Bernie Sanders
Top Donors
Bernie Sanders is running for the 2016 Democratic Presidential nomination. He currently serves as the Junior U.S. Senator from Vermont. He previously was the Mayor of Burlington. Here is a list of his top donors over the course of his political career, ranging from 1989-2015.[[1]]
1. Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union-$95,000
2. Teamsters Union-$83,700
3. United Auto Workers-$75,400
4. National Education Assn-$69,850
5. Communications Workers of America-$65,607
6. United Food & Commercial Workers Union-$65,500
7. Laborers Union-$63,250
8. Carpenters & Joiners Union-$61,500
9. American Assn for Justice-$60,500
10. American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees-$59,198
On Climate Change
Sanders is an advocate that climate change is caused by humans and that action needs to be taken. “The American people need to know whether Congress is listening to the overwhelming majority of scientists when it comes to climate change. On this issue, the scientists have been virtually unanimous in saying that climate change is real, it is caused by human action, it is already causing devastating problems which will only get worse in the future and that we need to transform our energy system away from fossil fuel. Do members of Congress believe the scientists or not?" 2015 [[2]]
Vote on the authorization of the use of force in Iraq
Sanders voted no on the authorization of the use of force in Iraq [[3]]
Fast Track Vote
Sanders voted against granting the President fast track trade authority. [[4]]