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Summary

Senator Bernard 'Bernie' Sanders

Biographical

Current Office: U.S. Senate (VT) - Jr, Independent
First Elected: 11/07/2006
Last Elected: 11/07/2006
Next Election: 2012
On The Ballot: None, Independent for U.S. Senate
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Jane O'Meara; 1 Child, Levi; 3 Stepchildren: Heather, Carina, David
Birth Date: 09/08/1941
Birth Place: New York, NY
Home City: Burlington, VT
Religion: Jewish

Recent Public Statements

Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act

May 23, 2012 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, this amendment, to my mind, is an extremely important amendment and it has the support of some of ...

Sanders: Crack Down on Pharmaceutical Fraud

May 23, 2012 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today proposed tough new penalties to combat rampant pharmaceutical industry fraud. Sanders' amendment to a Food and Drug Administration bill before ...

Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act--Motion to Proceed--Resumed

May 23, 2012 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT Mr. SANDERS. Let me read what this article says. This is a member of the banking industry who contrasts what the old ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2006 National Journal Composite Liberal Score 86.5%
2005 National Journal Composite Conservative Score 10%
2005 National Journal Composite Liberal Score 90%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $5,377,986.00
Total Spent $1,947,853.00
Cash On Hand $3,607,600.00
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 03/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Bernie Sanders REPEATEDLY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY RESPONSES TO CITIZENS ON ISSUES THROUGH THE 2006 NATIONAL POLITICAL AWARENESS TEST WHEN ASKED TO DO SO BY Key national leaders of both major parties including: John McCain, Republican Senator Geraldine Ferraro, Former Democratic Congresswoman Michael Dukakis, Former Democratic Governor Bill Frenzel, Former Republican Congressman Richard Kimball, Project Vote Smart President Over 100 news organizations throughout the nation also urged their candidates to supply their issue positions through the National Political Awareness Test.

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View Bernard 'Bernie' Sanders's Congressional Election 2000 National Political Awareness Test

Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Webmail
http://sanders.senate.gov/contact/

Washington, D.C. Website
http://sanders.senate.gov/

Capitol Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders

Capitol Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/SenatorSanders

Capitol Website - Twitter
http://twitter.com/#!/senatorsanders

Washington, D.C.
332 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-5141
Fax: 202-228-0776

District
51 Depot Street
Suite 201
Saint Johnsbury, VT 05819
Phone: 802-748-9269
Fax: 802-748-0302

District
36 Chickering Drive, #103
Brattleboro, VT 05301
Phone: 802-254-8732
Fax: 802-254-9207

District
1 Church Street
2nd Floor
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: 802-862-0697
Fax: 802-860-6370
Toll Free: 800-339-9834

Key Staff
332 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-5141
Fax: 202-228-0776

Key Staff
332 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-5141
Fax: 202-228-0776

Key Staff
332 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-5141
Fax: 202-228-0776

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