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Sector-Aligned Voting· Votes track the money
Bernard Sanders (I) voted YEA on just 1 of 7 bills classified as favoring their own donor sectors
Bernie Sanders voted yes on 1 of 7 bills classified as favoring his top donor sectors—Commercial Banks and Technology—representing 14% alignment with those industries' apparent interests. He voted no on SJRES18-119, a joint resolution disapproving a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule classified as favoring Commercial Banks.
BNK
Commercial Banks
top funded sector
gave $1.81M
3 sectors involved
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Bernard Sanders
I-VT · Senate
voted YEA 1 of 7
14% aligned
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BILL
7 bills
classified as favoring their sectors
EXAMPLE VOTES BEHIND THE NUMBER
✕ NAY
SJRES18-119 — A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection re
✕ NAY
SJRES32-118 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States
✕ NAY
S1582-119 — GENIUS Act
14%
YEA rate on bills classified as favoring their donor sectors
1/7
sector-favoring bills they voted YEA on
0/1
YEA on bills classified as LIMITING those sectors
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◈ Ask the Analyst about Bernard Sanders →How we built this: a statistical pattern surfaced from public records — FEC campaign finance, Senate/House Lobbying Disclosure Act filings, and Congress.gov. The donor concentration and the legislative action are concurrent facts; this does not imply contributions caused the action, that the member acted improperly, or that the bill specifically benefits the named sector. Generated July 6, 2026 · internal signal score 80/100.