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[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
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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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 Democratic in federal elections. Major economic sectors include healthcare, education, tourism, advanced manufacturing (semiconductors at GlobalFoundries), and agriculture (dairy, maple syrup). Vermont has a strong progressive tradition with particular focus on environmental conservation, sustainable agriculture, and social welfare. It was the first state to legalize civil unions (2000) and among the first to pass marriage equality legislatively. The population skews older (median age 43.1) with high educational attainment (43.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher).
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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.
Date: 2025-07-01
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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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.
Date: 2025-01-20
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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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.
Date: 2025-01-22
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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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 people' — prioritizing Gaza civilian protection over Ukraine defense in a bundled vote.
Date: 2024-02-13
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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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.'
Date: 2023-06-01
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Voted yea on H.R. 8404 (Respect for Marriage Act) on 2022-11-29: Voted to codify federal recognition of same-sex and interracial marriages, stating: 'I was proud to cast my vote today to pass the Respect for Marriage Act.'
Date: 2022-11-29
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Voted yea on H.R. 3684 (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) on 2021-08-10: Voted for the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, but simultaneously urged House progressives to vote against it until a larger reconciliation bill passed — a strategic tension that threatened to sink both bills.
Date: 2021-08-10
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Voted yea on H.R. 1319 (American Rescue Plan Act of 2021) on 2021-03-06: As Senate Budget Committee Chairman, Sanders championed this $1.9 trillion COVID relief package as 'the most significant piece of legislation to benefit working families in the modern history of this country,' delivering $1,400 stimulus checks, expanded child tax credits, and $1.35 billion for Vermont.
Date: 2021-03-06
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[statement] Sanders has repeatedly and unequivocally declared support for Ukraine's defense against Russian aggression, including voting for previous Ukraine aid measures and condemning Russia's invasion. In the same February 2024 statement he stated, 'I unequivocally support funding to continue Ukraine's efforts to defend itself.'
Date: 2024-02-13
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[vote] Sanders voted against the $95 billion national security supplemental (H.R.815) on February 13, 2024, stating his opposition was due to '$10 billion more in unrestricted military aid for Netanyahu's horrific war against the Palestinian people.'
Date: 2024-02-13
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[disclosure] Sanders' campaign committee, Friends of Bernie Sanders, wired $200,000 in two installments of $100,000 (January and March 2023) plus an additional $75,000 (August 2023) to the Sanders Institute, a nonprofit founded by his wife Jane O'Meara Sanders and stepson David Driscoll, who received a $152,653 salary.
Date: 2023-08-08
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[statement] 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 and a foundation run by her husband collects many millions of dollars from foreign governments, governments which are dictatorships?'
Date: 2016-06-01
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[disclosure] OpenSecrets data shows Sanders received $1,417,633 in contributions from the 'pharmaceuticals/health products' industry in the 2020 cycle — more than any other member of Congress — and $1.9 million from pharmaceutical firms over 1990-2024. While his 2020 pledge excluded PAC/lobbyist/executive contributions, the raw industry total contradicted his implied denial of meaningful pharma-linked money.
Date: 2025-01-31
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[statement] 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 the executives, not one nickel of PAC money from the pharmaceutical industry. They came from the workers.'
Date: 2025-01-30
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Sanders spent $221,723 on private jet charters during the first quarter of 2024 from his campaign account, Friends of Bernie Sanders.
Date: 2024-03-31
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Sanders' stepson David Driscoll, executive director of the Sanders Institute, was compensated $152,653 in salary and benefits in 2021. More than one-third of the nonprofit's income was spent on salaries.
Date: 2021-12-31
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Friends of Bernie Sanders, his campaign committee, wired $200,000 to the Sanders Institute — a nonprofit founded by his wife Jane O'Meara Sanders and stepson David Driscoll — in two $100,000 installments in January and March 2023, plus an additional $75,000 in August 2023.
Date: 2023-08-08
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Sanders' 2024 Senate reelection campaign raised $35,249,433, with 97.6% of itemized donations from out-of-state donors.
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Sanders received $1,417,633 from the pharmaceuticals/health products industry during the 2020 campaign cycle, more than any other member of Congress, but entirely from rank-and-file individual employees — not from PACs, executives, or lobbyists.
Date: 2020-12-31
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Amazon.com employees contributed $1,037,396, all from individuals.
Date: 2024-12-31
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Alphabet Inc. employees contributed $1,429,422, all from individuals.
Date: 2024-12-31
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University of California was the single largest organizational contributor at $1,471,789, all from individuals.
Date: 2024-12-31
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Health Professionals contributed $12,714,559, with $12,615,005 from individuals and $99,554 from PACs.
Date: 2024-12-31
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The Retired category contributed $15,493,595, all from individuals.
Date: 2024-12-31
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The Democratic/Liberal industry contributed $17,642,289, with $17,570,698 from individuals and $71,591 from PACs.
Date: 2024-12-31
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The Education industry was the top contributing sector at $25,031,537, entirely from individuals.
Date: 2024-12-31
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Sanders' campaign committee raised $295,361,900 across his career (1989-2024), with $10,740,760 cash on hand as of December 31, 2024.
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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