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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Bernie Sanders
| image               = Bernie Sanders 2023.jpg
| alt                 = Bernie Sanders smiling
| caption             = Sanders in February 2023
| jr/sr               = United States Senator
| state               = [[Vermont]]
| alongside           = [[Peter Welch]]
| term_start          = January 3, 2007
| term_end            = 
| predecessor         = [[Jim Jeffords]]
| successor           = 
| office1             = Chair of the [[United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions|Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee]]
| term_start1         = January 3, 2023
| term_end1           = 
| predecessor1        = [[Patty Murray]]
| successor1          = 
| office2             = Chair of the [[United States Senate Committee on the Budget|Senate Budget Committee]]
| term_start2         = February 3, 2021
| term_end2           = January 3, 2023
| predecessor2        = [[Mike Enzi]]
| successor2          = [[Sheldon Whitehouse]]
| office3             = Chair of the [[United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs|Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee]]
| term_start3         = January 3, 2013
| term_end3           = January 3, 2015
| predecessor3        = [[Patty Murray]]
| successor3          = [[Johnny Isakson]]
| state4              = [[Vermont]]
| district4           = {{ushr|VT|AL|at-large}}
| term_start4         = January 3, 1991
| term_end4           = January 3, 2007
| predecessor4        = [[Peter Plympton Smith]]
| successor4          = [[Peter Welch]]
| office5             = 37th [[Burlington, Vermont|Mayor of Burlington]]
| term_start5         = April 6, 1981
| term_end5           = April 4, 1989
| predecessor5        = Gordon Paquette
| successor5          = Peter Clavelle
| birth_name          = Bernard Sanders
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1941|9|8}}
| birth_place         = [[New York City]], U.S.
| party               = {{Plainlist|
* [[Independent politician|Independent]]{{efn|Congressional affiliation}} (1978–present)
* [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]{{efn|[[Senate Democratic caucus|Caucus]] member 1995–present}} (2015–2016, 2019–2020)
* [[Liberty Union Party|Liberty Union]] (1970–1977)
}}
| otherparty          = [[Vermont Progressive Party|Vermont Progressive]]{{efn|Affiliated non-member}} (1981–present)
| spouse              = {{unbulleted list|{{marriage|Deborah Shiling|1964|1966|end=divorced}}|{{marriage|[[Jane O'Meara Sanders|Jane O'Meara]]<br />|1988}}}}
| children            = 4; including 3 step-children
| relatives           = [[Larry Sanders (politician)|Larry Sanders]] (brother)
| education           = [[Brooklyn College]]<br>[[University of Chicago]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| occupation          = {{hlist|Politician|activist|author}}
| website             = {{plainlist|	
* {{URL|sanders.senate.gov|Senate website}}	
* {{URL|berniesanders.com|Campaign website}}
}}
| signature           = Bernie Sanders signature.svg
| signature_alt       = Official signature of Bernie Sanders
| death_date          = 
}}
[[File:Senator Bernie Sanders's Campaign Speech at UNC-Chapel Hill.wav|right|200px|thumb|A voice sample of Sanders while speaking at the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]] in September 2019]]
'''Bernard''' "'''Bernie'''" '''Sanders''' (born September 8, 1941) is an [[Americans|American]] politician. He is the Senior [[United States Senate|United States senator]] from [[Vermont]]. He is an [[Independent politician|Independent]], but often votes with the [[Democratic Party]] in the Senate.<ref name="Fusion">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/07/26/bernie-sanders-to-return-to-senate-as-an-independent/|title=Bernie Sanders to return to the Senate as Independent|publisher=The Wall Street Journal.com|access-date=July 28, 2016|date=July 26, 2016|author=Peter Nicholas}}</ref><ref name="switch">{{cite web
|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2015/11/05/sanders-declares-democrat-new-hampshire-primary/jxK9D2LQAAKYdUW9CyjjdM/story.html
|title=Bernie Sanders files for Democratic ballot in N.H. primary |first=Dan |last=Blomquist |author2=Robert Way |date=November 5, 2015 |publisher=Boston Globe}}</ref> He became senator on January 3, 2007.<ref name=out2020/> He is often seen as a leader of the [[progressivism|progressivism movement]] in the United States.

