Oct 23, 2026

States already spend millions and devote immense resources to recover after disasters, but they can’t do it alone. Disasters will only continue to hurt our communities, and the federal government needs to be there to help. We need to work across the aisle to reform FEMA, not destroy it.

💬 11🔁 7❤ 19Oct 21, 2026

New technology is helping our nation's manufacturing industry become safer and more efficient. I joined the Vermont Biz2Biz Expo in South Burlington to discuss how small and mid-sized manufacturers can harness tech and thrive in Vermont. https://t.co/EF65DnVt1O

💬 6🔁 0❤ 2Oct 16, 2026

With Big Pharma charging insanely high prices to Americans for prescription drugs, many choose to import prescription drugs from licensed pharmacies in countries with lower prices like Canada. But the Trump Administration is attempting to end mail order importation of prescription drugs. I joined Senator Klobuchar to send a letter to the Administration, urging them to drop the change. I’m glad they’ve postponed enforcement of the rule, but we need to change this outdated policy. Americans are paying too much for medications they rely on. We should be making things easier, not harder for them.

💬 7🔁 0❤ 10Oct 16, 2026

The Trump Administration is attempting to cut staff and services from Head Start, which supports our kids and their families. I visited the Head Start center in Rutland to hear how this could hurt Vermont and share how I’m fighting against it. https://t.co/GBDjw6Py0y

💬 13🔁 2❤ 11Oct 14, 2026

Why have 1 in 12 rural hospitals closed in the past 15 years? https://t.co/lQpJzPkzy6

💬 26🔁 4❤ 12Oct 14, 2026

Three years ago, Vermonter and journalist Dylan Collins was attacked and wounded by the Israel Defense Forces despite being clearly marked as press. Dylan and every other journalist attacked or killed by the IDF deserve justice. We must protect freedom of the press and defend the safety of journalists.

💬 36🔁 69❤ 247Oct 13, 2026

On Indigenous Peoples' Day, we celebrate their contributions to our society. We must recommit also ourselves to reckoning with past harms so we create a stronger future together.

💬 71🔁 1❤ 12Oct 12, 2026

NEW: Many of the things you buy every day would’ve been cheaper this year if it wasn’t for President Trump’s tariffs. He’s making a choice to cost you money with his trade war. https://t.co/DdAPj8R0mY

💬 12🔁 3❤ 19Oct 9, 2026

Votes Bills Issues Committees Speeches Terms

Voting record, 119th Congress

94.2%Attendance862 of 915 roll calls cast

53Roll calls missed

97.0%Voted with the Democratic majorityon the 840 party-line votes

10+Yea or Nay against the Democratic majorityon party-line votes

How these are counted

Attendance is the share of roll calls held while the member was in office on which they voted Yea, Nay or Present. A party-line vote is a roll call on which a majority of Republicans voted against a majority of Democrats. Voting with the Democratic majority is the share of the member’s cast votes on those roll calls that matched that majority. The roll calls come from Voteview, which compiles each vote from the official record; Votewiser does the counting. Citation: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Last 10 votes cast

Date	Measure	Question	Vote	Result
Sep 30, 2026	NominationKeith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor	On the Nomination	Nay	Nomination Confirmed
Sep 30, 2026	NominationKeith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Cloture Motion Agreed to
Sep 30, 2026	H.R. 9340A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes.	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Nay	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
Sep 30, 2026	H.R. 7008A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes.	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Nay	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
Sep 29, 2026	S.Res. 852A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.	On the Motion to Discharge	Yea	Motion to Discharge Rejected
Sep 29, 2026	S.J.Res. 197A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Bene…	On the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Motion to Proceed Rejected
Sep 28, 2026	S. 4668A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.	On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Bill Passed
Sep 28, 2026	S. 4668To establish certain standards with respect to coaches of varsity sports teams.	On the Amendment	Yea	Amendment Rejected
Sep 28, 2026	S. 4668To increase the limitation on funding for post-eligibility insurance and catastrophic injury for student athletes.	On the Amendment	Yea	Amendment Rejected
Sep 28, 2026	S. 4668To limit price increases for college athletics tickets.	On the Amendment	Yea	Amendment Rejected

Latest 10 votes against the Democratic majority

Date	Measure	Member voted	Party majority
Jun 23, 2026	NominationDarrell Owens, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, with the rank of Ambassador	Yea	Nay
Feb 26, 2026	NominationRyan McCormack, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy	Yea	Nay
Feb 26, 2026	NominationRyan McCormack, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy	Yea	Nay
Jan 30, 2026	H.R. 7148A bill making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.	Yea	Nay
Jan 8, 2026	NominationAlexander C. Van Hook, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana	Yea	Nay
Dec 18, 2025	NominationAlexander C. Van Hook, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana	Yea	Nay
Dec 17, 2025	NominationDouglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2026	Yea	Nay
Dec 17, 2025	NominationDouglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2026	Yea	Nay
Nov 19, 2025	NominationHo Nieh, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2029	Yea	Nay
Nov 18, 2025	NominationHo Nieh, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2029	Yea	Nay

