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Bernie Sanders OppScore Rating: -2.61

Bernie Sanders is an Independent Senate for Vermont and holds an OppScore of -2.61. OppScore is a nonpartisan political rating system that scores politicians from -5.00 to +5.00 across the Five Points of Opportunity, using published voting records and public disclosures.

A Senator and 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

Bernie Sanders rating summary

• Party: Independent
• Office: Senate
• State: Vermont
• OppScore: -2.61 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale

What is on this profile

• Five Points of Opportunity score breakdown
• Voting record and legislative history
• Campaign finance and donor disclosures
• Dirt Alerts and accountability reporting
• Score trend over time

Primary sources

• Ballotpedia profile

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