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Member brief · 119th Congress

Sen. Bernard Sanders

I · Independent, caucuses with Democrats · U.S. Senator, Vermont1

In Congress
Since 1991 · 35 years
 Next election
Nov 5, 2030
 Committee leadership
Ranking Member, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Ranking Member, Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy

CommitteesEnvironment and Public Works; Finance; Ranking Member, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Veterans' Affairs +1 more2

Participation3

93 / 100

Chamber median 98
851 of 915 roll calls

Party unity3

100 / 100

Chamber median 99
on 778 party-line votes

Cross-party agreement3

3 / 100

Chamber median 9
on 830 contested votes

Ideology score4

−0.55

Chamber median +0.32
−1 left · +1 right

Notable votes and votes by issue

In the full brief: five notable recent votes chosen by a fixed rule (most recent breaks with party first), each with the member’s vote, the party’s position and a source, plus how often Sanders votes with the party on each issue.

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Money and lobbying

In the full brief: how many of Sanders’s PACs belong to organizations that lobbied on bills Sanders voted on or cosponsored, with the dollars beside the chamber median; the top bills; campaign totals and the top PACs.

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Votes most like5

D Edward J. Markey MA 99% of 825
D Elizabeth Warren MA 99% of 818
D Christopher Murphy CT 99% of 808

Share of roll calls both voted on where they voted the same way.

Next race

Nov 5, 2030 · Seat next on the ballot in 20301

Data as of Nov 7, 2026 · votes through Sep 30, 2026 · Method: https://oathstar.com/methodology · Live profile: https://oathstar.com/people/bernard-sanders

  1. 1. Member record and terms: congress.gov; unitedstates/congress-legislators, retrieved 2026-11-07. www.congress.gov/people/S000033
  2. 2. Committees: unitedstates/congress-legislators, retrieved 2026-11-07. github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
  3. 3. Participation, party unity, cross-party agreement, votes by issue: Oathstar from Voteview roll calls, 119th Congress, retrieved 2026-11-07. voteview.com/person/29147
  1. 4. Ideology: DW-NOMINATE first dimension, Voteview, 119th Congress. voteview.com/person/29147
  2. 5. Votes most like: Oathstar from Voteview roll calls, 119th Congress. voteview.com/data

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