DemocratPeter Welch
U.S. Senator · Vermont
U.S. Senator from Vermont
11 tracked promises, 3 rated
Vermont
Represents Vermont statewide
How they won their seat
Peter Welch won the 2022 U.S. Senate election in Vermont with 68.4% of the vote (196,575 votes).
- Peter Welch · Democrat68.4%196,575
- Gerald Malloy · Republican28%80,468
- 7 Other Candidates3.6%10,343
Certified results. Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (MEDSL) ↗. A plurality winner can hold under 50% when more than two candidates run.
Inferred legislative agendas
Peter Welch's record indicates a pattern of involvement in agricultural issues, health care, and climate-related initiatives. He has sponsored multiple bills aimed at supporting family dairy farms, regulating market concentration in agriculture, and addressing prescription drug prices, such as the Milk From Family Dairies Act and the SMART Prices Act. Additionally, his committee memberships indicate participation in finance, agriculture, and judiciary matters. Focus areas (from the record): Agriculture · Health Care · Climate · Voting Rights · Consumer Protection Alignment with declared positions: Mixed. Welch's sponsored bills are related to his positions on agriculture and health care, such as the Milk From Family Dairies Act. However, there are several declared positions, particularly on voting rights and foreign policy, that lack evidence of legislative action in his record. What this can't tell you: The record does not reveal the effectiveness of the sponsored bills or their impact on constituents; There is no information on Welch's interactions with constituents or advocacy outside of formal legislative actions; The absence of statements limits understanding of his public communication strategy and priorities. Confidence: moderate (based on the volume of verified record on file).
Inferred, not stated. Peter Welch has not necessarily stated these as goals. This is an AI-generated, nonpartisan reading of the patterns in their verified record — sponsored legislation, committee work, roll-call votes, and campaign-finance composition — and how those patterns compare to any declared positions and tracked promises. It describes what the record emphasizes, never imputes motive, and is run through an adversarial review pass that scrubs bias, loaded language, and any claim the evidence doesn’t support. It is not a quote, a claim they made, or a rating; every underlying item is sourced in the verified record below; and it never affects the Integrity Score.
Showing 2020. Every tile and chart below reflects this window; some record types (e.g. roll-call votes) only have data for recent years.
Activity in office
What Peter Welch has actually done in office — sourced from official roll-call and government records, shown in full below. These are facts, separate from tracked promises and never folded into any score.
- Bills sponsored
- 12
Roll-call data last updated July 20, 2026 · source: Voteview.
Bills sponsored over time
Bills sponsored per year, stacked by outcome (latest action). Outcome data covers the 118th–119th Congresses; earlier years show as “awaiting status” until enriched. Source: Congress.gov.
Bill success rate
Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.
Campaign finance over time
- Small-dollar (unitemized)$00%
- Large individual (itemized)$286K28%
- PAC / committee$723K72%
By election cycle. Source: FEC.
Committee memberships
- Member, Senate Committee on FinanceOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and BiotechnologyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food SafetyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Rural Development, Energy, and CreditOn record since Jan 2025Ranking
- Member, Senate Committee on Finance — Energy, Natural Resources, and InfrastructureOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Finance — Health CareOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Rules and AdministrationOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on the JudiciaryOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer RightsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal RightsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Intellectual PropertyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary — the ConstitutionOn record since Jan 2025Ranking
Source: Congress.gov.
Integrity
Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown+75 · based on 3 rated promises
- Championed 3
Teal segments are promises kept; amber and stone segments are promises worked against. The signed score weights each rated promise by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is shown separately from popularity, finance, disclosure, and stated positions. Methodology is open.
Integrity over time
In office since Jan 2019 · 3 rated promisesEach step is a real change in the sourced record — the score holds between assessments.
Promise status over time
How the tracked promise record has evolved.
- Kept3
- Against0
- No opportunity0
- In progress0
Replayed from this official’s sourced assessment history — the bands step only when an assessment is recorded or changed. Based on the most recent roll-call votes on file and the tracked promise assessments; never interpolated.
Topic coverage
11 promises across 9 topicsWhat this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.
- Agriculture / dairy2
- Health care / prescription drug prices2
- Agriculture1
- Climate and environment1
- Democracy / election integrity1
- Education / student debt1
- Foreign policy / Middle East1
- Housing affordability1
- Voting rights1
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Primary (official record)11100%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
11 tracked promises
“Continue working with Republican colleagues to pass a multi-year, bipartisan Farm Bill.”
“Pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to restore protections of the Voting Rights Act.”
“Pass the SMART Prices Act to expand Medicare's ability to negotiate the prices of more prescription drugs and lower costs faster, building on the Inflation Reduction Act.”
“Continue fighting to protect Medicare's drug-price negotiation authority so the program's negotiating powers are preserved.”
“Lead the Milk from Family Dairies Act to combat consolidation in the dairy industry and ensure fair prices for family dairy farms.”
“Codify West Bank settler-violence sanctions into permanent law through the SANCTIONS in the West Bank Act.”
