Is Peter Welch pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Peter Welch stand on Israel?

Peter Welch (Democrat, Vermont) has the 3rd most pro-Palestine record in the US Senate, with a net score of +31: 4 sponsored bills, 16 cosponsorships, and 11 aligned floor votes on the pro-Palestine side, against 4 cosponsorships and 16 votes on the pro-Israel side.

Net score breakdown

Weights: sponsoring a scored bill 3 points, authoring a scored amendment 3 points, cosponsoring a scored bill 2 points, an aligned floor vote 1 point.

  • Pro-Palestine activity (additions): 4 sponsored bills × 3 = 12 points; 16 cosponsored bills × 2 = 32 points; 11 aligned floor votes × 1 = 11 points. Subtotal: 55 points pro-Palestine.
  • Pro-Israel activity (deduction): 4 cosponsored bills × 2 = 8 points; 16 aligned floor votes × 1 = 16 points. Subtotal: 24 points pro-Israel.
  • Net score: +31 pro-Palestine (55 pro-Palestine points minus 24 pro-Israel points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $248,839. Total spent: $356,361. Cash on hand: $1,605,730.

Pro-Israel money

No hardline pro-Israel money tracked supporting or opposing Welch.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $123,848, tracked in its own tier and not included in the hardline total.

Full committee and donor lists: Israel/Palestine campaign finance.

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.

Peter Welch's Full Israel/Palestine Voting Record

Senator Welch, Peter, Democrat of Vermont. Peter Welch (D-VT): the 3rd most pro-Palestine record in the US Senate, net score +31 (55 pro-Palestine vs 24 pro-Israel points). Votes, sponsorships, and funding, sourced to Congress.gov and the FEC.

Israel/Palestine weighted score: +31 pro-Palestine (24 pro-Israel points, 55 pro-Palestine points).

Israel/Palestine campaign finance · Full campaign-finance ledger

Sponsored bills (4)

Cosponsored bills (20)

Roll-call votes (59)

Data last synced: 2026-10-23.