Bernard Sanders
U.S. Senator for VT (Independent)
Bernard Sanders is the U.S. Senator for VT, a member of the Independent party, serving in this chamber since 2007.
Person details
- Full legal name
- Bernard Sanders
- Birth year
- 1941
- Office
- U.S. Senator for VT
- Role
- U.S. Senator
- Level of government
- Federal
- State
- VT
- Party affiliation
- Independent
- Year took office
- 2007
- In office
- Yes
- Bioguide ID
- S000033
Last elected in 2024 with 61.5% of the vote. Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab.
Committees
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety Subcommittee
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight Subcommittee
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife Subcommittee
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Senate Committee on Finance: Health Care Subcommittee
- Senate Committee on Finance: Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy Subcommittee Ranking Member
- Senate Committee on Finance: Taxation and IRS Oversight Subcommittee
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Employment and Workplace Safety Subcommittee Ex Officio
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Education and the American Family Subcommittee Ex Officio
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Primary Health and Retirement Security Subcommittee Ex Officio
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Senate Committee on the Budget
Voting record
Votes more liberally than 98% of the Senate in the 119th Congress, across 834 roll-call votes.
Source: Voteview (Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al.), estimated from every roll-call vote.
Campaign finance
2025β2026 election cycle, through June 30, 2026.
- Raised
- $24,928,186
- Spent
- $12,833,936
- Cash on hand
- $22,835,011
- From individuals
- $23,777,893
Source: Federal Election Commission.
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