Bernie Sanders

Bernard Sanders is an American politician and activist who is the senior United States senator from Vermont. Sanders is the longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history but has 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.
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Some of the key events about Bernie Sanders

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

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