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Peter Welch
Peter Francis Welch (born May 2, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician who is a United States senator-elect from Vermont, and the current U.S. representative for since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been a major figure in Vermont politics for over three decades, and is only the second Democrat to ever be elected a U.S. senator in the state. Welch served in the Vermont Senate from 1981 to 1989, including terms as minority leader. He was the Senate's president pro tempore from 1985 to 1989, the first Democrat to hold the position. In 1988, he 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 re-elected in 2002 and 2004 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Leahy
Patrick Joseph Leahy (; born March 31, 1940) is an American politician and attorney who is the senior United States senator from Vermont and serves as the president pro tempore of the United States Senate. A member of the Democratic Party, Leahy was first elected in 1974 and is in his eighth term. He is the chair of the Appropriations Committee, and served as president pro tempore from 2012 to 2015 and again since 2021. Upon Representative Don Young's death in March 2022, he became the most senior member of Congress. Leahy is also the last of the Senate's " Watergate Babies"—Democrats first elected to Congress in the wave election of 1974 that followed President Richard Nixon's resignation over the Watergate scandal. , Leahy is one of three members of Congress to have served during Gerald Ford's presidency and one of eight to have served during Jimmy Carter's. The dean of his state's congressional delegation, Leahy is Vermont's longest-serving U.S. senator, as wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Cheney (politician)
Margaret Rice Cheney (born August 1, 1952) is an American politician who served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 2007 until her appointment to the Vermont Public Service Board in 2013. She was the managing editor of '' Washingtonian'' from 1978 to 1989, after which she moved to Norwich, Vermont. She is married to U.S. Senator Peter Welch Peter Francis Welch (born May 2, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician who is a United States senator-elect from Vermont, and the current U.S. representative for since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been a major figure in .... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cheney, Margaret 1952 births Living people Harvard College alumni Democratic Party members of the Vermont House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 United States Senate Election In Vermont
The 2022 United States Senate election in Vermont was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Vermont. Incumbent Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy, who was first elected in 1974 and most recently re-elected in 2016 with 61.3% of the vote, announced on November 15, 2021, that he would not seek re-election. Leahy was the only Democratic senator who did not run for re-election in 2022. Democratic U.S. Representative Peter Welch won the open seat. Primary elections were held on August 9, 2022, with Welch, the incumbent U.S. Representative for the state's at-large congressional district, winning the Democratic primary, while Republican U.S. Army veteran Gerald Malloy won the Republican primary. On election day, Welch defeated Malloy in a landslide, sweeping every county in the state and taking 67.3% of the vote to Malloy's 27.6%. As winning the Democratic nomination is seen as tantamount to election in Vermont, the race w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 United States Senate Election In Vermont
The 2006 United States Senate election in Vermont was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent independent Senator Jim Jeffords decided to retire rather than seek reelection to a fourth term, and Bernie Sanders was elected to succeed him. Sanders, who represented Vermont's at-large House district as an independent, won the Democratic primary, and then dropped out to run as an independent. Many Democratic politicians across the country endorsed him, and no Democrat was on the ballot. The state committee of the Vermont Democratic Party voted unanimously to endorse Sanders.Democratic primary is far from ordinary (September 11, 2006). ''Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus''. Sanders won the seat with 65% of the vote. His win marked the first Republican loss for this seat in 152 years, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 United States House Of Representatives Election In Vermont
The 2006 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on November 7, 2006 for representation of Vermont's at-large congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 2007 to January 3, 2009. Incumbent Congressman Bernie Sanders, an independent member of Congress who caucused with the Democrats, did not seek a ninth term in the House, instead running successfully for the United States Senate. To replace Congressman Sanders, Democrat Peter Welch defeated Republican Martha Rainville by a surprisingly somewhat narrow margin in staunchly-liberal Vermont. As of 2022, this is the last federal election in which a Republican received more than 33% of the vote. Democratic Primary Candidates *Peter Welch, State Senate President pro tempore, nominee for Governor in 1990, and candidate for this seat in 1988 Results Republican Primary Candidates *Martha Rainville, former Vermont National Guard Adjutant General *Mark Shep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard A
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include " Richie", "Dick", " Dickon", " Dickie", "Rich", " Rick", " Rico", " Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (disambiguati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vermont Gubernatorial Election, 1990
The 1990 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Democratic Governor Madeleine Kunin did not seek re-election. Former Governor of Vermont, Republican Richard Snelling defeated Democratic former State Senate President pro tempore Peter Welch in the general election. This would be the last Republican victory in a Vermont gubernatorial election until 2002. Democratic primary Candidates * Peter Welch, former State Senate President pro tempore and candidate for the U.S. House in 1988 * William Gwin Results Republican primary Candidates * Richard Snelling, former Governor and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1986 * Richard F. Gottlieb, perennial candidate Results Libertarian primary Candidates * David Atkinson Results General election Results References See also * 1990 United States gubernatorial elections {{DEFAULTSORT:Vermont Gubernatorial Election, 1990 1990 Gubernatorial A governor is an administrative le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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