Bernie Sanders
Some of the key events about Bernie Sanders
- 1971Was asked to leave a commune in Vermont for being too argumentative and not contributing enough to the workload
- 1974Failed in his first attempt to win public office, receiving only 2% of the vote for U.S. Senate
- 1981Elected mayor of Burlington, Vermont, as an independent, defeating the incumbent Democratic mayor
- 1988Married Jane O'Meara Driscoll, his long-time partner
- 1988Divorced from his first wife, Deborah Shiling Messing, after 18 years of marriage
- 1990Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming the first independent elected to the chamber in 40 years
- 1991Co-founded the Congressional Progressive Caucus
- 1991Criticized for voting against a resolution supporting Operation Desert Storm in Iraq
- 2006Elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming Vermont's junior Senator
- 2010Delivered an 8.5-hour filibuster speech against the extension of Bush-era tax cuts
- 2015Introduced the College for All Act, proposing free tuition at public colleges and universities
- 2016Ran a notable presidential campaign, winning 23 primaries and caucuses
- 2016Lost the Democratic presidential nomination to Hillary Clinton despite a strong grassroots campaign
- 2016Faced criticism for not conceding to Hillary Clinton earlier in the primary process
- 2016Campaign was fined $14,500 by the Federal Election Commission for accepting illegal in-kind foreign contributions
- 2017Introduced the Medicare for All bill in the Senate
- 2019Cut hours for campaign staff to equivalent of $15/hour wage after criticism for paying less than his proposed minimum wage
- 2020Won the New Hampshire Democratic primary and Nevada caucuses during his second presidential campaign
- 2020Suspended his presidential campaign after falling behind Joe Biden in the Democratic primaries
- 2022Voted for a bill that included funding for a controversial fighter jet program he had previously opposed
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