Source: Voteview · votes through Sep 30, 2026, the latest in Voteview’s data · Senate roll calls

Bills, 119th Congress

85Sponsoredbills and resolutions introduced

647Cosponsored

0Sponsored that became law3 sponsored or cosponsored became law

134Cross-party cosponsorshipsbills from another party’s sponsor

29.4%Sponsored bills with a cross-party cosponsorH.R. and S. bills only

How these are counted

Sponsored counts every bill and resolution the member introduced; cosponsored excludes withdrawn cosponsorships. A cross-party cosponsorship is cosponsoring a measure whose sponsor belongs to another party. The last figure is the share of the member’s H.R. or S. bills with at least one cosponsor from another party.

Policy areas of the bills sponsored or cosponsored

Policy area	Bills
Health	105
International Affairs	78
Agriculture and Food	58
Taxation	57
Crime and Law Enforcement	57

Policy areas are assigned by the Congressional Research Service, one per bill. Top five shown.

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS · as of Oct 27, 2026

Votes by issue, 119th Congress

95.2%With the Democratic majorityon 854 issue votes

17Against both partiesmost Democrats and most Republicans voted the other way

24With the Republican majorityon party-line votes

This is not a left–right score. A vote against the party can come from either side of it; the list below shows who else voted the same way.

Issue	Votes	With the Democratic majority	Against both parties	With the Republican majority	Rank among Democrats
Nominations	421	94.8%	0	22	27th of 47
Economics and Public Finance	188	98.9%	1	1	20th of 47
Immigration	37	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (15)
International Affairs	36	86.1%	5	0	33rd of 47
Congress	19	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (47)
Finance and Financial Sector	19	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (27)
Armed Forces and National Security	18	50.0%	8	1	42nd of 46
Environmental Protection	18	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (41)
Public Lands and Natural Resources	15	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (44)
Energy	12	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (41)
Government Operations and Politics	12	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (43)
Sports and Recreation	11	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (14)
Transportation and Public Works	11	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (45)
Other issues (9)Fewer than 10 votes each: Housing and Community Development, Taxation, Foreign Trade and International Finance, Crime and Law Enforcement, Health, Education, Emergency Management, Science, Technology, Communications, Families	37	91.9%	3	0	—

Rank: 1st = voted with the Democratic majority most often on that issue, among Senate Democrats who cast at least 10 votes on it.

Votes against the Democratic majority, by issue

Nominations · 22

Jun 23, 2026 · Nomination · Darrell Owens, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, with the rank of Ambassador
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 16 other Democrats.
Feb 26, 2026 · Nomination · Ryan McCormack, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 9 other Democrats.
Feb 26, 2026 · Cloture on Nomination · Ryan McCormack, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 9 other Democrats.
Jan 8, 2026 · Nomination · Alexander C. Van Hook, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 6 other Democrats: Richard Durbin, Maggie Hassan, Timothy Kaine, Angus King, Amy Klobuchar, Jeanne Shaheen.
Dec 18, 2025 · Cloture on Nomination · Alexander C. Van Hook, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 6 other Democrats: Christopher Coons, Maggie Hassan, Timothy Kaine, Angus King, Amy Klobuchar, Jeanne Shaheen.
Dec 17, 2025 · Nomination · Douglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2026
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 17 other Democrats.
Dec 17, 2025 · Cloture on Nomination · Douglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2026
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 17 other Democrats.
Nov 19, 2025 · Nomination · Ho Nieh, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2029
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 14 other Democrats.
Nov 18, 2025 · Cloture on Nomination · Ho Nieh, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2029
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 12 other Democrats.
Oct 21, 2025 · Nomination · Harold D. Mooty III, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 13 other Democrats.
and 12 more

Economics and Public Finance · 2

Jan 30, 2026 · H.R. 7148 · A bill making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 22 other Democrats.
Nov 10, 2025 · Motion to table H.R. 5371 · To strike a provision modifying the definition of hemp for purposes of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946.
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 21 other Democrats; 2 Republicans: Ted Cruz, Rand Paul.

