Bernie Sanders' Ratings and Endorsements
Office:
- U.S. Senate (VT) - Sr, Independent Majority Caucus Chair for Outreach
2020 Endorsements
- 350 Action
- AFSCME Local 3299 (American Federation of State, County, & Municipal Employees)
- AFT Vermont (American Federation of Teachers)
- AFT Washington (American Federation of Teachers)
- Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE)
- American Postal Workers Union
- American Postal Workers Union - New Hampshire
- Americans for Democratic Action (ADA)
- Americans for Democratic Action-Southern California
- Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC)
- AZ Youth Climate Coalition
- Boston Independent Drivers Guild (BIDG)
- CASA in Action
- Clark County Black Caucus
- Clark County Education Association
- Common Defense
- Democracy For America
- Force the Issue NJ
- Friends of the Earth Action
- Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club
- IfNotNow
- Illinois Nurses Association PAC (INA-PAC)
- Independents for Progressive Action
- Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific
- Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund
- Jolt Action
- Make The Road Action
- Massachusetts Peace Action
- Michigan People's Campaign
- Mijente
- National Nurses United
- National Union of Healthcare Workers
- New York City Democratic Socialists of America
- Northside Democracy for America
- One Colorado
- Our Revolution
- Our Revolution Georgia
- Our Revolution Maryland
- Our Revolution New Mexico
- Our Revolution South Carolina
- Pennsylvania Federation of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees
- People's Action
- Professional Staff Congress City University of New York (PSC-CUNY)
- Progressive Democrats of America
- Progressive Rising
- Reclaim Philadelphia
- Rights and Democracy Vermont
- RootsAction
- Rose Caucus
- State Employees Association of New Hampshire
- Sunrise Movement
- TakeAction Minnesota
- Texas Organizing Project
- The Climate Mobilization
- The Jewish Vote
- The People's Lobby
- UFCW (United Food and Commercial Workers) 3000
- United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
- United Teachers Los Angeles
- United Working Families
- UNITE HERE-Local 11 (Arizona)
- UNITE HERE-Local 11 (California)
- University Professional and Technical Employees
- Vermont Progressive Party
- Washington Youth For Climate Justice
- Workers Defense Action Fund
- Working Families
- Zero Hour
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Arts, Entertainment, and History
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Drugs
Education
Elections
Employment and Affirmative Action
Energy
Environment
Executive Branch
Family
Federal, State and Local Relations
Foreign Affairs
Gambling and Gaming
Government Operations
Guns
Health and Health Care
Housing and Property
Immigration
Indigenous Peoples
Judicial Branch
Labor Unions
Legislative Branch
Military Personnel
National Security
Reproduction
Science
Senior Citizens
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Stem Cell Research
Technology and Communication
Trade
Transportation
Unemployed and Low-Income
Veterans
Women
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