Peter Welch

Senator · VT

DemocratCurrent memberServed 2007–presentAge 79

Campaign fundraising

Senate · VT

Raised, 2025–26

$249K

Spent

$356K

Cash on hand

$1.61M

Reported through

Sep 30, 2026

Current cycle

Receipts per two-year cycle

Campaign receipts per two-year cycle
Cycle	Receipts
2021–22	$5,390,836.54
2023–24	$330,882.07
2025–26	$248,839.28

2022 race · VT Senate

Peter Welch · D · Open seat$5.39M
Brock Pierce · I · Open seat$1.63M
Christina Nolan · R · Open seat$405K
Gerald Malloy · R · Open seat$397K
Myers Mermel · R · Open seat$155K
Isaac Evans-Frantz · D · Open seat$124K
Alexandra Nicole Thran · D · Open seat$28K
C. Mark Coester · AIP · Open seat$11K

Total receipts for the whole 2022 election period. 8 candidates reported receipts.

Source: Federal Election Commission candidate totals, all authorized campaign committees combined; principal campaign committee WELCH FOR VERMONT; cycles since 2021–22; updated Nov 3, 2026. No individual donor data.

Cycle2025–26 2023–24 2021–22 2019–20 2017–18 2015–16 2013–14

PAC contributions

2021–22

From committees

$1.18M

Net of refunds

Committees

262

Contributions

439

By type of committee

All Leadership PAC$342K · 29%Trade association$240K · 20%Labor union$186K · 16%Ideological / issue$106K · 9%Membership org$105K · 9%Corporate$67,525 · 6%Party$54,466 · 5%Candidate committee$42,600 · 4%Cooperative$35,000 · 3%

Committee	Company / sponsor	Member's trades	Contributions	Total
DSCCParty	—	—	1	$51,200
American Dental Association Political Action CommitteeMembership org	American Dental Association	—	2	$10,000
American Hotel and Lodging Association Political Action Committee ('HOTELPAC')Trade association	American Hotel & Lodging Association	—	5	$10,000
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee; Aka Dfa-PACCooperative	Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.	—	4	$10,000
Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersLabor union	International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers	—	3	$10,000
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot ClubLabor union	United Food and Commercial Workers International Union	—	2	$10,000
Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationLabor union	National Education Association	—	2	$10,000
National Restaurant Association PAC (Restaurant PAC)Membership org	—	—	2	$10,000
National Telecommunications Cooperative Association Rural Broadband PACTrade association	National Telecommunications Cooperative Association	—	4	$10,000
Land O'lakes, Inc., PACCooperative	Land O'lakes, Inc.	—	4	$10,000
National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (NABPAC)Trade association	National Association of Broadcasters	—	4	$10,000
American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L ELabor union	District Council 37, AFSCME Public Employees Organized for Pol & Leg Equality	—	5	$10,000
Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors' National Assoc., Inc. Political Action CommitteeTrade association	—	—	9	$10,000
American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (AAJ PAC)Membership org	American Association for Justice (AAJ)	—	3	$10,000
American Optometric Association Political Action CommitteeMembership org	American Optometric Association	—	2	$10,000
American Federation of Teachers, Afl-Cio Committee on Political EducationLabor union	—	—	2	$10,000
International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PACLabor union	International Association of Fire Fighters	—	3	$10,000
National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembership org	—	—	2	$10,000
National Community Pharmacists Association - PACMembership org	National Community Pharmacists Association	—	5	$10,000
American Hospital Association PACTrade association	American Hospital Association	—	4	$10,000
American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCooperative	American Crystal Sugar Compay	—	2	$10,000
National Apartment Association Political Action CommitteeTrade association	National Apartment Association	—	4	$10,000
National Association of Convenience Stores Political Action CommitteeTrade association	National Association of Convenience Stores	—	3	$10,000
National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade association	National Beer Wholesalers Association	—	4	$10,000
America Works Federal PACLeadership PAC	Brown	—	2	$10,000

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Contributions (incl. in-kind) from PACs, party and other candidate committees to Peter Welch's campaign committees in the 2021–22 cycle, net of refunds, from the committees' own FEC reports. Donations from individuals passed through WinRed or ActBlue are not included. Company and ticker matched by name; no ticker means no listed company was found; for other committees the sponsor as registered with the FEC. Member's trades counts every disclosed trade in that company's stock. Filers that aren't committees are combined into one line.

Outside spending

2021–22 · through the latest regular FEC reports

Supporting

$1,518

Opposing

Spenders

Spender	Supporting	Opposing
Protect the VoteSuper PAC	$1,500	—
Sierra Club Independent ActionSuper PAC	$10	—
Planned Parenthood VotesSuper PAC	$8	—

3 spenders

Independent expenditures for or against Peter Welch in the 2021–22 cycle, through the latest regular FEC reports. Spending reported on 24- and 48-hour notices in the final weeks before an election appears here once the spender's next regular report is processed. Spenders that aren't registered committees (individuals and groups filing FEC Form 5) are combined into one line.

Source: Federal Election Commission bulk data (committee contributions and independent expenditures); updated Nov 3, 2026. No individual donor data.