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Peter Welch's Biography

Office:

Contact Information

SR-124 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

199 Main Street, 4th Floor
Burlington, VT 05401

Full Name:

Peter F. Welch

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Margaret; 5 Children, 3 Stepchildren

Birth Date:

05/02/1947

Birth Place:

Springfield, MA

Home City:

Norwich, VT

Religion:

Catholic

JD, Public Interest Law, University of California, Berkeley, 1973

BA, College of the Holy Cross, 1969

Senator, United State Senate, 2023-present

Former Chief Deputy Whip, United States House of Representatives

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District At-Large, 2006-2023

Candidate, United States Senate, Vermont, 2022

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Vermont, District At-Large, 2018, 2020

President Pro Tempore, Vermont State Senate, 1985-1988, 2003-2006

Senator, Vermont State Senate, District Windsor, 1980-1988, 2002-2006

Chief Deputy Whip, House Democratic Caucus, present

Member, Brain Injury Task Force

Member, Congressional Arts Caucus

Member, Congressional Multiple Sclerosis Caucus

Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus

Member, Democratic Steering and Policy Committee

Former Member, Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Member, Fire Services Caucus

Member, Historic Preservation Caucus

Member, House Hunger Caucus

Member, House Nursing Caucus

Member, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Member, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Equality Caucus

Member, National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus

Member, New England Congressional Caucus

Member, Northeast Agriculture Caucus

Member, Northern Border Caucus

Member, Peak Oil Caucus

Member, Rural Health Care Coalition

Member, Rural Working Group

Former Member, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Energy, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), United States House of Representatives

Member, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Member, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Founding Partner, Welch, Graham and Manby

Awards:

Robert F. Kennedy Fellowship

Spouse's Occupation:

Member, Vermont Public Utility Commission

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