Peter Francis Welch (born May 2, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician serving since 2023 as the junior United States senator from Vermont. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for Vermont's at-large congressional district from 2007 to 2023. He has been a major figure in Vermont politics for over four decades and is only the second Democrat to represent Vermont in the Senate, after his predecessor, Patrick Leahy.
Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Welch graduated from the College of the Holy Cross and the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. He practiced law for several decades, first as a public defender and then as a personal injury lawyer in a law practice he founded. He was a member of the Vermont Senate from 1981 to 1989, including terms as minority leader, then was the Senate's president pro tempore from 1985 to 1989, the first Democrat to hold the position. In 1988, Welch gave up his seat to run for the United States House of Representatives and lost the Democratic primary to Paul N. Poirier. He was the Democratic nominee for governor of Vermont in 1990, losing the general election to Republican Richard A. Snelling.
Welch continued to practice law and returned to politics in 2001, when he was appointed to fill a vacancy in the Vermont Senate. He was reelected in 2002 and 2004 and was Senate president from 2003 to 2007. In 2006, Welch was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, succeeding Bernie Sanders, who was elected to the United States Senate. In November 2021, Welch announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination in the 2022 United States Senate election in Vermont to succeed retiring Senator Patrick Leahy. On August 9, 2022, he won the Democratic primary. On November 8, 2022, Welch won the general election, defeating Republican nominee Gerald Malloy. Elected at age 75, he is the oldest person to become a freshman U.S. senator, a record previously held by Frederick H. Gillett.
Lees meer...2 mei 1947 was een vrijdag onder het sterrenbeeld ♉. Het was de 121e dag van het jaar. President van de Verenigde Staten was Harry S. Truman.
Als je op deze dag bent geboren, ben je 79 jaar oud. Je laatste verjaardag was op zaterdag 2 mei 2026, 21 dagen geleden. Je volgende verjaardag is op zondag 2 mei 2027, in 343 dagen. Je hebt 28.876 dagen geleefd, of ongeveer 693.039 uur, of ongeveer 41.582.379 minuten, of ongeveer 2.494.942.740 seconden.
Date: 03 May 1947
By A.C. SEDGWICKSpecial to THE NEW YORK TIMES
A. SEDGWICKSpecial
censorship reptd mild; non-expulsion of foreign writers cited
Date: 03 May 1947
US State Dept closes case of NY Post correspondent F E McMahon
Date: 03 May 1947
A Dear Jr backs bill, hearing; lays press mergers to rising operating costs; hits AP ruling; Mason would consider amendment
Date: 02 May 1947
Special to THE NEW YORK TIEMS
CENSORSHIP: Govt censures W Forrest and NY Times correspondent R Daniell for alleged misrepresentation, defends recent suspension of 2 opposition newspapers, Istambul; Daniell reply
Date: 03 May 1947
BENNY GOODMAN
Benny GOODMAN
GOVT INFORMATION SERVICE: B Goodman urges continuation, lr
Date: 02 May 1947
THEODORE GOODMAN
Theodore GOODMAN
Lr on NY Times coverage of CCNY centennial and fund drive