Bernie Sanders

US Senator Bernie Sanders Full Name: Bernie Sanders [Bernard Sanders]
Nationality:

American

Profession: US Senator
Why Famous: The longest-serving independent in U.S. Congressional history and a Democratic candidate for President of the United States in the 2016 Democratic primary.

Born: September 8, 1941 (76 years old)
Star Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York City, New York

Married Life

  • 1988-05-28 Senator Bernie Sanders (46) weds social worker Jane O'Meara

Historical Events in the Life of Bernie Sanders

  • 2015-04-30 US senator Bernie Sanders announces he will seek the Democratic Party's nomination for President
  • 2015-12-07 Time Magazine readers name Bernie Sanders their 'person of the year'
  • 2016-01-17 Fourth Democratic presidential candidates debate: Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders clash over healthcare and gun control in Charleston, South Carolina
  • 2016-02-01 Iowa Caucuses: Republican Ted Cruz defeats Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton beats Bernie Sanders by a coin toss
  • 2016-02-09 US primary elections: New Hampshire Primary, In Republican race Donald Trump wins (35%), John Kasich 2nd (16%), and Bernie Sanders (60%) defeats Hillary Clinton (38%) in Democratic race
  • 2016-03-05 US primary elections: Super Saturday - Republican Donald Trump and Ted Cruz win 2 states, Democratics Bernie Sanders wins 2, Hillary Clinton one
  • 2016-03-26 US primary elections: Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders wins Washington, Hawaii and Alaska
  • 2016-04-06 US primary elections: Wisconsin won by Democrat Bernie Sanders and Republican Ted Cruz
  • 2016-07-12 Bernie Sanders endorses fellow Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in a speech in New Hampshire

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