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Bernard Sanders
U.S. Senator (Class 1), VT
Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickenlooper Amdt. No. 2719 | Yea | Jul 1, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Rosen Amdt. No. 2717 | Yea | Jul 1, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Blackburn Amdt. No. 2814 | Yea | Jul 1, 2025 | Amendment Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Sanders Amdt. No. 2435 | Yea | Jul 1, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Kim Amdt. No. 2817 | Yea | Jul 1, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Lee Amdt. No. 2745 | Nay | Jul 1, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. | Yea | Jul 1, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Hirono Amdt. No. 2382 | Yea | Jul 1, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. | Yea | Jul 1, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Kennedy Amdt. No. 2775 | Nay | Jul 1, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive Section 302(f) of the CBA Re: Collins Amdt. No. 2812 | Nay | Jul 1, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. | Yea | Jul 1, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. | Yea | Jun 30, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive Section 313(b)(1)(A) of the Congressional Budget Act Re: Kennedy Amdt. No. 2772 | Yea | Jun 30, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. | Yea | Jun 30, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. | Yea | Jun 30, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. | Yea | Jun 30, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. | Yea | Jun 30, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. | Yea | Jun 30, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. | Yea | Jun 30, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive Section 313 (b)(1)(D) of the CBA Re: Amdt. No. 2401 | Nay | Jun 30, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive Section 302(F) of the CBA Re: Murray Amdt. No. 2771 | Yea | Jun 30, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive Section 313(b)(1)(D) of the Congressional Budget Act Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 2446 | Yea | Jun 30, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive Section 313(b)(1)(D) of the CBA Re: Cornyn Amdt. No. 2705 | Nay | Jun 30, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive Section 302(F) of the CBA Re: Amdt. No. 2414 | Yea | Jun 30, 2025 | Motion 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.
Sponsored legislation (4 as lead sponsor)
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S 4825
US · Jun 18, 2026
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on systemically important AI activity, and for other purposes.
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S 4602
US · May 20, 2026
Abolish Super PACs Act
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S 4551
US · May 18, 2026
Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2026
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S 4518
US · May 13, 2026
Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026
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)
Social media
Recent posts
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