| Full Name: | Bernard 'Bernie' Sanders |
|---|---|
| Current Office: | U.S. Senate - Jr, Independent |
| First Elected: | 11/07/2006 |
| Last Elected: | 11/06/2012 |
| Next Election: | 2018 |
| Gender: | Male |
| Family: | Wife: Jane; 1 Child: Levi; 3 Stepchildren: Heather, Carina, David |
| Birth Date: | 09/08/1941 |
| Birth Place: | New York, NY |
| Home City: | Burlington, VT |
| Religion: | Jewish |
BA, University of Chicago, 1964
Senator, United States Senate, 2006-present
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1990-2006
Mayor, City of Burlington, 1981-1989
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1988
Candidate, Governor, 1972, 1976, 1986
Candidate, United States Senate, 1972, 1974
Co-Chair, Congressional Child Care Caucus, 2003-2004
Co-Founder, Congressional Progressive Caucus, 1991-1998
Officer, Congressional Progressive Caucus, 1991-1998
Co-Chair, Prescription Drug Task Force
Lecturer, Hamilton College, 1989-1990
Lecturer, Harvard University, 1989
Director, American People's Historical Society, 1977
Author
Documentary Filmmaker
Member, Coalition on Population and Development
Member, Friends of Ireland
Former Member, Liberty Union Party
Member, National Guard and Reserve Components Organization
Member, Northeast-Midwest Coalition
Virgo
Paint Salesman
Homemaker
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Progressive Tax Reform, National Healthcare, Getting Our Priorities Right, The Environment, A National Energy Policy, Worker's Rights, A Strong Safety Net, Justice and Equality For All
Absolutely Absurd: The Life & Times of Bernie Sanders (Sleepy Hollow Press, 2002)
-Outsider in the House (Verso, 1997)
Washington, D.C. Webmail
http://sanders.senate.gov/contact/
Washington, D.C. Website
http://sanders.senate.gov/
Capitol Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders
Capitol Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/SenatorSanders
Capitol Website - Twitter
http://twitter.com/#!/senatorsanders
Washington, D.C.
332 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-5141
Fax: 202-228-0776
District
51 Depot Street
Suite 201
Saint Johnsbury, VT 05819
Phone: 802-748-9269
Phone: 802-748-0191
Fax: 802-748-0302
District
36 Chickering Drive, #103
Brattleboro, VT 05301
Phone: 802-254-8732
Fax: 802-254-9207
District
1 Church Street
2nd Floor
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: 802-862-0697
Fax: 802-860-6370
Toll Free: 800-339-9834
Key Staff
Jeff Weaver
Chief of Staff
332 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-5141
Fax: 202-228-0776
Key Staff
Margaret Van Tassell
Scheduler
332 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-5141
Fax: 202-228-0776
Key Staff
Michael Briggs
Media Director
332 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-5141
Fax: 202-228-0776