Peter Welch

Vermont Senator Peter Welch has been appointed to serve on three committees.

Longtime Congressman Peter Welch has been sworn in as Vermont’s newest Senator.

A fragile Republican majority is on the horizon in the House. In today’s Congressional Corner, Vermont Democratic representative and Senator-elect Peter Welch wraps up his conversation with WAMC’s Alan Chartock.

Divided government is coming to Washington. In today’s Congressional Corner, Vermont Democratic representative and Senator-elect Peter Welch continues his conversation with WAMC’s Alan Chartock.

Vermont Congressman Peter Welch will be Senator Peter Welch in a few weeks. In today’s Congressional Corner, the Democratic representative and Senator-elect speaks with WAMC’s Alan Chartock.

Vermont will send its first woman to Congress as its current Congressman heads to the U.S. Senate.

Democratic Vermont U.S. Rep. Peter Welch easily defeated a little-known Republican challenger to win the Senate seat being vacated by Patrick Leahy, the longest-serving member of the upper chamber.

All of Vermont’s statewide offices, a U.S. Senate seat and the at-large Congressional seat are on the ballot Tuesday.

The major candidates for Vermont’s open U.S. Senate seat participated in another debate Wednesday evening.

The Democratic and Republican candidates running in Vermont’s U.S. Senate race met for their first debate of the general election Thursday evening, highlighting some sharp differences in their philosophies.