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Bernie Sanders

U.S. Senator for Vermont

Independent · Since 2007 · Next election: 2030 · Age 85 · Senior senator

Official name: Bernard Sanders

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Bernie Sanders is the senior U.S. Senator for Vermont, an Independent serving since 2007.

Sanders has served in the Senate longer than 84 of its 99 other members.

Sanders is Senate Democratic Outreach Chair.

Sanders is the ranking member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee and also sits on Environment and Public Works, Finance, Budget, and Veterans' Affairs.

In the Senate's last 30 days in session (Jun 23 – Oct 2, 2026), Sanders voted in 72 of 74 roll calls (97%). In that period, 73 bills Sanders sponsored or cosponsored had new actions.

Sanders's seat is next on the ballot in 2030.

This week (Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026)

Full schedule →

Senate: met Mon–Wed (Sep 28–30, 2026); a pro forma session Thu

12 roll-call votes: 6 Nay, 6 Yea

  • · Business meeting

    Business meeting to consider the nominations of Nicole Saphier, of New Jersey, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, Timothy Westlake, of Wisconsin, to be Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, and Mary Lazare, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary for Aging, all of the Department of Health and Human Services, and Loren E. Sweatt, of Virginia, and Douglas Ralph, of Kentucky, both to be a Member of the National Mediation Board.

    Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

Votes

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Voted in 72 of 74 roll calls (97%), Jun 23 – Oct 2, 2026.

Sanders voted with the majority of Senate Democrats on 60 roll calls and against it on 12.

Votes against the party majority and missed votes (latest 5 of 14)

Bernie Sanders's most recent votes against the party majority and missed votes
DateVoteQuestionResultBernie SandersNote
Sep 28No. 250On Passage of the Bill S. 4668S. 4668, as amendedBill PassedNayMost Senate Democrats: Yea
Sep 24No. 243On the Cloture Motion S. 4668Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. 4668, as AmendedCloture Motion Agreed toNayMost Senate Democrats: Yea
Sep 24No. 242On the Amendment S. 4668Amdt. No. 6776Amendment Agreed toNayMost Senate Democrats: Yea
Sep 22No. 240On the Cloture Motion S. 4668Motion to Invoke Cloture: Cruz Amdt. No. 6776Cloture Motion Agreed toNayMost Senate Democrats: Yea
Sep 17No. 236On the Motion to Proceed S. 4668Motion to Proceed to S. 4668Motion to Proceed Agreed toNayMost Senate Democrats: Yea

Legislation

56 bills sponsored and 477 cosponsored in the 119th Congress

  • S.Res. 931 A resolution recognizing the month of October 2026 as Filipino American History Month and celebrating the history and culture of Filipino Americans and their immense contributions to the United States.

    Cosponsor · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  • S.Res. 946 A resolution designating September 30, 2026, as "National Veterans Suicide Prevention Day".

    Cosponsor · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

  • S. 5651 A bill to establish the National Institutes of Clean Energy.

    Cosponsor · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Campaign finance

Raised
$24,928,186
Spent
$12,833,936
Cash on hand
$22,835,011

2030 election cycle, through Jun 30, 2026 · FEC S4VT00033

Vermont senators

All 3 members of Congress from Vermont →

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