International Affairs · 5

Aug 7, 2026 · 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 other purpos…
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 9 other Democrats; 1 Republican: Rand Paul.
Jul 29, 2026 · Taking up H.R. 5334 · A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes.
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 10 other Democrats; 1 Republican: Rand Paul.
Jul 28, 2026 · Cloture on taking up H.R. 5334 · A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes.
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 10 other Democrats; 1 Republican: Rand Paul.
Apr 3, 2025 · Motion to discharge S.J.Res. 26 · A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Israel of certain defense articles and services.
Voted Yea; most of both parties voted Nay. Also voting Yea: 14 other Democrats.
Apr 3, 2025 · Motion to discharge S.J.Res. 33 · A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and se…
Voted Yea; most of both parties voted Nay. Also voting Yea: 14 other Democrats.

Armed Forces and National Security · 9

Dec 17, 2025 · S. 1071 · A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other p…
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 17 other Democrats; 2 Republicans: Mike Lee, Rand Paul.
Dec 15, 2025 · Cloture on S. 1071 · A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other p…
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 16 other Democrats; 3 Republicans: Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Rand Paul.
Dec 11, 2025 · Taking up S. 1071 · A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other p…
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 17 other Democrats; 4 Republicans: Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Jerry Moran, Rand Paul.
Oct 9, 2025 · S. 2296 · An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defe…
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 18 other Democrats; 1 Republican: Rand Paul.
Oct 9, 2025 · Amendment to S. 2296 · To reduce the bloated Pentagon budget by 10 percent and instead expand veteran dental care at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Voted Yea; most of both parties voted Nay. Also voting Yea: 9 other Democrats.
Oct 9, 2025 · Amendment to S. 2296 · To require a review of the methodologies used to determine the amounts of locality-based comparability payments and to require the President's Pay Agent to con…
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 2 other Democrats: Richard Durbin, Timothy Kaine.
Oct 9, 2025 · Amendment to S. 2296 · To prohibit earnings on balances maintained at a Federal Reserve bank by or on behalf of a depository institution.
Voted Yea; most of both parties voted Nay. Also voting Yea: 7 other Democrats: Maria Cantwell, Richard Durbin, Edward Markey, Jeff Merkley, Christopher Murphy, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren; 6 Republicans: Josh Hawley, Mike Lee, Cynthia Lummis, Roger Marshall, Rand Paul, Rick Scott.
Sep 4, 2025 · Taking up S. 2296 · An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defe…
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 11 other Democrats; 1 Republican: Rand Paul.
Sep 2, 2025 · Cloture on taking up S. 2296 · An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defe…
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 11 other Democrats; 2 Republicans: John Kennedy, Rand Paul.

Crime and Law Enforcement · 3

Mar 14, 2025 · S. 331 · A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 15 other Democrats.
Mar 13, 2025 · Cloture on S. 331 · A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 14 other Democrats.
Mar 6, 2025 · Cloture on taking up S. 331 · A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 11 other Democrats.

How these are counted

Each roll call takes the policy area the Library of Congress gave the bill it is about; a vote on an amendment counts under its bill. 907 of the Senate’s 915 roll calls this Congress have an issue. Left out as procedural (8): votes on House rules and the previous question, motions to recommit or adjourn, quorum calls and the Speaker election. Nominations are their own issue. “With the Democratic majority” counts every issue vote on which most Democrats voted the same way, Yea or Nay. “Against both parties” = most Democrats and most Republicans voted one way and this member the other. “With the Republican majority” = a party-line vote (most of each party on opposite sides) on which this member sided with the Republicans. Independents count with the party they caucus with. The Senate roll calls come from Voteview; Votewiser does the counting. Citation: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Source: votes: Voteview · issue areas: Library of Congress policy areas · votes through Sep 30, 2026

Committee assignments

Committee	Role	Side	Seniority rank
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry	Member	Minority	8
Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology	Member	Minority	4
Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety	Member	Minority	2
Rural Development, Energy, and Credit	Ranking Member	Minority	1
Senate Committee on Finance	Member	Minority	13
Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure	Member	Minority	5
Health Care	Member	Minority	10
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration	Member	Minority	8
Senate Committee on the Judiciary	Member	Minority	9
Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights	Member	Minority	4
Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights	Member	Minority	5
Intellectual Property	Member	Minority	5
the Constitution	Ranking Member	Minority	1

Seniority rank is the member’s order among their own party’s members on that committee; 1 is the most senior.

Source: congress-legislators (CC0) · as of Oct 27, 2026

Congress	Years	Chamber	Role	State	District
119th Congress	2025–present	Senate	Senator	Vermont (VT)	—
118th Congress	2023–2025	Senate	Senator	Vermont (VT)	—
117th Congress	2021–2023	House of Representatives	Representative	Vermont (VT)	—
116th Congress	2019–2021	House of Representatives	Representative	Vermont (VT)	—
115th Congress	2017–2019	House of Representatives	Representative	Vermont (VT)	—
114th Congress	2015–2017	House of Representatives	Representative	Vermont (VT)	—
113th Congress	2013–2015	House of Representatives	Representative	Vermont (VT)	—
112th Congress	2011–2013	House of Representatives	Representative	Vermont (VT)	—
111th Congress	2009–2011	House of Representatives	Representative	Vermont (VT)	—
110th Congress	2007–2009	House of Representatives	Representative	Vermont (VT)	—

Elections

Elected to the At Large District for the 110th Congress on November 7, 2006; reelected to each succeeding Congress; elected to the U.S. Senate on November 8, 2022.¹

The election history as listed in the Congressional Directory.

