| Bernie Sanders | |
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| United States Senator from Vermont | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2007 Serving with Patrick Leahy | |
| Preceded by | Jim Jeffords |
| Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Jeff Sessions |
| Chair of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Patty Murray |
| Succeeded by | Johnny Isakson |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's at-large district | |
| In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Plympton Smith |
| Succeeded by | Peter Welch |
| 37th Mayor of Burlington | |
| In office April 6, 1981 – April 4, 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Gordon Paquette |
| Succeeded by | Peter Clavelle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bernard Sanders September 8, 1941 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Other political affiliations |
Liberty Union (1970–1977) Vermont Progressive Party |
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| Children | Levi Sanders |
| Alma mater | Brooklyn College University of Chicago (BA) |
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