Staff report
Congressman Peter Welch will be campaigning in 2016, but not as governor.
Welch announced his plan in an emailed statement Friday morning to run for re-election in 2016 for the Congressional seat he’s held since 2006. Welch was rumored to be a candidate for governor after Peter Shumlin publicly decided not to seek a fourth term.
“I deeply appreciate the outpouring of support I received from those who urged me to return home to run for governor as well as those who urged me to keep at it in Congress,” said Welch in a statement. “While being governor would be a distinct honor, I believe I can best serve Vermonters by continuing the hard work of getting Congress back to work for Vermont and the nation.”