U.S. Senator · I Independent
Bernie Sanders
Vermont
Bernie Sanders is a independent U.S. Senator from Vermont. He has served in the Senate since January 2007, and previously served in the House (1991–2007). He serves as Senate Democratic Outreach Chair. He sits on the Environment and Public Works, Finance, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committees and is Ranking Member of Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. His seat is next on the ballot in November 2030.
Biography assembled from Congress.gov and congress-legislators records: office, service dates, leadership and committee assignments. Nothing else is inferred.
Committees
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Subcommittees: Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight · Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety · Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife
Subcommittees: Health Care · Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy · Taxation and IRS Oversight
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsRanking Member
Subcommittees: Education and the American Family · Employment and Workplace Safety · Primary Health and Retirement Security
Leadership
- Senate Democratic Outreach Chair since 2025-01-03
Legislation sponsored
taught corpusNone of the taught corpus bills are sponsored by Bernie Sanders. See every bill they sponsored on Congress.gov.
In the news
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