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DEMOCRATIC

U.S. Senator · Vermont

Peter
Welch

Member of CongressCurrent Term: 2023–2029Congress.gov ↗︎Official site ↗︎

Terms served

House 8 · Senate 1

Years in Congress

19.5y

Since 2007

Bills sponsored

730

All time

Bills cosponsored

5391

All time

Current staff

Personal office

Career staff alumni

Distinct people

% with party

…

Voting record pending

Chapter I

Legislative Activity

Sponsored: 730 bills all time · Cosponsored: 5391 bills all time. Showing sponsored bills in the 119th Congress.

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Chapter II

Committees

13 assignments across 1 congress

119th Congress

Senate

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Member

Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology

Member

Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety

Member

Rural Development, Energy, and Credit

Ranking member

Senate Committee on Finance

Member

Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure

Member

Health Care

Member

Senate Committee on Rules and Administration

Member

Senate Committee on the Judiciary

Member

Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights

Member

Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights

Member

Intellectual Property

Member

the Constitution

Ranking member

Chapter III

Office & Staff

Current personal office roster · 41 staffers · 7 interns

Staff · 41· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Darryl G. Alexander	POLICY ADVISOR	Apr 1, 2024 to Present
Anujin Byambasaikhan	PRESS ASSISTANT	Jun 10, 2025 to Present
Keith O. Chatinover	LAW CLERK	Jan 13, 2026 to Present
Daniel J. Davis	DIGITAL MANAGER	Apr 1, 2025 to Present
Catherine Burke Deponte	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Apr 1, 2024 to Present
Erin Marie Doty	HEALTH POLICY ADVISOR	Feb 18, 2026 to Present
Rebecca M. Ellis	STATE DIRECTOR	Jan 3, 2023 to Present
John R. Ferguson	CHIEF COUNSEL	Oct 1, 2024 to Present
Graham B. Forward	SENIOR CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE	Nov 1, 2024 to Present
Shannon M. Furnari	DIRECTOR OF CASEWORK OPERATIONS	Jan 3, 2023 to Present
Renee N. Girard	ASSOCIATE COUNSEL	Jul 14, 2025 to Present
Alexandra S. Golden	CHIEF OF STAFF	Jan 3, 2023 to Present
Hannah F. Gottschalk	STAFF ASSISTANT	Jun 3, 2024 to Present
Kelley J. Goulette	DIRECTOR OF CONSTITUENT SERVICES	Jan 3, 2023 to Present
Zoe Elise Proegler Graf	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR	Oct 1, 2025 to Present
Brooke S. Grams	SENIOR LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Oct 1, 2025 to Present
Cameron Michael-Stan Greenfield	STAFF ASSISTANT	May 16, 2025 to Present
Andrew N. Hegarty	STAFF ASSISTANT	Jul 11, 2024 to Present
Fauna S. Hurley	BUSINESS LIAISON	Jan 3, 2023 to Present
Lukas Warren Kauth	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Apr 1, 2024 to Present
Amy M. Lee	OFFICE MANAGER	Jun 21, 2023 to Present
Robin J. Lunge	OUTREACH REPRESENTATIVE/POLICY ADVISOR	Oct 1, 2025 to Present
Liv Nicole Ha Marshall	CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE	Oct 1, 2025 to Present
Philip J. McDaniel	NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR	Feb 18, 2025 to Present
Miles S. McGuriman	OUTREACH REPRESENTATIVE	Oct 1, 2025 to Present
Ryan D. McLaren	SENIOR ADVISOR	Apr 1, 2023 to Present
James B. McNerney III	OUTREACH REPRESENTATIVE	Oct 1, 2025 to Present
Elisabeth K. St. Onge	COMMUNICATIONS/DEPUTY DIRECTOR	Oct 1, 2025 to Present
Jeffrey P. Van Oot	SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR	Oct 1, 2025 to Present
Marsh Palin	DIGITAL DIRECTOR	Jan 3, 2023 to Present
Timothy S. Rieser	SENIOR ADVISOR FOR FOREIGN POLICY AND APPROPRIATIONS	Oct 1, 2023 to Present
Benjamin H. Ross	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Apr 1, 2025 to Present
Jahnessa A. Ryea	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Oct 1, 2024 to Present
Noah E. Salomon	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR	Jan 16, 2025 to Present
Alyssa B. Slaimen	SENIOR COUNSEL	Oct 1, 2023 to Present
Cora L. Smith	STAFF ASSISTANT	Apr 25, 2024 to Present
Jessica Erin Spence	POLICY ADVISOR	Apr 1, 2024 to Present
Evelyn Jisel Vivar	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Apr 1, 2024 to Present
Lindsey M. Wagner-Oveson	DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF	Oct 1, 2023 to Present
Isabella Lp Weston	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Oct 1, 2025 to Present
Aaron Russell David White	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Mar 13, 2023 to Present

