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Bernard "Bernie" Sanders (born September 8, 1941) is an American politician. He is the United States senator from Vermont. He became senator on January 3, 2007.[1]

Sanders is the longest-serving independent in United States history.[2] Sanders calls himself a democratic socialist.[3][4] He thinks that a social democratic government for the United States is a good idea.[5][6] In January 2015, Sanders became a member of the Senate Budget Committee.[7][8]

Sanders was elected mayor of Burlington in 1981.[2] He was re-elected three times. In 1991, he became a United States representative for Vermont's At-large congressional district.[3] He was a congressman for 16 years. In 2006, he was elected to the U.S. Senate. In 2012, he was re-elected by a landslide victory.[9] He won almost 71% of the popular vote.[9]

Since he became senator, Sanders worked on fixing income inequality, universal healthcare, parental leave, climate change,[10] LGBT rights, and political campaigns.[11] Sanders is known for speaking out on civil rights and civil liberties. He thinks that the government should stop spying on Americans.[12] Sanders has fought to stop racial injustice.[13]

On April 30, 2015, Sanders became a candidate for the Democratic Party's nomination for President in the 2016 United States presidential election. He made the announcement in an address on the Capitol lawn.[14][15] His campaign officially opened on May 26 in Burlington.[16] Not like the other presidential candidates, Sanders did not Super PACS to give him money. He has been getting money from donations.[17] Many people have been going to his campaign events.[18][19]

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  1. ↑ "Sanders takes on 'billionaire class' in launching 2016 bid against Clinton". The Washington Post. April 30, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: The named reference CNNFF was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Bernie Sanders confirms presidential run and damns America's inequities". The Guardian. Associated Press. April 29, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  4. ↑ Lerer, Lisa (July 16, 2009). "Where's the outrage over AIG bonuses?". The Politico. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  5. ↑ Sanders, Bernie (May 26, 2013). "What Can We Learn From Denmark?". The Huffington Post. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  6. ↑ McMurry, Evan (May 3, 2015). "Bernie Sanders: America Should Look More Like Scandinavia". Mediaite. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Senate Democrats lock in key committee memberships." The Hill. (December 12, 2014).
  8. ↑ Dreier, Peter (May 5, 2015). "Bernie Sanders' Socialism Is as American as Apple Pie". The Huffington Post. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 John Nichols (October 30, 2012). "How Does Bernie Sanders Do It?". The Nation.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  10. ↑ Totten, Shay (January 15, 2007). "Sanders to push global warming legislation in Senate". Vermont Guardian. Retrieved August 4, 2009. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT, said Monday he was making good on at least one of a handful of campaign promises — introducing a bill designed to cut U.S. contributions to global greenhouse gas emissions in the next decade. ... Sanders added that construction of new power plants is "extraordinarily expensive" and he would prefer to see federal funding support used to expand the development of sustainable energy, as well as biofuels.
  11. ↑ Sanders, Bernie (March 22, 2015). "If We Don't Overturn Citizens United, The Congress Will Become Paid Employees of the Billionaire Class". Huffington Post. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  12. ↑ Tau, Byron (May 7, 2015). "Rand Paul, Bernie Sanders Revel in NSA Ruling". The Guardian. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  13. ↑ Issenberg, Sasha (January 9, 2010). "Sanders a growing force on the far, far left". Boston Globe. Retrieved August 24, 2013. You go to Scandinavia, and you will find that people have a much higher standard of living, in terms of education, health care, and decent paying jobs.
  14. ↑ Rappeport, Alan (April 29, 2015). "Bernie Sanders Announces He Is Running for President". The New York Times. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  15. ↑ Cogan, Marin. "Bernie Sanders Is Officially Running for President — That Doesn't Mean You Can Ask Him About Hillary Clinton". New York magazine.
  16. ↑ VIDEO: Bernie Sanders announces run for president. The Burlington Free Press, May 26, 2015.
  17. ↑ Bradner, Eric (April 30, 2015). "Sanders doesn't want billionaires' backing". CNN. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  18. ↑ Sofia Tesfaye (June 16, 2015). America is feeling the Bern: Bernie Sanders draws overflow crowds — and surges in the polls. Salon.com. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  19. ↑ Seelye, Katherine Q. (25 June 2015). "New Hampshire Poll Shows Bernie Sanders in Dead Heat With Hillary Clinton". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
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