Bernie Sanders: congressional voting record index
Primary-source starting point for the member’s historic congressional service and roll-call record. Individual issue-specific votes can be added as separate records and connected to the same profile.
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Socialist / Communist
Bernie Sanders
U.S. senator; former U.S. representative and mayor
A longtime independent officeholder who advocates Medicare for All, stronger unions, wealth taxation, tuition-free public college, and broad social guarantees.
Party: IndependentJurisdiction: VermontService: U.S. House 1991–2007; U.S. Senate 2007–present
Common Sense → Communist Rating
4/5 — Statist / Socialist
The rating reflects democratic-socialist goals and extensive redistribution, while operating through elections and generally not advocating one-party rule or total abolition of markets.
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Editorial note
Ratings are editorial assessments, not official labels. Records are curated for relevance and are not a complete roll-call history. Use the linked primary source to verify each item.