Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Bernard Sanders
- Office
- U.S. senator from Vermont (class 1)
- Leadership
- Senate Democratic Outreach Chair
- Party
- Independent
- Born
- 1941
- In Congress
- House since 1991 · Senate since 2007 · 35 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2031
- FEC filing name
- SANDERS, BERNARD
- Next election
- 2030
Vermont
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Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID S4VT00033 · Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. Senate · Vermont | $26,476,152.82 | Not up for election in 2026; seat is next up in 2030 |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. Senate · Vermont | $8,207,886.33 | Running |
2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$25,082,378.0695%
- PACs and other committees$27.000%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$1,393,747.765%
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$21,444,797.4189%
- Contributions over $200$2,700,520.9211%
- Itemized from inside Vermont$200,507.693%
- Itemized from other states$6,305,208.1497%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: California $1,497,285.08 · New York $524,162.77 · Massachusetts $466,284.06 · Washington $398,510.23 · Florida $230,820.55. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
Voting record, 119th Congress
Recorded Senate roll-call votes from January 9, 2025 through September 30, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official Senate record.
Latest roll-call votes
| Date | Question | Result | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | On the Nomination · PN 1129 Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor | Nomination Confirmed | Nay |
| Sep 30, 2026 | On the Cloture Motion · PN 1129 Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Nay |
| Sep 30, 2026 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · HR 9340 A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes. | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | Nay |
| Sep 30, 2026 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · HR 7008 A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes. | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | Nay |
| Sep 29, 2026 | On the Motion to Discharge · SRES 852 A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. | Motion to Discharge Rejected | Yea |
| Sep 29, 2026 | On the Motion to Proceed · SJRES 197 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to | Motion to Proceed Rejected | Yea |
| Sep 28, 2026 | On Passage of the Bill · S 4668 A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes. | Bill Passed | Nay |
| Sep 28, 2026 | On the Amendment · S 4668 To establish certain standards with respect to coaches of varsity sports teams. | Amendment Rejected | Yea |
| Sep 28, 2026 | On the Amendment · S 4668 To increase the limitation on funding for post-eligibility insurance and catastrophic injury for student athletes. | Amendment Rejected | Yea |
| Sep 28, 2026 | On the Amendment · S 4668 To limit price increases for college athletics tickets. | Amendment Rejected | Yea |
Latest bills and resolutions sponsored
- S. 5493 Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act of 2026
Introduced Sep 23, 2026 · Latest action Sep 23, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. - S. 5456 Stop Social Security Garnishment Act of 2026
Introduced Sep 22, 2026 · Latest action Sep 22, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. - S. 5384 Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act
Introduced Sep 14, 2026 · Latest action Sep 14, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. - S. 5280 Guaranteed Paid Vacation Act
Introduced Aug 6, 2026 · Latest action Aug 6, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. - S. 5284 Green New Deal for Public Housing Act
Introduced Aug 6, 2026 · Latest action Aug 6, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. - S. 5185 Audit the Pentagon Act
Introduced Jul 30, 2026 · Latest action Jul 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. - S. 5026 Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act of 2026
Introduced Jul 16, 2026 · Latest action Jul 28, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 531. - S. 4825 American A.I. Sovereign Wealth Fund Act
Introduced Jun 18, 2026 · Latest action Jun 18, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. - S. 4602 Abolish Super PACs Act
Introduced May 20, 2026 · Latest action May 20, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. - S. 4551 Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2026
Introduced May 18, 2026 · Latest action May 18, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.
Committees
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
- Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight
- Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety
- Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Health Care
- Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy Ranking Member
- Taxation and IRS Oversight
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member
- Education and the American Family Ex Officio
- Employment and Workplace Safety Ex Officio
- Primary Health and Retirement Security Ex Officio
- Senate Committee on the Budget
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS.
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