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.

[1] 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.

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