Interns · 7· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Shawn B. AdamsIntern	INTERN	Jan 13, 2026 to Present
Amelia G. FrisbieIntern	INTERN	Jan 13, 2026 to Present
Quinn Patrick GiordanoIntern	INTERN	Jan 15, 2026 to Present
Constance A. HammerIntern	INTERN	Jan 13, 2026 to Present
Bridget M. McLoughlinIntern	INTERN	Jan 13, 2026 to Present
Tristen M. PharrIntern	INTERN	Jan 13, 2026 to Present
Maya C. PiluskiIntern	INTERN	Mar 23, 2026 to Present

Chapter IV

Staff Alumni

Former personal office staff · 30 staffers · 38 interns

Alumni staff · 30· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Haya M. Akbik	LAW CLERK	Sep 2, 2025 to Dec 19, 2025
Ena Zoe Backus	OUTREACH REPRESENTATIVE	Jan 23, 2023 to Aug 30, 2024
Emily K. Becker	PRESS SECRETARY	Jan 3, 2023 to Aug 25, 2023
Piara Biggs	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Oct 1, 2023 to Mar 31, 2025
Derrick R. Blackwell-Hunt	STAFF ASSISTANT	Jan 3, 2023 to May 1, 2024
Sarah E. Bradley	LAW CLERK	May 22, 2023 to Jul 28, 2023
Patricia M. Coates	SENIOR ADVISOR	Jan 3, 2023 to Mar 3, 2023
Raisa M. Cramer	COUNSEL	Apr 17, 2023 to Sep 1, 2023
Thifeen Waheed Deen	POLICY ADVISOR	Apr 1, 2024 to Jan 16, 2026
James C. Ferenc	SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR	Jan 3, 2023 to Jan 31, 2025
Meagan C. Foster	DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF	Jan 3, 2023 to Feb 9, 2024
William Trenary Froehlich	LEGAL FELLOW	Sep 4, 2024 to Sep 4, 2025
Joanna H. Grill	LAW CLERK	Jun 2, 2025 to Aug 1, 2025
Amanda J. Guilardi	LAW CLERK	May 22, 2023 to Jul 28, 2023
Maria Bernadette Lowe	LAW CLERK	Sep 4, 2024 to Nov 22, 2024
Alexander S. Lynn	LEGISLATIVE AIDE/PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER	Oct 1, 2024 to Jun 20, 2025
Malika Asma Malik	LAW CLERK	Jan 16, 2025 to Apr 29, 2025
Brandon Manuel Martinez	LEGAL FELLOW	Sep 2, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
Maggie Elizabeth McGraw	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Jan 3, 2023 to Dec 11, 2023
Trevor J. McLean	LAW FELLOW	Sep 8, 2023 to Jan 31, 2025
Michelle M. Monroe	COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH REPRESENTATIVE	Jan 3, 2023 to Mar 7, 2025
Ashley M. Morrill	DEPUTY SCHEDULER	Jan 3, 2023 to Nov 13, 2023
Zoe E. Proegler	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR	Feb 10, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
Susannah E. Savage	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR	Jan 3, 2023 to Feb 11, 2025
Whitney A. Seiler	DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SCHEDULING	May 26, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
Samir Sheth	CHIEF COUNSEL	Apr 10, 2023 to Oct 31, 2023
Cara L. Thanassi	SPECIAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR	Sep 16, 2025 to Nov 23, 2025
Amanda A. Thorpe	NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR	Mar 14, 2023 to Sep 23, 2025
Juliet C. Walsh	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Apr 1, 2023 to Jun 6, 2024
Alexandra Corinne White	DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR DIRECTOR/ SCHEDULER	Apr 1, 2024 to May 9, 2025

