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Bernie Sanders
U.S. Senator from Vermont and Ranking Member of the Senate HELP Committee
Senator from Vermont, United States Senate · Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Background
Bernie Sanders is a U.S. senator from Vermont, serving since 2007.
He is the ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
He was elected mayor of Burlington, Vermont, in 1981 and reelected three times.
Key facts
- Born
- September 8, 1941source
- U.S. Senate
- Senator from Vermont since 2007source
- Committee role
- Ranking Member, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, since January 3, 2025source
- Mayor of Burlington
- Elected in 1981 and reelected three timessource
- Education
- Graduated from the University of Chicago in 1964source
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