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[ROLE TIMELINE] Independent · U.S. Senate

Bernard Sanders

US Senator (I-VT)

Government Corporate Political | Red zones = government–corporate overlap
2010 2015 2020 2025 Colleague Chuck Schumer Colleague at Chuck Schumer (2007–present) 2007→ Political Ally Elizabeth Warren Political Ally at Elizabeth Warren (2013–present) 2013→ Former Political Ally Turned… John Fetterman Former Political Ally Turned Critic at John Fetterman (2016–present) 2016→ Donor Google Donor at Google (2020–present) 2020→ Colleague Becca Balint Colleague at Becca Balint (2023–present) 2023→ Co-Sponsor/Co-Voter Raphael Warnock Co-Sponsor/Co-Voter at Raphael Warnock (2024–present) 2024→ Donor Air Line Pilots Assoc. … Donor at Air Line Pilots Assoc. International PAC (2024–2024) 2024–2024 Donor National Nurses United … Donor at National Nurses United PAC - A Fund For A Healthy America (2024–2024) 2024–2024 Donor National Union Of Healt… Donor at National Union Of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political Education (2024–2024) 2024–2024 Donor Aksm Urology PAC Donor at Aksm Urology PAC (2024–2024) 2024–2024 Donor Courage To Change Donor at Courage To Change (2024–2024) 2024–2024 Donor End Citizens United Donor at End Citizens United (2024–2024) 2024–2024 Donor United Food And Commerc… Donor at United Food And Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club (2024–2024) 2024–2024 Voting Record (Diverged) Linda T. Sánchez Voting Record (Diverged) at Linda T. Sánchez (2024–present) 2024→ Legislative Ally Christopher Murphy Legislative Ally at Christopher Murphy (2024–present) 2024→ Vote Alignment Richard J. Durbin Vote Alignment at Richard J. Durbin (2024–present) 2024→ Donor Machinists Non Partisan… Donor at Machinists Non Partisan Political League Of The International Association Of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (2024–2024) 2024–2024 Donor Seiu Cope (Service Empl… Donor at Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) (2024–2024) 2024–2024 Donor Transport Workers Union… Donor at Transport Workers Union PAC (2024–2024) 2024–2024 Donor American Federation Of … Donor at American Federation Of State County & Municipal Employees People (Afscme) (2024–2024) 2024–2024 Donor Democrat Republican Ind… Donor at Democrat Republican Independent Voter Education PAC (Drive Committee) (2024–2024) 2024–2024 Colleague/Collaborator Sheldon Whitehouse Colleague/Collaborator at Sheldon Whitehouse (2025–present) 2025→ Affiliation Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Affiliation at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (2025–present) 2025→ Voted With Michael Bennet Voted With at Michael Bennet (2025–present) 2025→ Colleague Cory Booker Colleague at Cory Booker (2026–present) 2026→ Colleague Ron Wyden Colleague at Ron Wyden (2026–present) 2026→ Name Variant Bernie Sanders Name Variant at Bernie Sanders (2026–present) 2026→ Colleague Angus King Colleague at Angus King (2026–present) 2026→

Conflict Zones (5)

CONFLICT ZONE · 2020–2026
Colleague (Chuck Schumer), Political Ally (Elizabeth Warren) overlapping with Donor (Google)
CONFLICT ZONE · 2024–2024
Colleague (Chuck Schumer), Political Ally (Elizabeth Warren), Co-Sponsor/Co-Voter (Raphael Warnock) overlapping with Donor (End Citizens United)
CONFLICT ZONE · 2024–2026
Co-Sponsor/Co-Voter (Raphael Warnock) overlapping with Donor (Google)
CONFLICT ZONE · 2025–2026
Colleague/Collaborator (Sheldon Whitehouse), Affiliation (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez), Voted With (Michael Bennet) overlapping with Donor (Google)
CONFLICT ZONE · 2026–2026
Colleague (Cory Booker), Colleague (Ron Wyden), Name Variant (Bernie Sanders), Colleague (Angus King) overlapping with Donor (Google)

All Roles & Relationships (28)

Sector Role Entity Period
GOVERNMENT Colleague Chuck Schumer 2007–present
GOVERNMENT Political Ally Elizabeth Warren 2013–present
POLITICAL Former Political Ally Turned Critic John Fetterman 2016–present
CORPORATE Donor Google 2020–present
OTHER Colleague Becca Balint 2023–present
GOVERNMENT Co-Sponsor/Co-Voter Raphael Warnock 2024–present
POLITICAL Donor Air Line Pilots Assoc. International PAC 2024–2024
POLITICAL Donor National Nurses United PAC - A Fund For A Healthy America 2024–2024
POLITICAL Donor National Union Of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political Education 2024–2024
POLITICAL Donor Aksm Urology PAC 2024–2024
POLITICAL Donor Courage To Change 2024–2024
CORPORATE Donor End Citizens United 2024–2024
POLITICAL Donor United Food And Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club 2024–2024
OTHER Voting Record (Diverged) Linda T. Sánchez 2024–present
OTHER Legislative Ally Christopher Murphy 2024–present
OTHER Vote Alignment Richard J. Durbin 2024–present
POLITICAL Donor Machinists Non Partisan Political League Of The International Association Of Machinists & Aerospace Workers 2024–2024
POLITICAL Donor Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) 2024–2024
POLITICAL Donor Transport Workers Union PAC 2024–2024
POLITICAL Donor American Federation Of State County & Municipal Employees People (Afscme) 2024–2024
POLITICAL Donor Democrat Republican Independent Voter Education PAC (Drive Committee) 2024–2024
GOVERNMENT Colleague/Collaborator Sheldon Whitehouse 2025–present
GOVERNMENT Affiliation Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 2025–present
GOVERNMENT Voted With Michael Bennet 2025–present
GOVERNMENT Colleague Cory Booker 2026–present
GOVERNMENT Colleague Ron Wyden 2026–present
GOVERNMENT Name Variant Bernie Sanders 2026–present
GOVERNMENT Colleague Angus King 2026–present
Methodology

This timeline visualises documented roles and relationships for Bernard Sanders using dates recorded in the entity connection graph. Roles are classified into sectors (government, corporate, political) based on relationship type and target entity type.

Conflict zones are periods where government/institutional roles overlap with corporate positions. These overlaps are not inherently improper but represent structural conditions that merit public scrutiny — the same person simultaneously holds a position involving public trust and a position involving private financial interest.

Date precision varies: some connections record only a year, others a full date. Ongoing roles (no end date) are drawn to the present year. Committee memberships are drawn from official congressional records where available.