Sanders was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]]. He graduated from the [[University of Chicago]] in 1964. While a student, he was active in organizing protests for [[Civil Rights Movement|civil rights]].<ref name="civilrights"/> In 1963, he took part in the [[March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom]], where [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]] gave his "[[I Have a Dream]]" speech.<ref name="civilrights">{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/01/15/why-bernie-sanders-is-going-to-alabama-two-weeks-before-the-iowa-caucuses/|title=Why Bernie Sanders is going to Alabama two weeks before the Iowa caucuses|publisher=Washington Post.com|access-date=January 15, 2016|date=January 18, 2016}}</ref>

Sanders was elected [[mayor]] of [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]], [[Vermont]] in 1981.<ref name="CNNFF"/> He was re-elected three times. In 1991, he became a [[United States House of Representatives|United States representative]] for Vermont's [[Vermont's at-large congressional district|at-large congressional district]].<ref name="AP2015"/> He was a [[congressman]] for 16 years. In 2006, he was elected to the U.S. Senate after he won 64.5% of the vote. In 2012, he was re-elected by winning almost 71% of the vote. In 2018, he was re-elected by winning nearly 68% of the vote.

Sanders calls himself a [[democratic socialism|democratic socialist]].<ref name="AP2015">{{cite news| url= https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/30/bernie-sanders-confirms-presidential-run-and-damns-americas-inequities |title= Bernie Sanders confirms presidential run and damns America's inequities| work= [[The Guardian]]| agency= Associated Press | date= April 29, 2015| access-date= June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name="politicosocialist">{{cite web| url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/25000.html|title=Where's the outrage over AIG bonuses?|first= Lisa |last= Lerer|date=July 16, 2009|access-date=April 19, 2010| work=[[The Politico]]}}</ref> He thinks that a [[social democracy|social democratic]] government for the United States is a good idea.<ref>{{cite web| last= Sanders| first= Bernie |date= May 26, 2013| url= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-bernie-sanders/what-can-we-learn-from-de_b_3339736.html |title= What Can We Learn From Denmark?| work= The Huffington Post| access-date=August 19, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.mediaite.com/tv/bernie-sanders-america-should-look-more-like-scandinavia/ |title= Bernie Sanders: America Should Look More Like Scandinavia| website= [[Mediaite]]| date= May 3, 2015| first= Evan |last= McMurry | access-date= June 4, 2015}}</ref> Sanders is against [[Income inequality in the United States|income inequality]] and supports [[universal health care]], [[parental leave]] and [[LGBT rights in the United States|LGBT rights]].<ref name="AP2015"/> He is against [[Race and crime in the United States|racial inequality]] and [[Mass surveillance in the United States|mass surveillance]].<ref name="NYT-20150429"/> In January 2015, Sanders became a member of the [[United States Senate Committee on the Budget|Senate Budget Committee]].<ref name="hillcommittee">{{cite news|url=http://thehill.com/policy/finance/227000-senate-democrats-set-key-committee-memberships|title="Senate Democrats lock in key committee memberships."|author=Vicki Needham|newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|date=December 12, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| first=Peter |last= Dreier |date=May 5, 2015| url= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-dreier/bernie-sanders-socialism-_b_7210120.html |title= Bernie Sanders' Socialism Is as American as Apple Pie| work= [[The Huffington Post]]| access-date= May 5, 2015}}</ref> Sanders has been seen as the most popular senator in the country by multiple yearly polls.<ref name=pop1/><ref name=pop2/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statista.com/chart/20538/most-and-least-popular-us-senators/|title=The Most and Least Popular U.S. Senators|publisher=Statista|access-date=February 11, 2020|date=January 17, 2020}}</ref>

