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TermJan 3, 2025 → Jan 3, 2031
Senator · Vermont · Independent
Bernard Sanders
On votes where most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides, how often this member voted with most of their own party.99.9%
On 778 votes where the parties split · counted with Democrats, with whom they caucus
Attendance93%
Voted in 915 recorded votes this Congress
Bipartisan bills5.4%
Of their bills with cosponsors, the share with one from the other party
Bills sponsored
56
Bills cosponsored
477
Terms served
12
Serving since
1991
How they voted
| Date | Bill or item | What it was about | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | S. 4668 | Protect College Sports Act of 2026Sep 28, 2026 · Bill Passed | No |
| Sep 24, 2026 | H.Con.Res. 89 | Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Sep 24, 2026 · Concurrent Resolution Rejected | Yes |
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Bills they sponsored
Background
Time in office · 12 terms
Senate2025–2031 · I
Senate2019–2025 · I
Senate2013–2019 · I
Senate2007–2013 · I
House VT-AL2005–2007 · I
House VT-AL2003–2005 · I
House VT-AL2001–2003 · I
House VT-AL1999–2001 · I
House VT-AL1997–1999 · I
House VT-AL1995–1997 · I
House VT-AL1993–1995 · I
House VT-AL1991–1993 · I
DW-NOMINATE is a score political scientists compute from every recorded vote a member has cast. It places members on a line from −1 (most liberal) to +1 (most conservative) by how they actually vote, not by what they say.-0.546
−1 · Liberal0Conservative · +1
Members who vote alike sit close together.