Bernard Sanders
Independent · U.S. Senator for Vermont
30+ years
Senate terms
4
Years in Congress
35
First took office (this chamber)
January 4, 2007
Current term ends
January 3, 2031
Next election
November 2030
Age
85
Service in Congress
- House 1991–2007
- Senate 2007–present
Committees
- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsRanking MemberSubcommittees: Education and the American Family (Ex officio); Employment and Workplace Safety (Ex officio); Primary Health and Retirement Security (Ex officio)
- Committee on Environment and Public WorksSubcommittees: Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight; Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety; Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife
- Committee on FinanceSubcommittees: Health Care; Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy (Ranking Member); Taxation and IRS Oversight
- Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Committee on the Budget
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