Bernie Sanders

Extracted Attributes

• Award

  Congressional Activism Award

• Nickname

  Amendment King (in the House of Representatives)

• Education

  Brooklyn College, University of Chicago

• Full Name

  Bernard Sanders

• Distinction

  Longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history

• Nationality

  American

• Current Role

  Senior United States Senator from Vermont

• Date of Birth

  1941-09-08

• Notable Works

  Outsider in the House, Our Revolution: A Future to Believe in, Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution

• Place of Birth

  Brooklyn, New York, United States

• Political Ideology

  Progressive, Democratic Socialist

• Key Policies Opposed

  Neoliberalism, economic inequality, excessive military spending

• Political Affiliation

  Independent (caucuses with Democratic Party)

• Key Policies Supported

  Universal healthcare, tuition-free tertiary education, Green New Deal, workplace democracy, paid parental leave, worker control of production

Timeline

• Born in Brooklyn, New York, United States. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Wikidata, DBPedia, Web Search)

  1941-09-08

• Graduated from the University of Chicago. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia, Web Search)

  1964-XX-XX

• Moved to Vermont. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia, Web Search)

  1968-XX-XX

• Engaged in unsuccessful third-party political campaigns in Vermont. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  1970-XX-XX

• Elected Mayor of Burlington, Vermont, as an independent. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia, Web Search)

  1981-04-06

• Concluded his service as Mayor of Burlington after three terms. (Source: Wikipedia, Web Search)

  1989-04-04

• Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Vermont's at-large congressional district. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia, Web Search)

  1990-XX-XX

• Co-founded the Congressional Progressive Caucus. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  1991-XX-XX

• Elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming the first non-Republican elected to Vermont's Class 1 seat since 1850. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia, Web Search)

  2006-XX-XX

• Took office as a United States Senator from Vermont. (Source: Britannica, Wikipedia)

  2007-01-03

• Reelected to the U.S. Senate. (Source: Wikipedia, DBPedia, Web Search)

  2012-XX-XX

• Began serving as Chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia, Web Search)

  2013-XX-XX

• Concluded his term as Chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia, Web Search)

  2015-XX-XX

• Announced his candidacy for the 2016 U.S. presidential election. (Source: Britannica)

  2015-04-XX

• Unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, finishing second. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia, Web Search)

  2016-XX-XX

• Reelected to the U.S. Senate. (Source: Wikipedia, DBPedia, Web Search)

  2018-XX-XX

• Unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, finishing second. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia, Web Search)

  2020-XX-XX

• Began serving as Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia, Web Search)

  2021-XX-XX

• Concluded his term as Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee and began serving as Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Web Search)

  2023-XX-XX

• Reelected to the U.S. Senate for his fourth term. (Source: Wikipedia, DBPedia, Web Search)

  2024-XX-XX

• Concludes his term as Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2025-XX-XX

Bernie Sanders

Bernard Sanders (born September 8, 1941) is an American politician and activist who is the senior United States senator from the state of Vermont. He is the longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history, but maintains a close relationship with the Democratic Party, having caucused with House and Senate Democrats for most of his congressional career and sought the party's presidential nomination in 2016 and 2020. Sanders has been viewed as one of the main leaders of the modern American progressive movement. Born into a working-class Jewish family and raised in New York, Sanders attended Brooklyn College before graduating from the University of Chicago in 1964. While a student, he was a protest organizer for the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) during the civil rights movement. After settling in Vermont in 1968, he ran unsuccessful third-party political campaigns in the 1970s. He was elected mayor of Burlington in 1981 as an independent and was reelected three times. Sanders was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1990, representing Vermont's at-large congressional district. In 1991, he and five other House members co-founded the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Sanders was a U.S. representative for 16 years before being elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006, becoming the first non-Republican elected to Vermont's Class 1 seat since Whig Solomon Foot in 1850. Sanders was reelected in 2012, 2018, and 2024. He chaired the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee from 2013 to 2015, the Senate Budget Committee from 2021 to 2023, and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee from 2023 to 2025. He is the senior senator and dean of the Vermont congressional delegation. Sanders was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 and 2020, finishing second both times. His 2016 campaign generated significant grassroots enthusiasm and funding from small-dollar donors, helping him win 23 primaries and caucuses. In 2020, his strong showing in early primaries and caucuses made him the front-runner in a large field of Democratic candidates. He became a close ally of Joe Biden after the 2020 primaries. Since Donald Trump's reelection as president in 2024, Sanders has vocally opposed Trump's administration and perceived corruption as what he calls a right-wing oligarchy, rallying an organization tour against Trump and his allies, especially Elon Musk, in an effort to reshape the Democratic Party. Sanders is credited with influencing a leftward shift in the Democratic Party after his 2016 campaign. An advocate of progressive policies, he opposes neoliberalism and supports workers' self-management. He supports universal and single-payer healthcare, paid parental leave, tuition-free tertiary education, a Green New Deal, and worker control of production through cooperatives, unions, and democratic public enterprises. On foreign policy, he supports reducing military spending, more diplomacy and international cooperation, and greater emphasis on labor rights and environmental concerns in negotiating international trade agreements. Sanders supports workplace democracy and has praised elements of the Nordic model. Several outlets have compared his politics to left-wing populism and President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal.

