Bernie Sanders – Senator from Vermont, 2028 Presidential Election 2028 Candidate

Bernie Sanders

DEMOCRATSENATORVermont
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Senator from Vermont

Senate

Born in Brooklyn, New York to a Polish-Jewish immigrant father whose family was largely wiped out in the Holocaust. University of Chicago graduate who moved to Vermont and worked as a carpenter before winning the Burlington mayor's race in 1981. Married to Jane O'Meara Sanders; one biological son and three stepchildren.

Policy Focus

Democratic Socialism

HealthcareWorkers' RightsEducation

Policy Positions

HealthcareMedicare for All — single-payer universal healthcare system
Workers' Rights$17 minimum wage, strengthen unions, tax the billionaire class
EducationFree public college and trade school, cancel student debt

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Career Timeline

1981Elected Mayor of Burlington, Vermont
1991Elected to U.S. House as an Independent
2007Sworn in as U.S. Senator from Vermont
20108.5-hour Senate filibuster against tax cuts
2016Ran for president, sparked progressive movement
2020Second presidential run, won early primary states
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