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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$5.4M
2022; counted once per cycle
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 election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Vermont Senate | $5.4M | 18% | $2K / $0 | – | $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 $159KUnion $145KMembership $88KOther $66KParty $54KCorporate $34KSuper PAC $19K
- DSCCParty$51K
- 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
- American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Hospital Association PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Protect the Votefor $2K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 8 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 2 times (25%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favored-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $94K | 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 | $4K | 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 | $4K$6K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $94K | Yea · against |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $26K | Yea · against |
| Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53 | Crypto wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $4K | 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 | $0 | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $4K | 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 | $0 | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48 | Labor unions wanted nay | $243K | 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 | $0 | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $23K | 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 | $1K$41K$0 | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $41K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organizing)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $91K | Yea · with industry |
On the record
Voted the way they said on 1 of 1 sourced statement
Their own words, from the linked source, set against how they voted on the same policy. We list a commitment only when the exact words are on a page we link to, so this is what we could find, not a full record.
Bill they sponsored · 2025
“I'm glad to partner with Senator Hawley on this bipartisan bill that offers the administration a template to work with Congress to make that goal a reality.”
The goal he refers to is most-favored-nation drug pricing. The Hill, via Sen. Welch's office, 5 May 2025
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 8 of 8 key votes (100%)
On 4 votes, industries that gave them $10K+ before the vote wanted the opposite of what most of their constituents wanted. They sided with the funders 0 times and with their constituents 4. Constituent views come from the Cooperative Election Study, a survey of about 60,000 adults a year. A side counts as what constituents wanted only when it leads by more than the margin of error; closer results are shown as split. Party explains most votes, and none of this shows that money changed a vote.
| Vote | Their constituents | Their funders | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favored-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 | 94% support ±6Vermont · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $94K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 | 22% support ±10Vermont · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 | 56% support ±11Vermont · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 | 47% support ±12Vermont · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 | 94% support ±6Vermont · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $94K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 75% support ±11VT-01 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $41K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 69% support ±12VT-01 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 90% support ±7Vermont (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 94% support ±6VT-01 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $41K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 98% support ±4Vermont (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
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 listed former position does not establish contact with that office.
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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Peter Welch?
- DSCC ($51K), Make It Work PAC ($10K), Blue Wave Project ($10K), People's Voice PAC ($10K), Lobo PAC ($10K) in 2022.
- Which super PACs spent on Peter Welch's race?
- Protect the Vote ($2K for) in 2022.