V O T E
B E R N I E S A N D E R S
P R E S I D E N T
| United States Senator from Vermont |
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| Assumed office January 3, 2007 Serving with Patrick Leahy |
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| Preceded by | Jim Jeffords |
| Chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Patty Murray |
| Succeeded by | Johnny Isakson |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's at-large district |
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| In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Plympton Smith |
| Succeeded by | Peter Welch |
| Mayor of Burlington | |
| In office April 6, 1981 – April 4, 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Gordon Paquette |
| Succeeded by | Peter Clavelle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bernard Sanders September 8, 1941 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
| Political party | Liberty Union (Before 1979) Independent (1979–2015) Democratic (2015–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Deborah Shiling (1964–1966) Jane O’Meara (1988–present) |
| Domestic partner | Susan Mott (1969)[1] |
| Children | Levi (with Mott) Dave (stepchild) Carina (stepchild) Heather (stepchild) |
| Residence | Burlington, Vermont, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Brooklyn College (1959–60) University of Chicago (1960–64) |
| Ethnicity | Jewish |
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| Website | Senate website Campaign website |