“Pass the Digital Integrity in Democracy Act to hold social media platforms accountable for intentionally hosting false election-administration information.”
“Do everything possible to fight for Vermont's dairy farmers in Washington.”
“Remain committed to working to transition away from fossil fuels, protect clean air and water, support vulnerable communities, and preserve biodiversity.”
“Continue fighting to ease the burden of student loan debt for students and families.”
“Continue focusing on making more housing available to Vermonters at affordable prices.”
Verified record
450 sponsored billsFacts imported directly from official government sources — shown separately from tracked promises and never folded into the Integrity Score. Each entry links to its primary source.
Sponsored legislation
- Sponsored S 4996: A bill to regulate market concentration and competition in the food and agriculture industry, and for other purposes. ↗Jul 15, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 805: A resolution celebrating the historic significance of the 2026 Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup and welcoming the international community to North America for the first tournament hosted by 3 nations. ↗Jul 15, 2026
- Sponsored S 4995: A bill to provide for the protection of agricultural workers, and for other purposes. ↗Jul 15, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 797: A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. ↗Jun 24, 2026
- Sponsored S 4906: Milk From Family Dairies Act of 2026 ↗Jun 24, 2026
- Sponsored S 4912: BUFFER Act ↗Jun 24, 2026
- Sponsored S 4881: Unlocking Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic Funding Act ↗Jun 24, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 767: A resolution celebrating the historic significance of the 2026 Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup and welcoming the international community to North America for the first tournament hosted by 3 nations. ↗Jun 11, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 683: A resolution raising awareness of lake sturgeon. ↗Apr 22, 2026
- Sponsored S 4239: Plug Offshore Wells Act ↗Mar 26, 2026
- Sponsored SJRES 157: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Bulletin 2012-04: Lending discrimination (April 18, 2012)". ↗Mar 26, 2026
- Sponsored S 4169: Student Loan Interest Elimination Act ↗Mar 24, 2026
Showing the 12 most recent of 450 sponsored measures.
Voting record
- Total votes
- 858
- Yea
- 262
- Nay
- 546
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 50
Full voting record
858 votes- SJRES198Yea
- PN8518Nay
- PN9304Nay
- PN9304Nay
- S4784Nay
- PN9382Nay
- PN9303Nay
- SJRES185Yea
- PN9382Nay
- SJRES196Yea
- PN9303Nay
- PN9302Nay
- PN9302Nay
- PN9307Nay
- PN9307Nay
- HCONRES86Yea
- PN8593Yea
- HR6644Yea
- PN73033Nay
- HR6644Yea
Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.
Stated positions
9 positions on recordWhat this official says they believe — sourced claims, shown distinctly from tracked promises and from any assessment of what they did. A stated position is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.
- Education / student debtStated position
Continue fighting to ease the burden of student loan debt for students and families.
Sourceshttps://www.welch.senate.gov/my-work/View position & sources → - Housing affordabilityStated position
Continue focusing on making more housing available to Vermonters at affordable prices.
Sourceshttps://www.welch.senate.gov/my-work/View position & sources → - AgricultureStated position
Continue working with Republican colleagues to pass a multi-year, bipartisan Farm Bill.
Sourceshttps://www.welch.senate.gov/welch-statement-on-republicans-draft-farm-bill/View position & sources → - Foreign policy / Middle EastStated position
Codify West Bank settler-violence sanctions into permanent law through the SANCTIONS in the West Bank Act.
Sourceshttps://www.welch.senate.gov/welch-van-hollen-reintroduce-bill-to-codify-west-bank-sanctions/View position & sources → - Voting rightsStated position
Pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to restore protections of the Voting Rights Act.
Sourceshttps://www.welch.senate.gov/welch-helps-reintroduce-john-r-lewis-voting-rights-advancement-act-2/View position & sources → - Health care / prescription drug pricesStated position
Pass the SMART Prices Act to expand Medicare's ability to negotiate the prices of more prescription drugs and lower costs faster, building on the Inflation Reduction Act.
Sourceshttps://www.welch.senate.gov/welch-statement-on-trumps-executive-order-targeting-medicare-drug-price-negotiations/View position & sources → - Democracy / election integrityStated position
Pass the Digital Integrity in Democracy Act to hold social media platforms accountable for intentionally hosting false election-administration information.
Sourceshttps://www.welch.senate.gov/welch-reintroduces-the-digital-integrity-in-democracy-act/View position & sources → - Agriculture / dairyStated position
Lead the Milk from Family Dairies Act to combat consolidation in the dairy industry and ensure fair prices for family dairy farms.
Sourceshttps://www.welch.senate.gov/welch-provides-remarks-at-the-vermont-dairy-producers-conference/View position & sources → - Climate and environmentStated position
Remain committed to working to transition away from fossil fuels, protect clean air and water, support vulnerable communities, and preserve biodiversity.
Sourceshttps://www.welch.senate.gov/welch-statement-for-the-congressional-record-on-cop29/View position & sources →
Disclosure
A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.
No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.
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