Bernard " Bernie " Sanders born September 8, is an American politician. He is the Senior United States senator from Vermont. He is an Independentbut often votes with the Democratic Party in the Senate. Sanders was born in BrooklynNew York City. He graduated from the University of Chicago in While a student, he was active in organizing protests for civil rights.
Sanders was elected mayor of BurlingtonVermont in Inhe became a United States representative for Vermont's at-large congressional district. Inhe was elected to the U. Senate after he won Sanders calls himself a democratic socialist.
On April 30,Sanders became a candidate for the Democratic Party's nomination for President in the United States presidential election. He made the announcement in a speech on the Capitol lawn. People give him money on his website. On July 12,he formally endorsed Clinton due to DNC policies, but did not end his own presidential campaign.
After his presidential campaign ended, he started an organization, Our Revolution. Its goal is to "recruit and support candidates for local, state, and national office". He has also announced the upcoming creation Utbildning och Skola The Sanders Institute, which will spread his political ideas through documentary movies and other media.
On February 19,Sanders announced a second presidential campaign for the Democratic nomination in the presidential election. Sanders studied at Brooklyn College. After he graduated from college, Sanders went to the University of Chicago. He was one of thousands of students who traveled by bus to Washington, D.
Sanders began his political career in as a member of the Liberty Union Party. He was also a candidate for senator in and After Sanders's failed run for governor, close friend Richard Sugarman wanted him to be a candidate for mayor of Burlington.
He beat the six-term mayor Gordon Paquette by ten votes. As mayor, Sanders wanted to fix Burlington's Lake Champlain. Sanders did not want Pomerleau to change the industrial [51] lake property owned by the Central Vermont Railway.