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SANDERS, BERNARD

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FEC candidate id
S4VT00033
Internal id
04022b26-9cd9-437d-8b45-a827429923d8
Status
incumbent

Who this candidate represents (statewide)

Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), Vermont. Source.

CategoryMetricValue
PeoplePopulation647,106
PeopleMedian age43
IncomeMedian household income$81,203
IncomePer-capita income$46,500
IncomeIn poverty10.1%
IncomeUnemployed3.5%
IncomeGini inequality index0.453
RaceWhite alone90.7%
RaceBlack alone1.1%
RaceAsian alone1.8%
RaceHispanic or Latino2.6%
RaceTwo or more races5.5%
OriginForeign-born4.3%
LanguageSpeaks English only at home94.5%
LanguageSpeaks Spanish at home1.3%
EducationHigh school or higher70.6%
EducationBachelor's or higher43.8%
EducationAdvanced degree18.6%
HouseholdFamily households58.9%
HouseholdAvg household size2.28
HouseholdNever married (15+)33.4%
HousingMedian home value$316,600
HousingMedian gross rent$1,234
HousingSingle-family detached67.3%
HousingBuilt before 19403.0%
HousingOvercrowded (>1 per room)1.6%
HousingVacant units19.4%
ServiceVeterans (18+)6.2%
HealthWith a disability14.4%
ConnectivityHouseholds with broadband89.7%
ConnectivityHouseholds with no internet6.2%
CommuteDrove alone68.5%
CommutePublic transit0.8%
CommuteWorked from home16.9%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

CycleRaisedSpentCash on handDebtsIndiv. contribs.
2026$23,468,954$11,332,585$22,877,130$0$22,470,391
2024$8,207,886$7,200,347$10,740,761$0$7,241,251
2022$15,283,176$12,557,678$9,733,222$0$15,185,033
2020$12,810,422$14,108,692$7,007,724$0$10,709,292
2018$10,760,531$5,454,020$9,099,921$0$10,550,402
2016$1,267,455$1,914,588$3,793,408$0$1,229,245
2014$1,113,119$831,717$4,440,453$0$1,053,303
2012$6,274,553$2,651,095$4,159,051$0$5,842,665
2010$788,743$295,262$535,594$0$697,644
2008$166,196$301,550$42,114$0$17,069
2006$6,179,359$6,004,222$177,466$0$4,848,565

Elections

Committees

Recent votes

Sponsored & cosponsored bills

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 91.1%

FeatureΔ P(win)
Base rate (historical)15.1%
incumbent+78.0%
senate race-2.0%

Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

DateFrom committeeTypeAmount
2025-08-31NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.…24K$-5,000

Top individual donors (2026 cycle)

Via this candidate's principal committee FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS.

Aggregated from FEC Schedule A by donor (name + city + state). Employer + occupation reflect the donor's most recent gift. Source: FEC indiv bulk.

DonorEmployer / occupationCity, STGiftsTotal
NELSON, CARLNOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYEDCAMBRIDGE, MA2$7,000
MELVIN, COURTNEYAMSURG · ANALYSTNASHVILLE, TN2$6,200
MCINTOSH, MARYNOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYEDMARCO ISLAND, FL2$1,000
LEE, MARYSELF EMPLOYED · AUTHORPITTSBURGH, PA1$1,000
HASTINGS, MARKNOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYEDLYME, CT1$1,000
COLE, FRANKNOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYEDLELAND, NC1$1,000
MOSS, CRAIGMAHV · PHYSICIANWOODSTOCK, NY1$1,000
CAWLEY, JOHNNOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYEDBRISBANE, CA1$1,000
MCMILLAN, SAUNDRANOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYEDRIVERSIDE, RI1$1,000
PHINNEY, STEPHEN MD, PSELF EMPLOYED · PHYSICIAN SCIENTIST AUTHORELK GROVE, CA1$500
COOK, DEANNOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYEDCORTE MADERA, CA1$500
ONEILL, KARENNOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYEDCOLLEGEVILLE, PA1$500
PLANK, RONNOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYEDGARNER, NC1$500
EDWARDS, NERISSANOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYEDSOUTH WOODSTOCK, VT1$500
MILLER, ELIZABETHNOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYEDAPTOS, CA1$500
CARROCCIO, SHEYNACWH · PHYSICIANGAINESVILLE, FL1$500
CEPERLEY, MARYNOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYEDROHNERT PARK, CA1$500
LUTERMAN, LEONIENOT EMPLOYED · RETIREDAMESBURY, MA1$500
IVES, GERARDNOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYEDCENTER SANDWICH, NH1$500
BARNETT, MIKENOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYEDCLOVERDALE, CA1$500
COHEN, CONSTANCENOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYEDRED HOOK, NY1$500
KRAHN, DOROTHYNOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYEDCAMAS, WA1$500
MYERS, DAVIDNOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYEDMOUNT DESERT, ME1$500
POLAND, STEVENOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYEDLAKE BLUFF, IL1$500
QUARTIROLI, LISANOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYEDOAKLAND, CA1$500

