Rep. Peter F. Welch

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 1947 Birthplace: Springfield, MA District: represents VT-00 Political Party: Democratic, Republican Education: JD, University of California Berkeley, 1973 AB, Holy Cross College, 1969. Last elected in 2006 receiving 139,815 (53.0%) votes. Official website
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Money Raised $690,273 (#291) Spent 28% (#580) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 69% (#91) From PACs 27% (#430) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 24 (#251) Total cost $37,326,400 (#269) Received 24 (#236) Total cost $37,673,400 (#211) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 55% left-wing (#403) Predictable 96% (#150) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 7 times (#199) Avg. length 1,007 words (#186) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 362 (#467) Introduced 23 (#426) Debated 5 (#328) Enacted 2 (#283) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes) American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) NAACP 100% (7/7 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 100% (5/5 votes) National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes) AFL-CIO 100% (11/11 votes) Public Citizen 87% (7/8 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes) National Association of Home Builders 66% (4/6 votes) National Retail Federation 20% (1/5 votes) US Chamber of Commerce 16% (1/6 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 14% (2/14 votes) More interest groups → Data from Maplight.org , for the 11Xth Congress.
Top Contributors Individuals reporting the same zip code who have donated to a lawmaker's political campaign. Use with caution: based on raw FEC data. 1 George R Yoder $8,800 from April 20, 2006 to May 6, 2007 2 Bill Stetson $8,800 from August 15, 2005 to December 12, 2007 3 Donna Carpenter $8,800 from October 25, 2005 to May 14, 2007 4 Jake Carpenter $8,800 from October 25, 2005 to May 14, 2007 5 Elizabeth Steele $8,800 from October 25, 2005 to May 25, 2007 More contributors → Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.
Top Contributor Employers Campaigns disclose the employers of their contributors; this list aggregates them. Use with caution: this list is based on raw FEC data 1 Self $450,117 2 Retired $242,989 3 Burton Snowboards $17,600 4 State Of Vermont $11,700 5 Mentor Network $11,650 More contributors → Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.
Top Lobby Contributors New rules require lobbyists to disclose their giving, and giving by the PACs they control. Use with caution: This data compiled from raw filings 1 Donna Crane - Naral Pro-Choice America $2,500 2 Mr. Ronald Szabat - American Society Of Anesthesiologists $2,500 3 Mr. Ronald Szabat - American Society Of Anesthesiologists $2,500 4 Mr. Michael Whelan - National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (Nreca) $2,500 5 Mr. Nathaniel H. Lacour - American Federation Of Teachers $2,500 More lobby contributors → Source: Senate Office of Public Records LD-203 disclosure database; data from 2008.
Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.

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