Bernard Sanders — GovTally

Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Agriculture 1 Economy & Taxes 1 Education 1 Elections & Voting 1 Government Operations & Budget 1 Healthcare 1 Labor & Employment 1 Social Services & Welfare 1 Technology & Privacy 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
U.S. Senator (Class 1), VT current Vermont	Independent	Jan 3, 2025	Jan 3, 2031	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 1), VT Vermont	Independent	Jan 3, 2019	Jan 3, 2025	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 1), VT Vermont	Independent	Jan 3, 2013	Jan 3, 2019	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 1), VT Vermont	Independent	Jan 4, 2007	Jan 3, 2013	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, VT-At-Large Vermont	Independent	Jan 4, 2005	Jan 3, 2007	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, VT-At-Large Vermont	Independent	Jan 7, 2003	Jan 3, 2005	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, VT-At-Large Vermont	Independent	Jan 3, 2001	Jan 3, 2003	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, VT-At-Large Vermont	Independent	Jan 6, 1999	Jan 3, 2001	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, VT-At-Large Vermont	Independent	Jan 7, 1997	Jan 3, 1999	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, VT-At-Large Vermont	Independent	Jan 4, 1995	Jan 3, 1997	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, VT-At-Large Vermont	Independent	Jan 5, 1993	Jan 3, 1995	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, VT-At-Large Vermont	Independent	Jan 3, 1991	Jan 3, 1993	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Senate Committee on Finance — Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Finance unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Finance — Health Care unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Finance — Taxation and IRS Oversight unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Education and the American Family — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Employment and Workplace Safety — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Primary Health and Retirement Security — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on the Budget unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.545, social dim. -0.427. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (840 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026	Nay	Oct 28, 2025	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Bill Lewis, of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama	Nay	Oct 27, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Rebecca L. Taibleson, of Wisconsin, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit	Nay	Oct 27, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Rebecca L. Taibleson to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit	Nay	Oct 23, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Stephen Chad Meredith, of Kentucky, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky	Nay	Oct 23, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 3012 — Shutdown Fairness Act	Nay	Oct 23, 2025	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: William W. Mercer, of Montana, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Montana	Nay	Oct 22, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Stephen Chad Meredith to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky	Nay	Oct 22, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Bill Lewis to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama	Nay	Oct 22, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026	Nay	Oct 22, 2025	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Florida	Nay	Oct 21, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: William W. Mercer to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Montana	Nay	Oct 21, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Florida	Nay	Oct 21, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Harold D. Mooty III, of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama	Nay	Oct 21, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026	Not voting	Oct 20, 2025	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4016 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026	Nay	Oct 16, 2025	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Harold D. Mooty III to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama	Nay	Oct 16, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026	Nay	Oct 16, 2025	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026	Nay	Oct 15, 2025	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026	Nay	Oct 14, 2025	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026	Nay	Oct 9, 2025	Bill Passed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Merkley Amdt. No. 3927	Yea	Oct 9, 2025	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Sanders Amdt. No. 3853	Yea	Oct 9, 2025	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Duckworth Amdt. No. 3210	Yea	Oct 9, 2025	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Van Hollen Amdt. No. 3872	Yea	Oct 9, 2025	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,000 recorded contributions totalling $2,198,726. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 81 of 1000 classified so far.

Funding type	Contributions	Total	Share
Corporate PAC	59	$909,332	41%
Big donor	22	$70,157	3%
Unclassified	919	$1,219,237	55%

Largest contributions

Amount	Donor	To committee	Type	Date	Source
$499,145	ACTBLUE	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	unclassified	Sep 30, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$32,296	VERMONT FEDERAL CREDIT UNION	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	Corporate PAC	Oct 19, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$23,801	M&T BANK	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	Corporate PAC	Oct 31, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$23,599	M&T BANK	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	Corporate PAC	Aug 30, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$23,497	M&T BANK	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	Corporate PAC	Jul 31, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$23,132	M&T BANK	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	Corporate PAC	Nov 28, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$22,543	M&T BANK	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	Corporate PAC	Jul 31, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$22,424	M&T BANK	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	Corporate PAC	Aug 31, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$22,410	M&T BANK	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	Corporate PAC	Sep 30, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$21,991	M&T BANK	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	Corporate PAC	Oct 31, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$21,782	M&T BANK	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	Corporate PAC	Jun 30, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$21,723	M&T BANK	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	Corporate PAC	Dec 31, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$21,368	M&T BANK	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	Corporate PAC	Nov 30, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$21,196	M&T BANK	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	Corporate PAC	Sep 29, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$20,971	VERMONT FEDERAL CREDIT UNION	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	Corporate PAC	Jun 30, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Stated positions

A politician's own words on an issue, normalized from source documents. AI-normalized The quote is verbatim from the linked source.

Healthcare Support Jan 20, 2026

“I will not rest until everyone in America is guaranteed health care as a fundamental human right, not a privilege, through a Medicare for All, single-payer system.”

Bernie Sanders advocates for a Medicare for All, single-payer system to guarantee health care as a fundamental human right.

Endorsement source: Office of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)