Free legislator who was chosen a U.S. Congressperson from Vermont in 2007.
He recently spoke to Vermont in the House of Representatives from 1991 to 2007.
He is the longest-serving free in U.S. Legislative history.
He dispatched a mission for the 2016 official political race, requesting that others go along with him in a political insurgency.
Before Fame
He lived in Brooklyn, NY, the child of Polish Jews. He got his BA in political theory in 1964.
Sanders in 2020 | |
| United States Senator from Vermont | |
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Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2007 Serving with Patrick Leahy | |
| Preceded by | Jim Jeffords |
| Chair of the Senate Budget Committee | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Enzi |
| Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2015 – January 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jeff Sessions |
| Succeeded by | Lindsey Graham |
| Chair of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Patty Murray |
| Succeeded by | Johnny Isakson |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont’s at-large district | |
| In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Plympton Smith |
| Succeeded by | Peter Welch |
| 37th Mayor of Burlington | |
| In office April 6, 1981 – April 4, 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Gordon Paquette |
| Succeeded by | Peter Clavelle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bernard Sanders September 8, 1941 (age 79) |
| Political party | Independent[a] (1978–present) Democratic (2015–2016, 2019–2020) Liberty Union (1970–1977) |
| Other political affiliations | Progressive[b] (1981–present) |
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| Children | Levi Sanders |
| Relatives | Larry Sanders (brother) |
| Education | University of Chicago (BA) |
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| @BernieSanders | |
| @BernieSanders | |
Trivia
He filled in as a city hall leader of Burlington, VT from 1981 to 1989 and he has portrayed himself as a vote based communist.
Family Life
He wedded Jane O’Meara Sanders in 1988. He has a child and three stepchildren. He was recently hitched to Deborah Shiling anyway the couple separated in 1966.
Associated With
He turned into a strong competitor during the 2016 official political decision close by individual liberal Hillary Clinton and conservative Donald Trump.
