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Sanders was only the third senator from Vermont to caucus with the Democrats, after Jeffords and Leahy. His caucusing with the Democrats gave them a 51–49 majority in the Senate during the 110th Congress in 2007–08.

Mar 9, 2025 · Bernie Sanders, American politician who represented Vermont in the U.S. Senate from 2007. Previously he served as the mayor of Burlington (1981–89) and as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1991–2007). He sought the Democratic presidential nomination in the U.S. presidential elections of 2016 and 2020.

Bernie Sanders is a U.S. Senator from Vermont and candidate to become the next President of the United States. In 2006, he was elected to the U.S. Senate after 16 years as Vermont’s sole congressman in the House of Representatives.

5 days ago · At 83 years old, Bernie Sanders has emerged as an unlikely leader of the Democratic resistance to Donald Trump. For now, Sanders stands alone as the only elected official willing — or perhaps able — to mount a national campaign to harness the fear and anger of the sprawling anti-Trump movement.

5 days ago · Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., right, speaks to an overflow crowd outside Lincoln High School as he talks about “Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here”, Saturday, March 8, 2025, in Warren, Mich. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)

Feb 28, 2025 · Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will launch the second leg of his “Fi ghting Oligarchy” tour next weekend with rallies in Michigan and Wisconsin. The 83-year-old senator’s latest trip follows...

Nov 6, 2024 · Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent beloved by progressives, won reelection Tuesday to a fourth six-year term in the U.S. Senate. Sanders defeated Republican Gerald Malloy, a U.S. Army veteran and businessman.

May 1, 2015 · Born in 1941, politician Bernie Sanders started out his political career as the mayor of Burlington, Vermont, serving four terms as the leader of the state's biggest city from 1981 to 1989.

Nov 6, 2012 · Bernie Sanders (independent) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Vermont. He assumed office on January 3, 2007. His current term ends on January 3, 2031. Sanders (Independent, Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Vermont. Sanders (independent) won in the general election on November 5, 2024.