[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS
Legislative Integrity Monitor
Goblin House Intelligence
Congress → Officials → Peter Welch

Peter Welch

Democratic · Senator, VT ·Since 2023-01-03
Score Components
9 LOW
Connection Density 20%
29 → 6
Donor Influence 15%
3 → 0
Silence Risk 25%
3 → 1
Contradiction Risk 25%
0 → 0
Intelligence Volume 15%
14 → 2
Constituency Deviation 0%
63 → 0
Voting Misalignment 0%
0 → 0
% = weight in composite score · Raw component 0–100 × weight = weighted contribution (→) · Sum of contributions = overall score. Hover a row for details.
No intelligence collected yet
Becca Balint colleague Fellow Vermont member of Congress (Senator). Balint served in the House alongside Welch during his Senate tenure beginning 2023.
Sheldon Whitehouse colleague Listed alongside Sheldon Whitehouse in a group of senators within the untrusted input.
Laborers Int'L Union Of North America PAC (Liuna PAC) donor $5,000 to Peter Welch's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007922/
National Association Of Enrolled Agents PAC donor $5,000 to Peter Welch's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00415372/
National Elevator Constructors PAC (Nec PAC) donor $5,000 to Peter Welch's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00383950/
American Association Of Orthodontists PAC donor $5,000 to Peter Welch's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00293910/
Democrat Republican Independent Voter Education PAC (Drive Committee) donor $5,000 to Peter Welch's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00032979/
Laborers Int'L Union Of North America PAC (Liuna PAC) donor $5,000 to Peter Welch's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007922/
National Confectioners Association Of The United States, Inc. Political Action Committee ( donor $10,000 to Peter Welch's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00003855/
Pacific Century Group (Cayman Islands) Limited donor Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
Michael Bloomberg donor Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
Alexander Soros donor Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
George Soros donor Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
Reid Hoffman donor Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
BillVoteDateAlignment
A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to… Nay 2026-09-30 unknown
A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on… Nay 2026-09-30 unknown
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of… Yea 2026-09-29 unknown
A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices… Yea 2026-09-29 unknown
A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide… Yea 2026-09-28 unknown
A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide… Yea 2026-09-24 unknown
A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of… Yea 2026-09-24 unknown
A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide… Yea 2026-09-17 unknown
A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
To provide for a system of regulation of the offer and sale of digital… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027… Yea 2026-08-08 unknown
A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide… Not Voting 2026-08-08 unknown
An act to impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian… Nay 2026-08-07 unknown
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of… Yea 2026-08-05 unknown
A bill to extend duty-free treatment provided with respect to imports from… Not Voting 2026-08-03 unknown
A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from… Yea 2026-07-30 unknown
An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive… Nay 2026-07-30 unknown
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of… Yea 2026-07-30 unknown
An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive… Nay 2026-07-29 unknown
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood… Nay 2026-07-29 unknown
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood… Nay 2026-07-28 unknown
A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from… Yea 2026-07-23 unknown
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of… Yea 2026-07-16 unknown
An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military… Nay 2026-07-14 unknown
A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from… Yea 2026-06-24 unknown
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of… Yea 2026-06-24 unknown
A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of… Yea 2026-06-23 unknown
A bill a bill to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other… Yea 2026-06-22 unknown
A bill a bill to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other… Yea 2026-06-18 unknown
A resolution requesting information on Honduras's human rights practices… Yea 2026-06-17 unknown
Last contradiction analysis: Never
No contradictions detected
Last silence detection: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:02:05 GMT (via scheduled run)
other / unclassified
National Association Of Enrolled Agents PAC, National Confectioners Association Of The United States, Inc. Political Action Committee ( (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2024)) — interest area: other / unclassified
National Association Of Enrolled Agents PAC Other / unclassified $5,000 (2026)
American Association Of Orthodontists PAC Health care & pharma $5,000 (2024)
Pacific Century Group (Cayman Islands) Limited Trade policy & agricultural exports
Pacific Century Group (Cayman Islands) Limited Farm bill & agricultural subsidies
Michael Bloomberg Climate change & clean energy
Michael Bloomberg Gun control & firearm regulation
Alexander Soros Global health & pandemic preparedness
Alexander Soros Climate & environmental policy
George Soros Democracy & voting rights
George Soros Criminal justice reform
Reid Hoffman Immigration reform & H-1B visas
TopicPriorityAlignmentDeviation
Judicial and Executive Nomination Oversight 55 35 65
Immigration and Border Policy 50 50 50
Education and Rural School Funding 76 50 50
Dairy Farming and Agricultural Support 88 55 45
Social Security and Medicare Protection 94 60 40
Opioid Crisis and Substance Abuse Treatment 87 65 35
Rural Healthcare Access and Hospital Sustainability 92 70 30
Broadband and Rural Infrastructure 83 70 30
Climate Action and Renewable Energy 90 75 25
Federal Fiscal Responsibility and Shutdown Prevention 80 85 15
Consumer Financial Protection and Banking Regulation 78 90 10
Congressional War Powers and Military Restraint 72 95 5
No platform commitments archived
No committee memberships recorded
Scoring Methodology

The Capture Risk Score is a composite 0–100 index measuring potential regulatory capture of elected officials. It is computed from seven weighted components:

ComponentWeightSignal
Contradiction Risk30%Stated positions contradicted by the record (recent findings boosted)
Donor Influence20%Distinct documented donors (FEC Schedule A PACs); inferred donors do not count
Connection Density20%Mapped relationships to lobbyists, contractors, interest groups; donor links excluded
Silence Risk15%Topics where donors have interests but the official is silent
Intelligence Volume15%Documented facts from verified sources
Constituency Deviation0%Shown, not weighted — a model estimate, not a record
Voting Misalignment0%Shown, not weighted — needs platform commitments almost nobody has; the roll-call record on /votes is the vote signal

Each component is the member's standing among all scored members of Congress, and the weighted sum is the overall score. Tiers are ranks: Critical is the top 5%, High the next 10%, Elevated the next 20%, Moderate the next 30%, and Low the rest.

Officials without at least 2 documented facts, 1 contradiction analysis, 1 voting record, or 1 constituency baseline are marked Insufficient Evidence and excluded from numeric ranking.

Contradiction findings from the last 180 days receive a recency boost. High-severity contradictions (score ≥ 70) receive additional weight.

Full methodology: /congress/methodology

[PUBLIC COST ESTIMATE]
Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 2 elected officials hold documented connections.
$350.0MDonor Contributions
0Money Chains
0Traced Hops
Connected Officials
Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

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