Bernard Sanders

IIndependentVT · Senator

Bernard Sanders

IndependentVT · Senator

Voting Ideologyⓘ

Liberal

Conservative

Liberal (-0.545)

Bernard Sanders is a Independent Senator from VT. He has served 35 years in Congress across 11 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as liberal, voting with his party 0% of the time.

Years in Office

Terms Served

119

Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

Party Loyaltyⓘ

7.7%

Missed Votesⓘ

324 total votes

Bills Sponsoredⓘ

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How Bernard Compares

vs. the average Senator

Party Loyalty-46.1% vs avg

Avg: 46.1%

Missed Votes+5.4% vs avg

7.7%

Avg: 2.3%

Bills Sponsored-3.7 vs avg

Avg: 21.7

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

Budget CommitteeMember Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight SubcommitteeMember Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety Subcommittee SubcommitteeMember Education and the American Family SubcommitteeEx Officio Employment and Workplace Safety SubcommitteeEx Officio Environment and Public Works CommitteeMember Finance CommitteeMember Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water SubcommitteeMember Health Care SubcommitteeMember Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions CommitteeRanking Member Primary Health and Retirement Security SubcommitteeEx Officio Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy SubcommitteeRanking Member Taxation and IRS Oversight SubcommitteeMember Veterans' Affairs CommitteeMember

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle

Cash on Handⓘ

Total Receiptsⓘ

Disbursementsⓘ

Individual Donors

Service History

1991–2007House · VT-0 · Independent

2007–2031Senate · VT · IndependentCurrent

State Demographics

VT · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

645,254

Population

$78,024

Median Income

43.0

Median Age

42.6%

College Educated

Racial Composition

White 91.4%Black 1.2%Hispanic 2.5%Asian 1.7%