Web Search Results

• Bernie Sanders - Wikipedia

  Bernard Sanders (born September 8, 1941) is an American politician and activist who is the seniorUnited States senator from the state of Vermont. He is the longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history, but maintains a close relationship with the Democratic Party "Democratic Party (United States)"), having caucused with House and Senate Democrats for most of his congressional career and sought the party's presidential nomination in 2016 and 2020. Sanders has been viewed as the [...] | | | | | | | | | 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 | | Mayor of Burlington | | In office April 6, 1981– April 4, 1989 | | Preceded by | Gordon Paquette | | Succeeded by | Peter Clavelle | | | | Personal details | | Born | Bernard Sanders (1941-09-08) September 8, 1941 (age 83) New York City, U.S. | [...] Sanders is credited with influencing a leftward shift in the Democratic Party after his 2016 campaign. An advocate of progressive policies, he opposes neoliberalism and supports workers' self-management. He supports universal and single-payer healthcare, paid parental leave, tuition-free tertiary education, a Green New Deal, and worker control of production through cooperatives, unions, and democratic public enterprises. On foreign policy, he supports reducing military spending, more diplomacy

• Bernie Sanders | Biography & Facts - Britannica

  Bernie Sanders (born September 8, 1941, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) is an American politician who was first elected to represent Vermont in the U.S. Senate in 2006 and took office the following year. Previously he served (1981–89) as the mayor of Burlington, Vermont, and as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1991–2007). Formally unaffiliated with any political party, he sought the Democraticnomination in the U.S. presidential elections of 2016 and 2020. In 2024 Sanders comfortably won [...] Politics, Law & GovernmentWorld LeadersSenators Image 8: Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersAmerican politician Bernie Sanders, c. 2007.(more) Bernie Sanders ============== United States senator Ask the Chatbot a Question More Actions Print Cite Share Feedback External Websites Also known as: Bernard Sanders Written by Gregory Lewis McNamee Contributing Editor, Encyclopædia Britannica _._ Gregory Lewis McNamee Fact-checked by [...] In April 2015 Sanders announced that he was entering the U.S. presidential election race of 2016. His candidacy was initially dismissed by many pundits, as Hillary Clinton was widely perceived as the inevitable Democratic nominee. However, his populist policies—which some criticized as unrealistic—and enthusiasm proved popular with numerous voters, especially younger Democrats. Much of Sanders’s campaign platform focused on domestic issues. He supported universal health care, tax increases on

• About | Bernie Sanders Official Website

  Bernie Sanders is a U.S. Senator from Vermont. In 2006, he was elected to the U.S. Senate after 16 years as Vermont’s sole congressman in the House of Representatives. Bernie is now serving his fourth term in the U.S. Senate after winning re-election in 2024 with 63 percent of the vote. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he attended James Madison High School, Brooklyn College, and the University of Chicago. After graduating, he moved to Vermont where he worked as a carpenter and documentary filmmaker. [...] In Congress, Bernie has fought tirelessly for working families, focusing on the shrinking middle class and growing gap between the rich and everyone else. Bernie has been called a “practical and successful legislator” and he was dubbed the “amendment king” in the House of Representatives for passing more amendments than any other member of Congress. As chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Bernie worked across the aisle to “bridge Washington’s toxic partisan divide and cut one [...] As mayor, Bernie’s leadership helped transform Burlington into one of the most exciting and livable small cities in America. Under his administration, the city made major strides in affordable housing, progressive taxation, environmental protection, child care, women’s rights, youth programs and the arts.