Sources

Official Congressional Directory, 119th Congress (February 20, 2026 edition). U.S. Government Publishing Office for the Joint Committee on Printing.

Researched Oct 28, 2026. Each fact was checked against a saved copy of its source.

Overview Donors

Campaign money, 2025–26 election cycle

$248,839Raised

$356,361Spent

$1,605,730Cash on hand

$0Debts owed by the campaign

Where the money came from

Source	Amount	Share
Individuals, itemizeddonors giving more than $200 in the cycle, named in filings	$74,033	29.8%
Individuals, unitemized$200 or less in the cycle, not named	$4,841	1.9%
PACs and other committees	$45,000	18.1%
Party committees	$0	0.0%
All other receiptstransfers, loans, refunds and offsets	$124,966	50.2%

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported by groups not tied to the campaign: $0 supporting this candidate, $0 opposing. Details on FEC.gov

More on this campaign’s money

Source: Federal Election Commission, openFEC API · filings through Sep 30, 2026

Who gave, 2025–26 election cycle

Top employers of individual donors

Employer named by donors	Amount
TDS	$7,000
COMPREHENSIVE UROLOGY	$7,000
PIONEER VALLEY UROLOGY	$6,000
PATIENTRIGHTSADVOCATE.ORG	$5,000
IDAHO UROLOGIC INSTITUTE	$4,500
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE	$3,000
NULL	$2,500
PETER G. PETERSON FOUNDATION	$2,000
BETA	$1,500
SOLARIS	$1,000

Contributions from individuals who listed that employer, itemized only. Companies themselves cannot give to a federal candidate’s campaign.

Entries that name no employer, as written on the filings: NOT EMPLOYED $7,960 · SELF $7,296 · NONE $2,065 · RETIRED $1,000.

Source: Federal Election Commission, openFEC API · filings through Sep 30, 2026

Profile External Sources

Profile

Facts from official records. The small numbers open each fact’s source.

At a glance

Born	May 2, 1947^1,2
Birthplace	Springfield, MA^1,2
Home town listed	Norwich, VT¹
Party	Democratic¹

Education

A.B., magna cum laude, history, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA
1969
J.D., University of California, Berkeley, CA, 1973

As listed in the Congressional Directory.¹

Professional history

Attorney
Member, Vermont State Senate, 1981-89, 2001-07 (Minority Leader, 1983-85
President Pro Tempore, 1985-89, 2003-07)

As the member’s office lists it in the Congressional Directory, in that order.¹

Biographical Directory entry

WELCH, Peter, a Senator and a Representative from Vermont; born in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., May 2, 1947; graduated from Cathedral High School, Springfield, Mass.; A.B., College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass.; 1969; J.D., University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1973; lawyer, private practice; member of the Vermont state senate, 1981-1989, 2002-2007, minority leader, 1983-1985, president pro tempore, 1985-1989, 2003-2007; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred First Congress in 1988; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2007-January 3, 2023); was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives but was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 2022 for the term ending January 3, 2029.²

The official summary kept by the House and Senate historians, word for word.

Offices

Washington, DC

115 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
202-224-4242

Local office

City	Address	Phone
Burlington, VT	199 Main St., 4th Floor	802-863-2525

Office list: congress-legislators (CC0), as of Oct 27, 2026.

Sources

Official Congressional Directory, 119th Congress (February 20, 2026 edition). U.S. Government Publishing Office for the Joint Committee on Printing.
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Office of the Historian, U.S. House (History, Art & Archives).

Researched Oct 28, 2026. Each fact was checked against a saved copy of its source.

Voting record, 119th Congress

Last 10 votes cast

Latest 10 votes against the Democratic majority

Bills, 119th Congress

Policy areas of the bills sponsored or cosponsored

Sponsored legislation, newest first

Votes by issue, 119th Congress

Votes against the Democratic majority, by issue

Committee assignments

Floor remarks, 119th Congress

Elections

Sources

Campaign money, 2025–26 election cycle

Where the money came from

Outside spending

More on this campaign’s money

Who gave, 2025–26 election cycle

Top employers of individual donors

Profile

At a glance

Education

Professional history

Biographical Directory entry

Offices

Sources

Vote Smart

Congress

More Links