Bernie Sanders

Biography

Bernard Sanders is a self-described democratic socialist and the longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history, serving as Vermont's senior senator since 2007. He was a key ally of President Joe Biden and sought the Democratic Party's presidential nomination twice, finishing second in both 2016 and 2020. A former mayor of Burlington, Vermont, and civil rights movement organizer, Sanders has been a driving force in the progressive movement in the United States.