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Representative Peter F. Welch (VT)


Current Office: U.S. House
Current District: At-Large
First Elected: 11/07/2006
Last Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2010
Party: Democratic



Background Information
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Margaret Cheney
5 Children, 3 Stepchildren.
Birth Date: 05/02/1947
Birthplace: Springfield, MA
Home City: Hartland, VT
Religion: Catholic

Education:
JD, University of California Berkeley, 1973
AB, Holy Cross College, 1969.

Professional Experience:
Lawyer
Public Defender
Founder/Partner, Welch, Graham and Manby.

Political Experience:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2007-present
President Pro Tempore, Vermont State Senate, 1985-1988, 2003-2006
Senator, Vermont State Senate, 1981-1988, 2001-2006.


Organizations:

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Brain Injury Task Force
Congressional Arts Caucus
Congressional Multiple Sclerosis Caucus
Congressional Progressive Caucus
Fire Services Caucus
Historic Preservation Caucus
House Hunger Caucus
House Nursing Caucus
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Equality Caucus
National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus
New England Congressional Caucus
Northeast Agriculture Caucus
Northern Border Caucus
Peak Oil Caucus
Rural Health Care Coalition
Rural Working Group.

Committees:
Energy and Commerce, Member
Oversight and Government Reform, Member
Standards of Official Conduct, Member
Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet, Member
Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, Member
Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment (Energy and Commerce), Member
Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, Member
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), Member




Photo for Representative Peter F. Welch (VT)



Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Website:
http://welch.house.gov/
Washington, D.C. Webmail:
http://www.house.gov/formwelch ...

Washington, D.C. Address
1404 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-4115
Fax: 202-225-6790
District Address
30 Main Street
Third Floor, Suite 350
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: 802-652-2450
Toll Free: 888-605-7270
Key Staff Address
Andrew Savage
Press Secretary
1404 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-4501
Phone: 202-225-4115
Fax: 202-225-6790
Key Staff Address
Bob Rogan
Chief of Staff
1404 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-4501
Phone: 202-225-4115
Fax: 202-225-6790
Key Staff Address
Molly Gray
Scheduler
1404 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-4501
Phone: 202-225-4115
Fax: 202-225-6790





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