• About Bernie - Senator Bernie Sanders

  The Almanac of American Politics calls Sanders a “practical and successful legislator.” Throughout his career he has focused on the shrinking American middle class and the growing income and wealth gaps in the United States. As chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Sanders in 2014 passed legislation reforming the VA health care system. Congressional Quarterly said he was able “to bridge Washington’s toxic partisan divide and cut one of the most significant deals in years.” [...] Born in 1941 in Brooklyn, Sanders attended James Madison High School, Brooklyn College and the University of Chicago. After graduating in 1964, he moved to Vermont. In 1981, he was elected to the first of four terms as mayor of Burlington. Sanders lectured at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and at Hamilton College in upstate New York before his 1990 election as Vermont’s at-large member in Congress. [...] Senator Sanders logo # About Bernie Senator Sanders headshotBernie Sanders is serving his fourth term in the U.S. Senate after winning re-election in 2024. His previous 16 years in the House of Representatives make him the longest serving independent member of Congress in American history. Senator Sanders headshot

• SANDERS, Bernard - Bioguide Search

  governor of Vermont in 1972, 1976 and 1986; mayor of Burlington, Vt., 1981-1989; unsuccessful independent candidate to the One Hundred First Congress in 1988; elected as an independent to the One Hundred Second and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1991-January 3, 2007); was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives but was elected as an Independent to the United States Senate in 2006 for the term commencing January 3, 2007; reelected in 2012, 2018, and again [...] in 2024 for the term ending January 3, 2031; chair, Committee on Veterans Affairs (One Hundred Thirteenth Congress), Committee on the Budget (One Hundred Seventeenth Congress), Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (One Hundred Eighteenth Congress); was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016, and again in 2020. [...] The 118th United States Congress ================================ The 119th United States Congress ================================ ### Bibliography Extended Bibliography Sanders, Bernie. _Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution_. New York: Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2017. \_\_\_. _Our Revolution: A Future to Believe in._ New York: Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, 2016.

• Award

  Congressional Activism Award

• Image

  

• Gender

  male

• Educated At

  University of Chicago

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  politician

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date Of Birth

  9/8/1941

• Notable Work

  Outsider in the House

• Place Of Birth

  Brooklyn

Bernard Sanders (born September 8, 1941) is an American politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Vermont since 2007. He was the U.S. representative for the state's at-large congressional district from 1991 to 2007. Sanders is the longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history. He has a close relationship with the Democratic Party, having caucused with House and Senate Democrats for most of his congressional career. He is often seen as a leader of the democratic socialist movement in the United States. Sanders unsuccessfully sought the Democratic Party nomination for president of the United States in 2016 and 2020, finishing in second place in both campaigns. Before his election to Congress, he was mayor of Burlington, Vermont. Born into a working-class Jewish family and raised in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, Sanders attended Brooklyn College before graduating from the University of Chicago in 1964. While a student, he was a protest organizer for the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) during the civil rights movement. After settling in Vermont in 1968, he ran unsuccessful third-party political campaigns in the early to mid-1970s. He was elected mayor of Burlington in 1981 as an independent and was reelected three times. He won election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1990, representing Vermont's at-large congressional district, later co-founding the Congressional Progressive Caucus. He served as a U.S. representative for 16 years before being elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006. Sanders was reelected to the Senate in 2012 and 2018. He chaired the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee from 2013 to 2015. In January 2021, he became chair of the Senate Budget Committee. Sanders was a major candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 and 2020. Despite initially low expectations, his 2016 campaign generated significant grassroots enthusiasm and funding from small-dollar donors, carrying him to victory against eventual nominee Hillary Clinton in 23 primaries and caucuses before he conceded in July. In 2020, his strong showing in early primaries and caucuses made him the front-runner in a historically large field of Democratic candidates. In April 2020, Sanders conceded the nomination to Joe Biden, who had won a series of decisive victories as the field narrowed. He supported both Clinton and Biden in their respective general election campaigns against Donald Trump. Sanders self-identifies as a democratic socialist and has been credited with influencing a leftward shift in the Democratic Party after his 2016 presidential campaign. An advocate of social democratic and progressive policies, he is known for his opposition to economic inequality and neoliberalism. On domestic policy, he supports labor rights, universal and single-payer healthcare, paid parental leave, tuition-free tertiary education, and an ambitious Green New Deal to create jobs addressing climate change. On foreign policy, he supports reducing military spending, pursuing more diplomacy and international cooperation, and putting greater emphasis on labor rights and environmental concerns when negotiating international trade agreements. Sanders supports workplace democracy, and has praised elements of the Nordic model. Some have compared his politics to left-wing populism and the New Deal policies of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.