On April 30, 2015, Sanders became a [[Bernie Sanders 2016 presidential campaign|candidate]] for the [[2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries|Democratic Party's nomination]] for [[President of the United States|President]] in the [[United States presidential election, 2016|2016 United States presidential election]]. He made the announcement in a speech on the [[United States Capitol|Capitol]] lawn.<ref name="NYT-20150429">{{cite news |last=Rappeport |first=Alan |title=Bernie Sanders Announces He Is Running for President |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/30/us/politics/bernie-sanders-campaign-for-president.html |date=April 29, 2015 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=April 30, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/04/sanders-is-running-just-dont-say-hillary.html|title=Bernie Sanders Is Officially Running for President — That Doesn't Mean You Can Ask Him About Hillary Clinton |first= Marin |last= Cogan | work= New York magazine|date=30 April 2015 }}</ref> [[Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, 2016|His campaign]] started on May 26 in Burlington.<ref name="burlingtonfreepress.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/2015/05/26/berniesanders/27955299/|title=VIDEO: Bernie Sanders announces run for president|work=[[The Burlington Free Press]]|date=May 26, 2015|access-date=May 27, 2015}}</ref> Unlike some of the other presidential candidates, Sanders did not want [[Super PAC|Super PACS]] to give him money. People give him money on his website.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|last1=Bradner|first1=Eric|title=Sanders doesn't want billionaires' backing|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/30/politics/bernie-sanders-presidential-run-first-interview/|website=CNN|access-date=May 4, 2015|date=April 30, 2015}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite news|author=Sofia Tesfaye|date=June 16, 2015|url=http://www.salon.com/2015/06/16/america_is_feeling_the_bern_bernie_sanders_draws_overflow_crowds_and_surges_in_the_polls/|title=America is feeling the Bern: Bernie Sanders draws overflow crowds — and surges in the polls|work=Salon.com|access-date=June 16, 2015}}</ref><ref name="The New York Times">{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/06/25/new-hampshire-poll-shows-bernie-sanders-in-dead-heat-with-hillary-clinton/?_r=0 | title=New Hampshire Poll Shows Bernie Sanders in Dead Heat With Hillary Clinton | work=The New York Times | date=25 June 2015 | access-date=26 June 2015 | author=Seelye, Katherine Q.}}</ref> He won 22 primaries and caucuses in the [[Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016|2016 Democratic primaries]]. He won about 45% of pledged delegates to [[Hillary Clinton]]'s 55%. On July 12, 2016, he formally endorsed Clinton due to [[Democratic National Committee|DNC]] policies, but did not end his own presidential campaign.<ref name="SandersClinton"/> On July 26, 2016, during a roll-call vote at the [[2016 Democratic National Convention]] Sanders lost the nomination to Clinton.<ref name="Lost">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/27/us/politics/dnc-speakers-sanders-clinton.html?_r=0|title=Democrats Nominate Hillary Clinton Despite Sharp Divisions|publisher=The New York Times.com|date=July 26, 2016|access-date=July 26, 2016}}</ref>

After his presidential campaign ended, he started an organization, [[Our Revolution]]. Its goal is to "recruit and support candidates for local, state, and national office". He has also announced the upcoming creation of The Sanders Institute, which will spread his political ideas through [[documentary]] movies and other media.<ref name="Guadiano">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/07/15/bernie-sanders-progressive-message/87073052/
|access-date=July 27, 2016|title=Bernie Sanders will launch organizations to spread progressive message|first=Nicole|last=Guadiano|date=July 15, 2016|work=USA Today|publisher=USA Today}}</ref> In February 2017, Sanders began webcasting ''The Bernie Sanders Show'' on [[Facebook]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/11/the-bernie-sanders-tv-talk-interactive-facebook|title=The Bernie Sanders Show is interactive TV talk for the era of Facebook activism|work=The Guardian|access-date=June 16, 2017|date=April 11, 2017|author=Adam Gabbatt}}</ref>