Alumni interns · 38· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Christopher Lawrence Alfano	INTERN	Jun 2, 2025 to Aug 8, 2025
Emma Noelani Allen	INTERN	Jan 9, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023
MacKin James Briglin	INTERN	Jan 13, 2025 to May 7, 2025
Sabina Ellen Brochu	INTERN	Jan 22, 2024 to Jun 7, 2024
Shea L. Brokaw	INTERN	Feb 10, 2025 to May 23, 2025
Suzannah E. Buehler	INTERN	Jan 21, 2025 to May 16, 2025
Alexander W. Campbell	INTERN	Sep 2, 2025 to Dec 10, 2025
Ryan J. Chipman	INTERN	Jan 14, 2025 to May 2, 2025
Josette Y. Chun	SPRING INTERN	Feb 10, 2025 to May 30, 2025
Jamie Hendrika Collins	INTERN	Jun 2, 2025 to Aug 29, 2025
Grace K. Coolidge	INTERN	Jun 12, 2023 to Aug 11, 2023
Chase W. Dobson	INTERN	Jun 3, 2024 to Nov 22, 2024
Evelyn R. Fleming	INTERN	May 15, 2024 to Aug 14, 2024
McKenzie E. Hart	INTERN	Sep 2, 2025 to Dec 12, 2025
Caroline S. Jaffe	INTERN	Sep 10, 2024 to Dec 18, 2024
Kai Wan Jenkins-Mui	INTERN	Jan 8, 2025 to Jan 28, 2025
William Thomas Johnson	INTERN	Jan 16, 2024 to May 2, 2024
Helena O. Kerest	INTERN	Jun 3, 2024 to Aug 16, 2024
Ginger X Knight	INTERN	Jun 12, 2023 to Aug 24, 2023
Allison E. Leibly	INTERN	Sep 25, 2023 to Dec 15, 2023
Zachary J. Lovejoy	INTERN	Jan 23, 2024 to May 31, 2024
Lucia Eve Lovell	INTERN	Jun 4, 2024 to Jul 19, 2024
Thea E. MacDowell-Gilman	INTERN	Sep 8, 2025 to Dec 12, 2025
Holly B. Margulius	INTERN	May 30, 2023 to Dec 15, 2023
Lauren G. McCain	INTERN	May 15, 2024 to Aug 6, 2024
Ethan L. Mello	INTERN	Sep 8, 2025 to Dec 19, 2025
Rebecca Krieger Moll	INTERN	Jun 2, 2025 to Aug 1, 2025
Dylan Leo Morse	INTERN	Jan 22, 2024 to May 10, 2024
Rosalie M. Perkinson	INTERN	May 28, 2025 to Aug 8, 2025
Elisabeth M. Prairie	INTERN	May 28, 2025 to Aug 8, 2025
Adrianna J. Robinson	INTERN	Sep 7, 2023 to Dec 8, 2023
Laura J. Rusk	INTERN	Sep 5, 2023 to Dec 15, 2023
Nyasha M. Rutanhira	INTERN	Jun 2, 2025 to Aug 8, 2025
Gavin Adrian Sicard	INTERN	Jan 16, 2024 to May 3, 2024
Matthew M. Sorensen	INTERN	Aug 27, 2024 to Dec 5, 2025
Alison L. Trahan	INTERN	Sep 10, 2024 to Dec 20, 2024
Sarah C. Tucker	INTERN / LAW CLERK	Jul 11, 2024 to Aug 2, 2024
Eleanor Charlotte Zimmerman	INTERN	Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 18, 2025

Chapter V

Travel & Disclosures

4 trips · $0 combined disclosed value.

Unknown

Member Reimbursed Travel

Unknown

Feb 17, 2024 to Feb 24, 2024

Pending

Unknown

Member Reimbursed Travel

Unknown

Aug 26, 2023 to Sep 4, 2023

Pending

Unknown

Member Reimbursed Travel

Unknown

Apr 8, 2023 to Apr 17, 2023

Pending

Gettysburg, PA

House gift travel filing

Aspen Institute Democracy Fund Henry Luce Foundation Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Oct 22, 2021 to Oct 24, 2021

Pending

Chapter VI

Tenure

Member terms in Congress.

Jan 3, 2023 to Jan 3, 2029

Senate · Vermont

Democratic

2023

Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023

House · Vermont 0th District

Democratic

2021

Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021

House · Vermont 0th District

Democratic

2019

Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019

House · Vermont 0th District

Democratic

2017

Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017

House · Vermont 0th District

Democratic

2015

Jan 3, 2013 to Jan 3, 2015

House · Vermont 0th District

Democratic

2013

Jan 5, 2011 to Jan 3, 2013

House · Vermont 0th District

Democratic

2011

Jan 6, 2009 to Jan 3, 2011

House · Vermont 0th District

Democratic

2009

Jan 4, 2007 to Jan 3, 2009

House · Vermont 0th District

Democratic

2007

Career compensation across 1 role · $564,533 total tracked.

PeterWelch

Legislative Activity

Legislative Activity

Committees

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Office & Staff

Office & Staff

Staff Alumni

Staff Alumni

Travel & Disclosures

Travel & Disclosures

Tenure

Tenure

Peter
Welch