Bernie Sanders is an independent politician who was born on September 8, 1941 in Brooklyn, NY. He has served in the U.S. Congress since 1991, first in the House of Representatives and then in the Senate from 2007. He is the longest-serving independent in U.S. Congressional history and in 2016, he launched a campaign for the presidential election, asking others to join him in a political revolution.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $85 Million (2024)
About
Independent Politician who was elected a U.S. Senator from Vermont in 2007. He previously represented Vermont in the House of Representatives from 1991 to 2007. He is the longest-serving independent in U.S. Congressional history. He launched a campaign for the 2016 presidential election, asking others to join him in a political revolution.
Before Fame
He lived in Brooklyn, NY, the son of Polish Jews. He received his BA in political science in 1964.
Trivia
He served as a mayor of Burlington, VT from 1981 to 1989 and he has described himself as a democratic-socialist.
Family Life
He married Jane O'Meara Sanders in 1988. He has a son and three stepchildren. He was previously married to Deborah Shiling however the couple divorced in 1966.
Associated With
He became a top contender during the 2016 presidential election alongside fellow democrat Hillary Clinton and republican Donald Trump.
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