Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past 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
- Primary August 13, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Vermont
Official websiteX (Twitter)FacebookYouTubeFEC pageCongressional biography
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 |
2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2024, 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$7,241,250.5688%
- PACs and other committees$89,133.061%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$877,502.7111%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
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.
PAC and committee contributors
19 committees reported giving $88,612.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL NURSES UNITED PAC - A FUND FOR A HEALTHY AMERICA Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL UNION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS FEDERAL COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- AKSM UROLOGY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 'AKSM UROLOGY PAC'PAC$5,000.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$5,000.00
- COURAGE TO CHANGELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- JSTREETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL POSTAL MAIL HANDLERS UNION - DIVISION OF LABORERS' INT'L UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND, INC. PAC (EVERYTOWN PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,062.00
- TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TTD/PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$50.00
The race
Vermont U.S. Senate, 2024 · 3 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Sanders (I) | $8,207,886.33 | $10,740,760.66 | 2024-12-31 |
| Gerald Malloy (R) | $662,959.83 | $21,034.63 | 2024-12-31 |
| Matt for Hill (L) | $15,511.45 | −$746.71 | 2024-12-03 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Hampshire | October 29 – November 2, 2024 | 1,167 (LV) | ± 2.9% | Bernard Sanders 64% · Gerald Malloy 27% |
| University of New Hampshire | August 15–19, 2024 | 924 (LV) | ± 3.2% | Bernard Sanders 66% · Gerald Malloy 25% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 United States Senate election in Vermont (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
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.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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