Bernie Sanders
United States Senator from Vermont.
The record
Bernie Sanders is a United States Senator from Vermont. Born on 8 September 1941 in Brooklyn, Sanders is 85.
Positions held include Mayor of Burlington, Vermont (1981–1989), United States representative (1991–1993) and United States representative (1993–1995). Notable works include Outsider in the House, Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In and Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution. Sanders studied at University of Chicago and James Madison High School. Honours include Col. Arthur T. Marix Congressional Leadership Award and Congressional Activism Award.
With a Wikipedia article in 140 languages, Bernie Sanders is No. 241 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 8 September 1941, Brooklyn (age 85)
- Country
- United States
- Known as
- Politician
- Field
- Politics
- Party
- Liberty Union Party, Democratic Party
- Education
- University of Chicago, James Madison High School
- Languages
- English
- Children
- 4
- Wikipedia editions
- 140
Did you know
Was 40 when first mayor of Burlington, Vermont (1981).
Shares a birthday with Antonín Dvořák and Frédéric Mistral.
One of 506 people in the Index born in Brooklyn, with Corbin Bleu.
Has a Wikipedia article in 140 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Career
Positions held
- 1981–1989Mayor of Burlington, Vermont
- 1991–1993United States representative
- 1993–1995United States representative
- 1995–1997United States representative
- 1997–1999United States representative
- 1999–2001United States representative
- 2001–2003United States representative
- 2003–2005United States representative
- 2005–2007United States representative
- 2007–2009United States senator
- 2009–2011United States senator
- 2011–2013United States senator
- 2013–2015United States senator
- 2015–2017United States senator
Connections
- FatherElias Sanders
- MotherDorothy Sanders
- SpouseJane O'Meara Sanders
- SiblingLarry Sanders
Honours and works
Awards
- Col. Arthur T. Marix Congressional Leadership Award2014
- Congressional Activism Award2015
Notable works
- Outsider in the House
- Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In
- Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution
- Where We Go From Here
- The Speech
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- Wikidata Q359442 (facts, CC0)
- Wikimedia pageviews API (popularity)