Bernard Bernie Sanders Short Biography

Bernard “Bernie” Sanders is an American politician. Sanders was born September 8th 1941, in Brooklyn, New York City. His father was a Jewish immigrant from Poland whose family was killed in the holocaust, while his mother was born to Jewish immigrant parents. Sanders has said that he became interested in politics at a very early age. Bernie studied at Brooklyn College for a year before transferring to the University of Chicago. While at the University of Chicago, Sanders joined the Young People’s Socialist League, Socialist Party of America, and was active in the Civil Rights Movement. In 1964 he graduated from The University of Chicago with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. After graduating he moved to Vermont where he worked as a writer, documentary producer and researcher. Sanders began his political career in 1971 when he joined the anti-Vietnam War Liberty Union Party in Vermont. He ran in and lost multiple

Senate and in 1979 eventually resigned from the anti-Vietnam War Liberty Union Party and began working as a writer and producer of the American People 's History Society. From 1981 to 1989, Sanders served as mayor of Burlington, Vermont 's largest city. His accomplishments as mayor included building affordable housing, revitalizing the city 's waterfront and downtown, initiating arts, youth and women 's programs and increasing voter turnout by more than 50 percent. The city was recognized as one of the three most livable cities in America, and Sanders was chosen as one of the 20 best Mayors in the country by U.S. News and World Report. Bernie Sanders announced that he was running for President of the United States on May 26, 2015. Sanders has always believed that healthcare is a human right and should be guaranteed to all Americans