Senate Files

Senators

Vermont

They vote alike 94% of the time

Each dot is a state's two senators: how often they voted the same way on the 119th Congress's roll calls they both cast. Blue: two Democrats (Independents count with them); red: two Republicans; gray: one of each. Vermont is ringed.

94%7%100%

The two of them among all 100 senators

Each dot is a senator; Sanders and Welch are ringed.

Raised

Their campaign's receipts in its latest two-year period (FEC); a log scale

Welch: $249KSanders: $26.5M$49K$115.9M

Votes with their party

On party votes in the 119th Congress: most Democrats against most Republicans

Welch: 97.0%Sanders: 99.9%79.5%100.0%

Missed votes

Share of the 119th Congress's roll calls they didn't vote on

Welch: 5.8%Sanders: 7.0%0.0%15.0%

Lobbyists' giving

Contributions and honors lobbyists and their firms report giving them (LD-203), 2021 on; a log scale

Sanders: $111KWelch: $540K$6,000$11.9M

Money from out of state

Share of their itemized individual contributions from donors outside their state, latest period (FEC)

Welch: 79%Sanders: 97%21%98%

Bills sponsored

In the 119th Congress (Congress.gov)

Sanders: 56Welch: 852191

Voting record

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension, from every roll call they cast

Sanders: -0.55Welch: -0.40← more liberalmore conservative →

Their committees

Lobbying clients based in Vermont

34 clients based here filed 309 quarterly lobbying reports since 2021, totaling $5.9M. The biggest:

UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
BUD, SCI, AGR
$870K
BETA TECHNOLOGIES
DEF, AVI, BUD
$842K
BETA, INC.
DEF, TRA
$590K
REVISION MILITARY INC.
DEF
$460K
$440K
GREENSEA IQ
DEF
$370K
$350K
MVP ROBOTICS, INC.
DEF
$260K
BETA TECHNOLOGIES
DEF, AVI, BUD
$250K
GPMS INTERNATIONAL
DEF
$230K
LIT COMMUNITIES
GOV, TEC, URB
$150K
VERMONT TELEPHONE COMPANY
TEC
$150K
ANTERIX
TEC, COM
$145K
TRANSCEND ENGINEERING
DEF, TAX
$140K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE HEAD INJURY ADMINISTRATORS
HCR
$120K
The top 25
ClientMain issuesReportsTotaling
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGEBUD, SCI, AGR23$870K
BETA TECHNOLOGIESDEF, AVI, BUD20$842K
BETA, INC.DEF, TRA8$590K
REVISION MILITARY INC.DEF23$460K
OSHKOSH CORPORATIONBUD, DEF11$440K
GREENSEA IQDEF10$370K
BETA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.TRA, ENG, AVI7$350K
MVP ROBOTICS, INC.DEF8$260K
BETA TECHNOLOGIESDEF, AVI, BUD9$250K
GPMS INTERNATIONALDEF5$230K
LIT COMMUNITIESGOV, TEC, URB8$150K
VERMONT TELEPHONE COMPANYTEC11$150K
ANTERIXTEC, COM14$145K
TRANSCEND ENGINEERINGDEF, TAX10$140K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE HEAD INJURY ADMINISTRATORSHCR12$120K
BENCHMARK SPACE SYSTEMSAER, BUD, DEF4$120K
LIQUID MEASUREMENT SYSTEMSDEF9$70K
BENNINGTON COLLEGEBUD, EDU4$55K
ELLIS STRATEGY LLC ON BEHALF OF ADVOQUE SAFEGUARDHCR5$55K
TRANSCEND ENGINEERINGDEF, TAX4$51K
BETA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.TRA, ENG, AVI7$50K
VERMONT CAPTIVE INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONFIN, INS22$48K
THE POLICY INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY BIRTH AND MIDWIFERYBUD3$40K
LANDMARK COLLEGEEDU3$40K
ELLIS STRATEGY ON BEHALF OF US MEDICAL NONWOVENS CO.HCR3$20K