Senator Bernard Sanders

Independent · VT (Senate) · Senate Democratic Outreach Chair

Basics

Chamber
senate
Party
Independent
State
VT
Class
Rank
senior

Contact & office

Office
332 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Address
332 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510

Identifiers

Bioguide
S000033
OSID
N00000528
C-SPAN
994
PVS

Source

GovTrack roles API

Fetched: Feb 05, 2026 10:33 UTC

Profile fetched: Feb 05, 2026 10:25 UTC

Committees

  • Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight (Member)
  • Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety (Member)
  • Education and the American Family (Ex Officio)
  • Employment and Workplace Safety (Ex Officio)
  • Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water (Member)
  • Health Care (Member)
  • Primary Health and Retirement Security (Ex Officio)
  • Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (Member)
  • Senate Committee on Finance (Member)
  • Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Ranking Member)
  • Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Member)
  • Senate Committee on the Budget (Member)
  • Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy (Ranking Member)
  • Taxation and IRS Oversight (Member)

Votes (recent)

  • Motion to Invoke Cloture: Brian Charles Lea to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee: Brian Charles Lea, of Tennessee, to be United Stat… · Nay · 2026-02-04
  • On the Nomination PN726-2: Megan Blair Benton, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri · Nay · 2026-02-04
  • Motion to Invoke Cloture: Megan Blair Benton to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Missouri: Megan Blair Benton, of Missouri, to be United Stat… · Nay · 2026-02-04
  • On the Nomination PN726-12: Aaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska · Nay · 2026-02-04
  • Motion to Invoke Cloture: Aaron Christian Peterson to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Alaska: Aaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United Stat… · Nay · 2026-02-03
  • On the Nomination PN726-6: Nicholas Jon Ganjei, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas · Nay · 2026-02-03
  • Motion to Invoke Cloture: Nicholas Jon Ganjei to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas: Nicholas Jon Ganjei, of Texas, to be United States … · Nay · 2026-02-03
  • On the Nomination PN726-5: David Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas · Nay · 2026-02-03
  • Motion to Invoke Cloture: David Clay Fowlkes to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas: David Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be Un… · Nay · 2026-02-02
  • H.R. 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 · Nay · 2026-01-30

District / state context

Population
643816
Median income
74014
Poverty rate
10.4
State
Vermont
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