Rep. Peter Welch has won the Vermont Senate race for the seat vacated by retiring Sen. Patrick Leahy. Democratic U.S. Rep. Peter Welch easily defeated a little-known Republican challenger to win the Senate seat being vacated by Patrick Leahy, the longest-serving member of the upper chamber. Welch, who was elected to the House in 2006 and won reelection with lopsided …
Vermont’s sole member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Democratic Rep. Peter Welch, announced Monday that he will run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy. “That’s never happened in our history where violence was used and there was an effort to stop the peaceful transfer of power.” Shortly after Welch announced his candidacy, Vermont’s …
