Senator

Bernard Sanders

Independent · U.S. Senate · VT

In office since Jan 3, 1991
$3,416,238
Itemized received
180,703
Contributions
827
Votes cast · 119th
-0.688
Voting score · 3 of 104

Money covers itemized individual contributions over $200 in the FEC cycles currently loaded — not a career total, and not small-dollar or unitemized receipts. Votes and ideology cover the 119th Congress.

Who funds Bernard Sanders

Largest itemized donors across their campaign committees
DonorLocationTotalGifts
Ferneyhough, JamesNewark, DE$20,60011
Ridder, KimClaremont, CA$11,0004
Roby, DavidLyme, NH$8,1008
Raghavan, ShubaOakland, CA$7,0005
Simons, NatBerkeley, CA$6,6002
Beck, NicoletteSan Francisco, CA$5,4003
Meers, RalphDallas, GA$5,0002
Heath, DavidBenicia, CA$4,5005
Bruckner, StevenPortland, OR$4,38922
Ferrenz, MarkRoslindale, MA$4,00810
Peretz, AnneCambridge, MA$3,9707
Phares, JamieCreve Coeur, MO$3,78015
Robert, TimNew York, NY$3,3001
Yu, KaiwenSeattle, WA$3,3001
Richerson, Peter JDavis, CA$3,1667
Chung, BumsungDuluth, GA$3,0702
Dragge, RoseHermosa Beach, CA$3,0272
Cawley, JohnBrisbane, CA$3,0004
Steigerwalt, SusanAnn Arbor, MI$2,95336
Scruggs, Thomas Mitchell JrBerkeley, CA$2,9001
Alpern, Hale NNew York, NY$2,8356
Lawrence, Marta JoFairfield, CT$2,66015
Rastogi, NinaPort Townsend, WA$2,63943
Sainte-Marie, BuffyLos Angeles, CA$2,60330
van Buren, WilliamSeattle, WA$2,6006

Campaign committees: Friends of Bernie Sanders

Where the money comes from

Inside VT versus everywhere else
3%
From VT · $92,752
97%
From outside VT · $3,323,486

Share of itemized receipts by the contributor state on each filing. A filing with no state recorded counts as outside VT, so the in-state share is a floor rather than an estimate. Out-of-state giving is ordinary and lawful; it is reported here because it is part of the public record and is not otherwise easy to see.

How Bernard Sanders votes

Most recent roll-call votes, 119th Congress

593 Nay · 234 Yea · 63 Not Voting · 7.1% missed

DateQuestionMeasureVoteResult
Aug 8, 2026On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedA bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification.NayCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (52–46)
Aug 8, 2026On the NominationPN1078NayNomination Confirmed (50–49)
Aug 8, 2026On the Cloture MotionPN1078NayCloture Motion Agreed to (50–49)
Aug 8, 2026On Passage of the BillContinuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027NayBill Passed (90–6)
Aug 8, 2026On the Motion to TableContinuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027YeaMotion to Table Agreed to (61–32)
Aug 7, 2026On the Cloture MotionContinuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027NayCloture Motion Agreed to (91–6)
Aug 7, 2026On the NominationPN73011NayNomination Confirmed (51–47)
Aug 7, 2026On Passage of the BillLindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026NayBill Passed (86–11)
Aug 7, 2026On the AmendmentLindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026YeaAmendment Rejected (32–64)
Aug 5, 2026On the Motion to ProceedA joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Modification to the Start of the Submission Period for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Reporting and Recordkeeping Under TSCA 8(a)(7)".YeaMotion to Proceed Rejected (48–50)
Aug 5, 2026On the Cloture MotionPN73011NayCloture Motion Agreed to (50–44)
Aug 5, 2026On the NominationPN932NayNomination Confirmed (51–44)
Aug 5, 2026On the Cloture MotionPN932NayCloture Motion Agreed to (51–43)
Aug 3, 2026On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedContinuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027NayCloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (89–4)
Jul 30, 2026On the ResolutionAn executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.NayResolution Agreed to (50–47)

Bills sponsored

18 bills sponsored in the congresses on record
CongressMeasureTitle
119thS.J.Res. 26A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Israel of certain defense articles and services.
119thS.J.Res. 32A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.
119thS.J.Res. 33A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.
119thS.J.Res. 34A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.
119thS.J.Res. 41A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export of certain defense articles to Israel.
119thS.J.Res. 138A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.
118thS.J.Res. 111A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.
118thS.J.Res. 113A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.
118thS.J.Res. 115A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed license amendment for the export of certain defense articles, defense services, and technical data to Israel.
118thS.Res. 504A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
117thS.Con.Res. 5A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030.
117thS.Con.Res. 14A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031.
116thS.J.Res. 7A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.
115thS.J.Res. 54A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.
113thS. 1982Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014

Voting position over time

Nokken-Poole first dimension, re-estimated each Congress
CongressScorePosition on the scale
119th-0.688
118th-0.788
117th-0.925
116th-0.775
115th-0.707
114th-0.861
113th-0.894
112th-0.823

Nokken-Poole scores are re-estimated for each Congress, so they can move as a member’s voting changes. They are derived from roll-call votes alone and say nothing about why a member voted as they did. Voteview, which publishes these scores, reads the first dimension as running from liberal at −1 to conservative at +1; DonorTrail reports the position and the rank, and leaves the label to the source.

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