Politician
Peter Welch
Democrat · Vermont · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1
FEC candidate S2VT00235
Peter Welch (Democrat) raised $5.4M for the 2022 Vermont Senate race, $951K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Raised, all runs
$5.4M
2022
From PAC checks
18%
$951K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$2K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Vermont Senate | $5.4M | 18% | $2K / $0 | $172K | $5.4M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Leadership PAC $334KTrade group $169KUnion $148KMembership $98KOther $66KParty $54KCorporate $43KSuper PAC $19K
- DSCCParty$51K
- American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$15K
- Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors' National Assoc., Inc. Political Action CommitteeTrade group$11K
- Make It Work PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Blue Wave ProjectLeadership PAC$10K
- People's Voice PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Lobo PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Blue Hen Federal PACLeadership PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Protect the Votefor $2K
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 2022 campaign?
- Peter Welch (Democrat) raised $5.4M for the 2022 Vermont Senate race, $951K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Peter Welch?
- DSCC ($51K), American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC) ($15K), Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors' National Assoc., Inc. Political Action Committee ($11K), Make It Work PAC ($10K), Blue Wave Project ($10K) in 2022.
- Which super PACs spent on Peter Welch's race?
- Protect the Vote ($2K for) in 2022.