On February 19, 2019, Sanders announced a [[Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign|second presidential campaign]] for the [[2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries|Democratic nomination]] in the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]].<ref name="2020bid">{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/19/politics/bernie-sanders-2020-presidential/index.html|title=Bernie Sanders launches second presidential campaign|last=CNN|first=Gregory Krieg|website=CNN|date=19 February 2019 |access-date=2019-02-19}}</ref> His 2020 campaign had raised over four million in donations from individual donors, the largest than any other presidential candidate in history.<ref name=history2019/> In early 2020, Sanders was seen as the [[front-runner]] for the nomination after winning the first three primary contests and leading in national polling numbers,<ref name=postpoll/><ref>{{cite web |title=Bernie Sanders is now the front-runner. And moderates may be too divided to stop him |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/bernie-sanders-now-front-runner-moderates-may-be-too-divided-n1135596 |website=NBC |date=12 February 2020 |access-date=February 20, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=How Bernie Sanders became the Democratic primary's early front-runner |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/17/politics/bernie-sanders-democratic-primary-2020-election/index.html |website=CNN |date=17 February 2020 |access-date=February 20, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sanders surges to double-digit lead in new nationwide poll |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/18/bernie-sanders-frontrunner-nationwide-poll-115753 |website=Politico |access-date=February 20, 2020}}</ref> but after [[Joe Biden]] won most of the [[Super Tuesday]] contests in March the primary became more competitive.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/03/super-tuesday-live-updates-results.html|title=Joe Biden is the front-runner again after he shocked the world on Super Tuesday|publisher=[[CNBC]]|date=March 3, 2020}}</ref> After failing to win many primary states, Sanders ended his campaign on April 8, 2020, later supporting [[Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign|Biden's campaign]] for President.<ref name="out2020">{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/08/bernie-sanders-drops-out-of-2020-democratic-presidential-primary.html|title=Bernie Sanders drops out of the presidential race|publisher=[[CNBC]]|date=April 8, 2020|access-date=April 8, 2020}}</ref><ref name=Bidenin/>

==Early life==
Sanders was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]] to Eli Sanders and to Dorothy Glassberg.<ref name="nyt1">{{cite news|title=The Socialist Senator|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9804E2DB1030F932A15752C0A9619C8B63&pagewanted=all|newspaper=New York Times|date=January 21, 2007|first=Mark|last=Leibovich}}</ref> His father was a [[Jews|Jewish]] [[immigrant]] born in [[Słopnice]], [[Poland]] in 1904.<ref name="kelly2015">{{cite news |last=Kelly |first=Amita |date=April 29, 2015 |title=5 Things You Should Know About Bernie Sanders |publisher=[[NPR]] |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/04/29/399818581/5-things-you-should-know-about-bernie-sanders |access-date=July 19, 2015}}</ref><ref name=NYTSocSen/><ref name="stone_p483">{{cite book |last=Stone |first=Kurt |date=2010 |title=The Jews of Capitol Hill: A Compendium of Jewish Congressional Members |url=https://archive.org/details/jewsofcapitolhil0000ston |publisher=Scarecrow Press |page=[https://archive.org/details/jewsofcapitolhil0000ston/page/483 483]}}</ref> His mother was born to Jewish parents in [[New York City]] in 1912.<ref name="gaudiano">{{cite web |last=Gaudiano |first=Nicole |date=April 28, 2015 |title=6 things to know about Bernie Sanders |work=OnPolitics |publisher=USA Today |url=http://onpolitics.usatoday.com/2015/04/28/6-things-to-know-about-bernie-sanders/ |access-date=July 19, 2015}}</ref> He has an older brother, [[Larry Sanders (politician)|Larry]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=van Zuylen-Wood |first=Simon |date=June 21, 2014 |title=I'm Right and Everybody Else Is Wrong. Clear About That? |journal=National Journal Magazine |url=http://www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/i-m-right-and-everybody-else-is-wrong-clear-about-that-20140618 |access-date=July 18, 2015}}</ref> His grandparents were murdered in [[the Holocaust]].<ref name="stone_p483"/><ref name="Chana">{{cite news|last1=Chana|first1=Jas|title=Straight Outta Brooklyn, by Way of Vermont: The Bernie Sanders Story|url=http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/192931/bernie-sanders-story|access-date=20 January 2016|work=[[Tablet (magazine)]]|date=20 August 2015}}</ref> His mother died in 1960 and his father died in 1962.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://observer.com/2015/08/why-bernie-is-probably-not-going-to-talk-about-his-mom-as-much-as-hillary-will/|title=Why Bernie Is Probably Not Going to Talk About His Mom as Much as Hillary Will|publisher=Observer.com|access-date=January 30, 2016|date=August 4, 2015|author=Ross Barkan}}</ref>

