Politics
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PARTY: Democrat
BORN: September 8, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York
Activists, including some dressed as polar bears, listen as Sanders speaks at a rally to call attention to climate change in Washington D.C., on March 20, 2007. Photograph by: Stephen Crowley/The New York Times
Entertainer Willie Nelson appears at one of Sanders’ 2006 senatorial campaign rallies in Charlotte, Vermont, on August 8, 2006. Photograph by: AP Photo/Toby Talbot
Sanders greets then-presidential candidate Jesse Jackson at Vermont’s Montpelier City Hall, on December 31, 1988. Photograph by: AP Photo/Toby Talbot
Six months into his first mayoral term, a young Sanders sits at his desk in Burlington’s City Hall on September 15, 1981. Photograph by: AP Photo/Donna Light
Sanders and Senate Environment and Public Works Chairwoman Barbara Boxer hold a news conference on climate change legislation in Washington D.C., on February 14, 2013. Photograph by: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP Images
Sanders waves to the crowd at Burlington’s Waterfront Park after formally announcing that he will seek the Democratic nomination for the presidency, on May 26, 2015. Photograph by: AP Photo/Andy Duback
Sanders gives a speech about global warming during a Climate Crisis Action Day event on the West Front Lawn of the Capitol, on March 20, 2007. Photograph by: Bill Clark/Roll Call/Getty Images
Sanders arrives at the Afghan National Police Academy in Kabul, on February 20, 2011. Photograph by: Ernesto Hernandez Fonte/U.S. Navy via Getty Images
Senators Al Fanken, Barbara Boxer, Martin Heinrich, and Sanders after a news conference announcing the creation of the Senate Climate Change Task Force, on January 14, 2014. Photograph by: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call
Sanders supporters wave signs and flags during his presidential campaign announcement at Burlington’s Waterfront Park, on May 26, 2015. Photograph by: Nathaniel Brooks/The New York Times
He’s In It to Win It: Bernie Sanders Announces 2016 Bid
Bloomberg’s Al Hunt and Kathleen Hunter break down Bernie Sanders’ speech on Capitol Hill after announcing his run for the presidency.
“There is a lot of sentiment that enough is enough, that we need fundamental changes.”
“If a financial institution is too big to fail, it is too big to exist.”
“What big money can do is ... deflect attention from the real issues facing the American people.”
“I would say don't underestimate me.”
“When we stand together, we always win.”
Sanders’ seemingly untamable hair is almost as famous as he is.
Wife
Jane O’Meara Sanders
Former president of Burlington College.
Children
Heather Sanders, Daughter
Carina Sanders, Daughter
David Sanders, Son
Levi Sanders, Son
Parents
Dorothy Sanders, Mother
Eli Sanders, Father
Close family
Larry Sanders, Brother
