Politician
Peter Welch
Democrat · Vermont · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate H6VT00160
Peter Welch (Democrat) raised $852K for the 2020 Vermont at-large House seat race, $498K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Raised, all runs
$852K
2020
From PAC checks
58%
$498K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Vermont at-large House seat | $852K | 58% | $0 / $0 | – | $852K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $176KTrade group $172KUnion $85KMembership $62KOther $29KSuper PAC $3KParty $88
- American Hotel and Lodging Association Political Action Committee ('Hotelpac')Trade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- The Williams Companies, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Association of Convenience Stores Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Action Committee for Rural Electrification (Acre)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Optometric Association Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Cable Association Inc PAC (Aca PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$9K
- Lowe's Companies, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporate$9K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
No outside spending of note.
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 13 key votes where Peter Welch had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 2 times (15%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favoured-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $99K | Yea · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $3K | Yea · against |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | $9K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $14K | Nay · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $3K | Yea · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $14K$6K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $99K | Yea · against |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $27K | Yea · against |
| Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53 | Crypto wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $14K | Nay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $6K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $6K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $14K | Nay · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $3K | Yea · against |
| SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48 | Labor unions wanted nay | $257K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $9K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $27K | Yea · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $14K$99K$6K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $99K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $257K | Yea · with industry |
Their own portfolio
23 stock trades, worth $121K–$590K
Reported under the STOCK Act from 4 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 1 buys, 22 sells. Heaviest in tech and ai ($19K+), wall street and hedge funds ($16K+), agriculture, food and retail ($15K+).
Most traded
- VAIAF Vaisala Oy Ordinary Shares -A-$16K+2 trades
- UNP Union Pacific Corporation$15K+1 trades
- CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.$15K+1 trades
- UN Unilever NV$15K+1 trades
- A Agilent Technologies, Inc.$1K+1 trades
- CERN Cerner Corporation$1K+1 trades
- KYOCF Kyocera Corp Ordinary Shares$1K+1 trades
- MITK Mitek Systems, Inc.$1K+1 trades
Latest trades
- sellgeneral Electric Company (gE)2021-11-26 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellInternational business Machines Corporat2021-11-26 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellUNP2021-11-26 · stock$15K–$50K
- sellSwedenCare Ab LOCATION: SE2021-11-19 · other$15K–$50K
- sellA2021-11-18 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellAutodesk2021-11-18 · corporate bond$1K–$15K
- sellCERN2021-11-18 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellChurch & dwight Company, Inc. (CHd)2021-11-18 · stock$15K–$50K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Peter Welch's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Meagan FosterFormer congressional staff
Staff Asst, Congressman Bob Matsui; Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Asst, Senator Mark Begich; Senior Policy Advisor, Senator Tom Udall; Legislative D…
Now lobbies for AT&T Services, INC., Rockwallet, LLC, AT&T · via Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, Potomac Strategic Consulting LLC
Patrick SatalinFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, Rep. Peter Welch; Special Asst., Office of FHA Commissioner, Dept. of HUD
Now lobbies for Smith Bagley, INC. · via Alpine Group Partners, LLC.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Peter Welch's 2020 campaign?
- Peter Welch (Democrat) raised $852K for the 2020 Vermont at-large House seat race, $498K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Peter Welch?
- American Hotel and Lodging Association Political Action Committee ('Hotelpac') ($15K), The Williams Companies, Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), National Association of Convenience Stores Political Action Committee ($10K), The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Action Committee for Rural Electrification (Acre) ($10K), American Optometric Association Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2020.