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    Bernie Sanders

    U.S. Senator from Vermont and Ranking Member of the Senate HELP Committee

    Senator from Vermont, United States Senate · Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

    Background

    Bernie Sanders is a U.S. senator from Vermont, serving since 2007.

    He is the ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

    He was elected mayor of Burlington, Vermont, in 1981 and reelected three times.

    Key facts

    Born
    September 8, 1941source
    U.S. Senate
    Senator from Vermont since 2007source
    Committee role
    Ranking Member, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, since January 3, 2025source
    Mayor of Burlington
    Elected in 1981 and reelected three timessource
    Education
    Graduated from the University of Chicago in 1964source

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