[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.8%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 72.5%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino: 92.6%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2023 est.): 648,493
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income (2024): $82,730
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Proposition 4 — Equal Rights Amendment (race, ethnicity, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity) (2024) — passed, margin majority yes
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Proposition 2 — Prohibit Slavery and Indentured Servitude Amendment (2022) — passed, margin 89.0% yes to 11.0% no
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Proposition 5 — Reproductive Liberty Amendment (Article 22) (2022) — passed, margin 76.8% yes to 23.2% no
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 72 (share 0.11)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.13)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.16)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: GlobalFoundries (semiconductor manufacturing, Essex Junction) (2200 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: State of Vermont Government (7500 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: University of Vermont Medical Center (8000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Vermont is the second-least populous state in the U.S. with approximately 648,493 residents (2023 est.) and is represented in the Senate by two members elected statewide. It is predominantly White (92.6%), with a median household income of approximately $82,730 (2024). The state has a Cook PVI of D+13 and leans Democ
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Voted nay on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) on 2025-07-01: Opposed Trump's signature tax and spending bill as 'the most dangerous piece of legislation in modern history — a gift to the billionaire class causing massive pain for working families,' and called for every member who voted for it to be ousted.
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· 2025-07-01
Voted nay on S. 5 / H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act) on 2025-01-20: One of only 9 senators to oppose the Laken Riley Act mandating ICE detention for undocumented immigrants accused of theft offenses, breaking from the 12 Senate Democrats who voted for final passage.
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· 2025-01-20
Voted nay on S. 6 (Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (Cloture)) on 2025-01-22: Voted against cloture on legislation requiring medical care for infants born alive after failed abortions, aligning with all 47 Senate Democrats in opposition, consistent with his strong pro-choice record.
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· 2025-01-22
Voted nay on H.R. 815 (National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 (Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan aid)) on 2024-02-13: One of only two Democratic caucus members to vote against $95 billion in foreign aid including $60 billion for Ukraine, citing opposition to '$10 billion in unrestricted military aid for Netanyahu's horrific war against the Palestinian
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· 2024-02-13
Voted nay on H.R. 3746 (Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (Debt Ceiling Suspension)) on 2023-06-01: Only member of the Democratic caucus to vote against the debt ceiling deal, citing opposition to SNAP work requirements and student loan changes — calling it a 'completely unnecessary' deal where 'the best thing about the bill is it could have been worse.'
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· 2023-06-01
Last contradiction analysis: Never
Platform: "Sanders was harshly critical of Hillary Clinton over the Clinton Foundation in 2016, saying: 'Do I have a problem when a sitting secretary of state an"
Vote: on "Sanders' campaign committee, Friends of Bernie Sanders, wired $200,000 in two installments of $100,0"
Sanders criticized the Clinton Foundation as a vehicle for foreign influence-peddling, yet his own campaign directed $275,000 in donor funds to a family-run nonprofit, the Sanders Institute, where his stepson drew a six-figure salary — raising questi
Platform: "Sanders voted against the $95 billion national security supplemental (H.R.815) on February 13, 2024, stating his opposition was due to '$10 billion mo"
Vote: on "Sanders has repeatedly and unequivocally declared support for Ukraine's defense against Russian aggr"
Sanders declared unequivocal support for Ukraine aid but voted against the $95 billion supplemental that contained $60 billion for Ukraine — because the bill also included unrestricted military aid to Israel for the Gaza war. The practical effect of
Platform: "Sanders stated at RFK Jr.'s confirmation hearing: 'I ran for president like you. I got millions and millions of contributions. They did not come from "
Vote: on "OpenSecrets data shows Sanders received $1,417,633 in contributions from the 'pharmaceuticals/health"
Sanders denied taking pharmaceutical industry money, but OpenSecrets data shows $1.4M from the pharma/health products industry in 2020 alone — though nearly all from rank-and-file employees rather than PACs or executives, making the claim technically
Last silence detection: Never (via )
Biden administration's resumption of border wall construction along the U.S.-Mexico border in 2023-2024
131d silent
Expected position: As a longtime and vocal critic of Trump's border wall as wasteful, ineffective, and xenophobic, Sanders would be expected to publicly condemn the Biden administration's decision to
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