Bernie Sanders

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Bernie Sanders is a longtime U.S. senator from Vermont and prominent progressive politician known for championing democratic socialism, economic equality, and universal healthcare.

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instanceOf United States senator
democratic socialist
human
politician
authoredWork Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In
Where We Go from Here: Two Years in the Resistance
candidateInElection 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries
2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries
caucusesWith Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
committeeMembership Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
surface form: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Senate Committee on the Budget
congressionalDistrictRepresented Vermont at-large congressional district
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1941-09-08
degree Bachelor of Arts in political science
educatedAt Brooklyn College
University of Chicago
endTimeAsMayorOfBurlington 1989
endTimeAsRepresentative 2007
familyName Sanders
fullName Bernie Sanders self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bernard Sanders
gender male
givenName Bernard
hasChild Levi Sanders
heldPosition Chair of the Senate Budget Committee
ideology democratic socialism
progressivism
knownFor advocacy of Medicare for All
advocacy of a $15 federal minimum wage
advocacy of tuition-free public college
critique of income and wealth inequality
support for Green New Deal–style climate policies
memberOfPoliticalParty Independent
notableCampaignSlogan A future to believe in
Not me. Us.
placeOfBirth Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
positionHeld Mayor of Burlington, Vermont
U.S. Representative
surface form: United States representative

United States senator
ranForOffice President of the United States
religion Jewish
representedIn United States Senate
represents Vermont
residence Burlington, Vermont
surface form: Burlington, Vermont, United States
servedIn United States House of Representatives
spouse Jane O’Meara Sanders
startTimeAsMayorOfBurlington 1981
startTimeAsRepresentative 1991
startTimeAsSenator 2007
stateRepresentedInSenate Vermont
supportsPolicy breaking up large financial institutions
campaign finance reform
expansion of Social Security
tuition-free public college and university
universal healthcare

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