Connected on the graph

Inbound (2)

datefromtypeamountrolesource
2025-08-31NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)contributed_to$-5,000pas2
2025-03-052c97755aclip_about—clip

Outbound (25)

datetypetoamountrolesource
—joint_fundraising_committee_ofSAIL TO VICTORY 2006—candidate_committees
—principal_candidate_ofFRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS—candidate_committees
—joint_fundraising_committee_ofSEND BERNIE AND PETER TO WASHINGTON 2006—candidate_committees
—independent_committee_ofCOLLECTIVE ACTIONS PAC—candidate_committees
2026-05-11cosponsor_of_billS 4487 — Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026—cosponsorsponsorship
2025-07-23cosponsor_of_billS 2392 — Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025—cosponsorsponsorship
2025-03-05spoke_in_clip2c97755a—clip
2025-01-03member_of_committeeSenate Veterans' Affairs Committee—MEMBERcongress-committee
2025-01-03member_of_committeeSenate Taxation and IRS Oversight Subcommittee—MEMBERcongress-committee
2025-01-03member_of_committeeSenate Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water Subcommittee—MEMBERcongress-committee
2025-01-03member_of_committeeSenate Environment and Public Works Committee—MEMBERcongress-committee
2025-01-03member_of_committeeSenate Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight Subcommittee—MEMBERcongress-committee
2025-01-03member_of_committeeSenate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee—RANKINGcongress-committee
2025-01-03member_of_committeeSenate Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety Subcommittee Subcommittee—MEMBERcongress-committee
2025-01-03member_of_committeeSenate Budget Committee—MEMBERcongress-committee
2025-01-03member_of_committeeSenate Employment and Workplace Safety Subcommittee—EX_OFFICIOcongress-committee
2025-01-03member_of_committeeSenate Education and the American Family Subcommittee—EX_OFFICIOcongress-committee
2025-01-03member_of_committeeSenate Primary Health and Retirement Security Subcommittee—EX_OFFICIOcongress-committee
2025-01-03member_of_committeeSenate Finance Committee—MEMBERcongress-committee
2025-01-03member_of_committeeSenate Health Care Subcommittee—MEMBERcongress-committee
2025-01-03member_of_committeeSenate Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy Subcommittee—RANKINGcongress-committee
2023-10-24cosponsor_of_billS 3105 — Safe Schools Improvement Act—cosponsorsponsorship
2023-10-24cosponsor_of_billS 2581 — Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2023—cosponsorsponsorship
2023-07-27cosponsor_of_billS 2645 — Preventing HEAT Illness and Deaths Act of 2024—cosponsorsponsorship
2023-05-01cosponsor_of_billS 1394 — Block Nuclear Launch by Autonomous Artificial Intelligence Act of 2023—cosponsorsponsorship

Clips (1)

Quotes, press releases, and Congressional Record fragments where this entity is the subject. Source: govinfo.gov BILLSTATUS + per-source ingest pipelines.

DateSourceSpeakerHeadline
—Congressional Record—HALT ALL LETHAL TRAFFICKING OF FENTANYL ACT--Motion to Proceed

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