Sanders studied at [[Brooklyn College]]. After he graduated from college, Sanders went to the [[University of Chicago]].<ref name="NYTSocSen">{{cite news|first=Mark|last=Leibovich|work=[[The New York Times Magazine]]|title=The Socialist Senator|date=January 21, 2007| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/21/magazine/21Sanders.t.html?pagewanted=all|access-date=July 18, 2007}}</ref> When he studied in [[Chicago]], Sanders was a leader of the [[University of Chicago sit-ins]] in 1962 because of [[Racial segregation|segregation]] at the university.<ref>{{cite news |last=Craven |first=Jasper |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-bernie-sanders-university-of-chicago-met-20150826-story.html |title=Can Sanders' civil rights experience at U. of C. translate on campaign trail? |work=[[Chicago Tribune]].com |access-date=September 10, 2015 |archive-date=January 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108182818/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-bernie-sanders-university-of-chicago-met-20150826-story.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> He graduated from the university in 1964 with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] [[Bachelor's degree|degree]] in [[political science]].<ref name=NYTSocSen/> He said that he was an average student who thought that classrooms were boring and that his community activism was more important.<ref>{{cite magazine |access-date=February 9, 2020 |last=Talbot |first=Margaret |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/10/12/the-populist-prophet |title=The Populist Prophet |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |date=October 12, 2015 }}</ref>

He was one of thousands of students who traveled by bus to [[Washington, D.C.]], to be part of the 1963 [[March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom]].<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.timesargus.com/article/20130825/THISJUSTIN/708259950 | title =Sanders was part of 1963 March on Washington | author =Barre Montpelier Times Argus | publisher =timesargus.com | date =August 25, 2013 | access-date =June 3, 2015 | archive-date =April 2, 2015 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150402164627/http://www.timesargus.com/article/20130825/THISJUSTIN/708259950 | url-status =dead }}</ref> Later that summer, he was found guilty of [[resisting arrest]] during a protest against segregation in [[Chicago Public Schools|Chicago's public schools]] and was [[fine]]d $25.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/05/bernie-sanders-university-of-chicago-free-love|title=Read 21-Year-Old Bernie Sanders' Manifesto on Sexual Freedom|publisher=Mother Jones.com|author=Tom Murphy|date=May 29, 2015|access-date=January 18, 2016}}</ref>

==Early career==
[[File:City Hall Burlington Vermont from southeast on Main Street.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Burlington City Hall was where Sanders worked during his time as mayor]]
[[File:Portrait of Bernie Sanders in c. 1986 (1).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sanders while he was Burlington's mayor, 1986]]
===Liberty Union campaigns, 1971–79===
Sanders began his political career in 1971 as a member of the [[Liberty Union Party]].<ref name="LUP"/> He was the Liberty Union candidate for [[Governor of Vermont]] in 1972 and 1976. He was also a candidate for [[United States Senate|senator]] in 1972 and 1974.<ref name="LUP">{{cite web|url=http://media.cq.com/members/509?rc=1|title=Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-Vt.)|website=RollCall.com.|date=August 19, 2015}}</ref> In the 1974 Senate election, Sanders lost to [[Patrick Leahy]] and to [[Dick Mallary]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Nelson, Garrison|url=http://vtdigger.org/2014/09/14/garrison-nelson-jim-jeffords-reluctant-rebel-appreciation/|title="Jim Jeffords: Reluctant Rebel" Section: "1974: Changing the Congressional Guard"|website=vtdigger.org|date=September 14, 2014|access-date=May 2, 2015}}</ref> In 1979, Sanders [[resigned]] from the party.<ref name="LUP"/>

He worked as a writer and director for the American People's Historical Society (APHS).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/arena/bio/sen_bernie_sanders.html|title=Arena Profile: Sen. Bernie Sanders|work=Politico|date=August 19, 2015}}</ref> When he worked at APHS, he made a 30-minute documentary about [[Eugene V. Debs]].<ref>Bernard Sanders (1979). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka7qoXPliwQ Eugene V. Debs: Trade Unionist, Socialist, Revolutionary, 1855–1926 – Introduction] on YouTube. Retrieved July 13, 2015.</ref>

