Peter Welch
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's At-large district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Bernie Sanders |
| Member of the Vermont Senate from the Windsor district |
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In office January 8, 2001 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Cheryl Rivers |
| Succeeded by | Alice Nitka |
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In office January 1981 – January 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Sarah E. Buxton |
| Succeeded by | Richard McCormack |
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Peter Francis Welch May 2, 1947 Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Joan Smith (Deceased) Margaret Cheney |
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College of the Holy Cross UC Berkeley School of Law |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Peter Francis Welch (born May 2, 1947) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who has been serving as the U.S. Representative for Vermont's at-large congressional district since 2007.
He previously served in the Vermont Senate from 1981 to 1989, where he had spells as the Minority Leader and President pro tempore. In 1988 he gave up his seat to run for the House of Representatives, losing in the Democratic primary to House Majority Leader Paul N. Poirier. He was the Democratic nominee for governor of Vermont in 1990, losing to former Republican Party governor Richard A. Snelling 52% to 46%.
He returned to politics in 2001 when he was appointed back to the Vermont Senate. He was re-elected in 2002 and 2004 before making a successful run for the House of Representatives in 2006 to replace independent U.S. Representative Bernie Sanders, who was elected to the United States Senate.
Welch was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1947, where he attended local Catholic schools (Holy Name Grammar School and Cathedral High School). He graduated magna cum laude from College of the Holy Cross in 1969 and in 1973 earned a law degree from Boalt Hall, the law school of the University of California, Berkeley.
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