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Peter Welch

1947 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Peter Welch is the 17,730th most popular politician (up from 17,775th in 2024), the 12,894th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,346th in 2019) and the 975th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Peter Welch ranks 17,730 out of 19,576. Before him are Valery Asapov, Russ Kun, George S. Boutwell, Aleksey Dyumin, Morcar, and Marin Raykov. After him are Jean-Bédel Bokassa Jr., Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Eadberht of Northumbria, Maria Elena Boschi, Lionel Zinsou, and Kinzang Dorji.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Peter Welch ranks 827. Before him are Gary Herbert, Tom Daschle, Keith Devlin, John Holt, Carol Moseley Braun, and Archie Gemmill. After him are Rupert Hine, Philippe Vorbe, Gennadiy Tsygankov, Dana Rohrabacher, Yevgeni Zimin, and Stephen Hadley.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peter Welch ranks 12,903 out of 20,380. Before him are Loudon Wainwright III (1946), Clyde McPhatter (1932), George S. Boutwell (1818), Mary Haas (1910), Adam Shankman (1964), Anders Holm (1981), Walter Catlett (1889), Chris Messina (1974), Marin Raykov (1960), Mustafa Ali (1986), and Al Sharpton (1954). After him are Jerry Harrison (1949).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Peter Welch ranks 975. Before him are Carol Moseley Braun (1947), Kathleen Sebelius (1948), Elliott Abrams (1948), Trent Lott (1941), George S. Boutwell (1818), and Marin Raykov (1960). After him are Debbie Stabenow (1950), Hiram Fong (1906), Charlie Crist (1956), Jane Swift (1965), Happy Chandler (1898), and William Blount (1749).

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