===Mayor of Burlington, 1981–89===
After Sanders's failed run for governor, close friend [[Richard Sugarman]] wanted him to be a candidate for mayor of [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]].<ref name="Burlington"/> Sanders won the election in February 1981. He beat the six-term mayor Gordon Paquette by ten votes.<ref name="Burlington">{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/06/20/415747576/leaving-brooklyn-bernie-sanders-found-home-in-vermont|title=Leaving Brooklyn, Bernie Sanders Found Home In Vermont|publisher=NPR.Org|date=June 30, 2015|access-date=July 1, 2015}}</ref> He [[Inauguration|took office]] on April 6, 1981.

As mayor, Sanders wanted to fix Burlington's [[Lake Champlain]].<ref name="Waterfront"/> In 1981, Sanders was against Tony Pomerleau. Sanders did not want Pomerleau to change the [[industrial]]<ref name="Waterfront">{{cite web|url=https://www.johnsoncitypress.com/news/local-news/vermonts-sanders-kicks-off-2016-bid-from-clintons-left/article_4152b16f-f18e-517f-8daf-61be92bcc85e.html|title=Vermont's Sanders Kicks Off 2016 Bid From Clinton's Left|date=May 26, 2015|access-date=May 26, 2015|publisher=My Champlain Valley.com|author=Steph Mochado}}</ref> lake property owned by the [[Central Vermont Railway]].<ref name="Waterfront"/> He did not want the waterfront to become expensive [[condominium]]s, hotels, and offices.<ref name = "Reynolds">{{cite book| last = Reynolds| first = David B.| title = Democracy Unbound: Progressive Challenges to the Two Party System| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Fx1XBsYc8BwC| year = 1997| publisher = South End Press| isbn = 978-0-89608-563-3 }}</ref>

Sanders used the slogan "Burlington is not for sale".<ref name="Burlington"/> He supported a plan that changed the waterfront area into a district with housing, parks, and public space.<ref name="Reynolds"/> As of 2016, the lake area has a public beach and bike paths, along with a boathouse, many parks, and a science center.<ref name="Reynolds"/>

In 1987, [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]] named Sanders as one of America's best mayors.<ref name="Early">{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/magazine/gallery/2015/07/bernie-sanders-the-early-years/002279-032667.html|title=Bernie Sanders, The Early Years|publisher=Politico.com|access-date=January 30, 2016|date=June 15, 2016|author=Michael Kurse|archive-date=March 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302004837/http://www.politico.com/magazine/gallery/2015/07/bernie-sanders-the-early-years/002279-032667.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was a big [[critic]] of [[President of the United States|President]] [[Ronald Reagan]] and his policies on [[Income inequality in the United States|income inequality]].<ref name="Early"/>

When he was mayor, Sanders helped to fix the city's budget.<ref name="NYTSocSen"/> Sanders left office on April 4, 1989.<ref name="Burlington"/> For a short time, Sanders taught [[political science]] at [[Harvard University]]'s [[Kennedy School of Government]] in 1989 and at [[Hamilton College]] in 1991.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://projects.wsj.com/campaign2012/candidates/view/bernie-sanders--VT-S|title=WSJ Sanders Profile|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|access-date=January 18, 2013|archive-date=March 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307214225/http://projects.wsj.com/campaign2012/candidates/view/bernie-sanders--VT-S|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==United States representative, 1991–2007==
[[File:Bernie Sanders' U.S. House of Representatives portrait.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Sanders as a representative in his official portrait in 1991]]
In 1988, [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] congressman at the time [[Jim Jeffords]] wanted to become senator. This left an open office in [[Vermont's at-large congressional district]].<ref name="VTAL"/>

