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Bernard Sanders

U.S. Senator · Vermont · Independent · Roster snapshot 2026-03-28
Serving in office Scheduled research active Main board
The signal is improving, but the lifetime record is still thin.

This profile keeps a lifetime office and promise record. The trust score is designed to stay close to 50 until enough claims and evidence are reviewed.

Breakdown

  • Delivered during the term promised: 10 x 1.0
  • Delivered in a later elected term: 0 x 0.8
  • Partial delivery: 0 x 0.4
  • Never delivered: 1 x 0.0
  • Disputed claims tracked separately: 0
  • Reviewed promises in current record: 11
  • Confidence: 48%
  • Current claim count: 12
  • Current evidence count: 81

Open claims and evidence

Office History

  • U.S. Senator
    Vermont · current
    Won the 2006 Vermont U.S. Senate election and was re-elected in 2012, 2018, and 2024; current term began after the 2024 election.
  • U.S. Senator
    Vermont · current
    Historical elected offices still need research.
  • Candidate for President
    United States Democratic presidential nomination
    Unsuccessful campaign for the 2020 Democratic nomination for President of the United States.
  • Candidate for President
    United States Democratic presidential nomination
    Unsuccessful campaign for the 2016 Democratic nomination for President of the United States.
  • U.S. Representative
    Vermont at-large congressional district
    Elected in 1990 and re-elected through the 2004 House cycle; grouped as one federal elected office span rather than listing each House re-election separately.
  • Candidate for U.S. Representative
    Vermont at-large congressional district
    Unsuccessful 1988 independent campaign for Vermont's at-large U.S. House seat; FEC profile confirms House candidacy cycles including 1988.
  • Candidate for U.S. Senator
    Vermont
    Unsuccessful federal campaign for Vermont's Class 3 U.S. Senate seat.
  • Candidate for U.S. Senator
    Vermont special election
    Unsuccessful federal campaign for the remainder of Vermont's Class 1 U.S. Senate term.

Claims

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Method note

Long term, this app should score against a manually reviewed promise ledger that spans every elected office the candidate has held. The current model uses a Bayesian-style shrinkage step: thin records are pulled back toward 50 so the UI does not overstate certainty.

Claim occurrences, evidence, and future AI adjudications are all designed to store provider and model provenance. Formula version: 0.1.0.