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Bernie Sanders OppScore Rating: -1.79

Bernie Sanders is an Independent Senate for Vermont and holds an OppScore of -1.79. 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.

Bernie Sanders is the Independent U.S. Senator from Vermont, born in Brooklyn, New York. He rose from mayor of Burlington to Congress and is defined politically by his consistent push for democratic socialist policies aimed at reducing economic inequality through expanded social programs and higher taxes on the wealthy.

Bernie Sanders rating summary

• Party: Independent
• Office: Senate
• State: Vermont
• OppScore: -1.79 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
• Score basis: Record based, documented on 42 of 44 scored questions

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

• Official website
• Ballotpedia profile

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