Bernie Sanders
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- Office Held:
- US Senate, VT
- Office Sought:
- US Senate, VT
SANDERS, Bernard, a Senator and a Representative from Vermont; born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September 8, 1941; graduated from Madison High School, Brooklyn,
N.Y.; B.S., University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill., 1964; faculty, Harvard
University, Cambridge, Mass., 1989; faculty, Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y.,
1990; carpenter; journalist; unsuccessful independent candidate for election to
the United States Senate in 1972 and 1974; unsuccessful independent candidate
for election for governor of Vermont in 1972, 1976 and 1986; mayor of
Burlington, Vt., 1981-1989; unsuccessful independent candidate to the One
Hundred First Congress in 1988; elected as an independent to the One Hundred
Second and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1991-January 3,
2007); was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives but
was elected as an Independent to the United States Senate in 2006 for the term
ending January 3, 2013.
Source: Bioguide
Campaign Finance
$4,418,769 Received
Information
Figures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:
- contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
- only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
- contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
- corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
- organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.
For more information, please see our campaign finance methodology page. Lobbyist bundling data is described on our lobbyist bundling methodology page.
Latest FEC Data
covers through candidate's March 31, 2012 filing. independent expenditures updated daily.
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Summary
overview of how much the candidate raised and spent, and who contributed it- Total Raised:
- $4,418,769 #29 of 214 Senate candidates
- Total Spent:
- $1,351,041 #20 of 214 Senate candidates
- Cash on Hand:
- $3,607,600 #41 of 214 Senate candidates
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Contributions Over Time
reflects only contributions over $200, as smaller contributions are not individually reported. For some candidates a significant portion of their fundraising may not be captured by this chart.
Donor Information
covers through 2011. may lag behind FEC section above, as donors and industries are identified by hand.-
Top Industries
OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org classify contribution data into about 100 industries.89% of the total amount raised came from an identifiable industry. -
In State vs. Out of State
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Top Contributors
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