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Bernard Sanders

IndependentIn office

Vermont · House 1991–2007 · Senate 2007–present

  • Senate Democratic Outreach Chair (2023–2025)
  • Senate Democratic Outreach Chair (2025–present)
19918 House terms · 4 Senate terms — lighter bands are House, solid are Senatepresent

Voting record by issue

Where this member landed on each issue across their entire career, and how consistent that position stayed over time. Open an issue to see every vote behind the score.

Health Care ›349 votes · 77.6/100 consistent
Expand coverageRestrict coverage
Immigration ›151 votes · 68.3/100 consistent
ExpansiveRestrictive
Guns ›25 votes · 49.3/100 consistent
Gun restrictionsGun rights
Abortion & Contraception ›102 votes · 87.2/100 consistent
Expand accessRestrict access
Climate & Energy ›128 votes · 65.1/100 consistent
Climate actionFossil fuel priority
Taxes ›307 votes · 76.7/100 consistent
Raise revenueCut taxes
Labor & Wages ›212 votes · 86.6/100 consistent
Worker priorityEmployer priority
Defense & War Powers ›523 votes · 59/100 consistent
Military restraintMilitary expansion
Civil Rights ›69 votes · 45.2/100 consistent
Broaden protectionsNarrow protections
LGBTQ Policy ›11 votes · 100/100 consistent
Broaden protectionsNarrow protections
Voting & Elections ›10 votes · 100/100 consistent
Expand accessRestrict access
Criminal Justice ›234 votes · 64.2/100 consistent
Reform-orientedPunitive
Financial Regulation ›185 votes · 59.7/100 consistent
RegulateDeregulate
Trade ›120 votes · 45.3/100 consistent
ProtectionistFree trade

Not a left/right axis — both parties split on this issue.

Education ›152 votes · 64/100 consistent
Expand federal roleReduce federal role
Spending & Budget ›1,984 votes · 76.7/100 consistent
Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint

Money & lobbying ties

Political committees that gave to this member’s principal campaign committee.

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Committee assignments

  • Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
  • Senate Committee on Finance
  • Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsRanking Member
  • Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • Senate Committee on the Budget
  • ↳ Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight
  • ↳ Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety
  • ↳ Education and the American FamilyEx Officio
  • ↳ Employment and Workplace SafetyEx Officio
  • ↳ Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water
  • ↳ Health Care
  • ↳ Primary Health and Retirement SecurityEx Officio
  • ↳ Social Security, Pensions, and Family PolicyRanking Member
  • ↳ Taxation and IRS Oversight

Full term history

YearsChamberStatePartyCongress
1991–1993HouseVT-ALIndependent102–103
1993–1995HouseVT-ALIndependent103–104
1995–1997HouseVT-ALIndependent104–105
1997–1999HouseVT-ALIndependent105–106
1999–2001HouseVT-ALIndependent106–107
2001–2003HouseVT-ALIndependent107–108
2003–2005HouseVT-ALIndependent108–109
2005–2007HouseVT-ALIndependent109–110
2007–2013SenateVTIndependent110–113
2013–2019SenateVTIndependent113–116
2019–2025SenateVTIndependent116–119
2025–presentSenateVTIndependent119–122