Sanders became a candidate for the seat as an [[Independent (politician)|Independent]], but he lost the election.<ref name="VTAL">{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=37984 |title=VT At-Large Race – Nov 08, 1988 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=February 17, 2013}}</ref> In 1990, Sanders became a candidate for the seat again and defeated [[Peter Plympton Smith]] by 16%. Sanders became the first independent elected to the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] in 40 years.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/61683884.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+11%2C+1990&author=Adam+Pertman%2C+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=%27THE+TIMES+CAUGHT+UP%27+TO+VERMONT+SOCIALIST&pqatl=google|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|first=Adam|last=Pertman|title='The Times Caught Up' To Vermont Socialist|date=November 11, 1990}}{{Dead link|date=September 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Sanders' 1990 victory was called by ''[[The Washington Post]]'' and others as the "First Socialist Elected" to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in many years.<ref name="Daly">{{cite news |last=Daly |first=Christopher B. |date=November 11, 1990 |title=For Vermont's Sanders, Victory Followed Long Path; First Socialist Elected to House in Decades Gets Attention With Frank Talk of Class Conflict |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1158059.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=January 21, 2016 |archive-date=April 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405082224/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1158059.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Sanders continued to win re-elections with many votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/212483/1994GEUSRep.xls|title=Vermont State archives, Race – 1994|access-date=June 18, 2015|archive-date=January 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129012132/https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/212483/1994GEUSRep.xls|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:Bernie Sanders (I-VT).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sanders shortly after being elected senator, 2006]]
In 1991, Sanders co-founded the [[Congressional Progressive Caucus]]. He [[chairman|chaired]] the grouping of mostly [[liberal]] Democrats for the first eight years. In 1993, Sanders voted for a bill supported by the [[National Rifle Association of America]] (NRA) to stop [[lawsuit]]s against gun companies.<ref>{{cite web | title =Final Vote Results for Roll Call 534 | publisher = Office of the clerk, [[US House of Representatives]] | url = http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll534.xml | access-date =July 18, 2007}}</ref> He was against the [[Brady Bill]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Final Vote Results for Roll Call 614|url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/1993/roll614.xml|website=US House of Representatives|publisher=Office of the clerk|access-date=November 17, 2014}}</ref>

After [[Ron Dellums]] left [[United States Congress|Congress]] in 1998, Sanders was the only member of Congress who called himself a [[socialist]].<ref name="CNNFF"/>

Sanders voted against the [[Iraq Resolution]]s in 1991 and 2002. He was against the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]].<ref name="Iraq"/> He voted for the [[Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists|allowed use of military force]] against terrorists.<ref name="Iraq">{{cite web|title=Final Vote Results for Roll Call 342|url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2001/roll342.xml|website=Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives|publisher=U.S. House of Representatives|access-date=October 13, 2014}}</ref> The authorization looked for good reasons to use military actions after the [[September 11 attacks]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Johnsen|first1=Gregory D.|title=60 Words And A War Without End: The Untold Story Of The Most Dangerous Sentence In U.S. History|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/gregorydjohnsen/60-words-and-a-war-without-end-the-untold-story-of-the-most#4ag33tw|access-date=October 13, 2014|publisher=Buzzfeed|date=January 16, 2014}}</ref>

Sanders is against the [[Patriot Act]].<ref name="Patriot"/> As a member of Congress, he voted against the original Patriot Act.<ref>{{cite web|title=Final Vote Results for Roll Call 398|url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2001/roll398.xml|publisher=U.S. House of Representatives|access-date=May 19, 2015}}</ref> Sanders voted for several acts that would block the Patriot Act.<ref name="Patriot">{{cite magazine|title=Bernie Sanders: It's Time To End Orwellian Surveillance of Every American|url=http://time.com/3850839/bernie-sanders-usa-patriot-act/|magazine=Time |author=Bernie Sanders|date=May 7, 2015|access-date=May 19, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PATRIOT ACT: Libraries and First Amendment|url=http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/patriot-act|access-date=May 19, 2015|archive-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220021410/http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/patriot-act|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==United States senator, 2007–present==
[[File:Sanders swearing-in3.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sanders being sworn-in as senator by [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Dick Cheney]], 2007]]
After [[Jim Jeffords]] retired from the Senate in 2006, Sanders became senator when he won the Senate election with 65% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6963 | title=Our Campaigns - VT US Senate Race - Nov 07, 2006 | work=ourcampaigns.com | year=2008 |access-date=August 25, 2015}}</ref> During the election season, then-Senator [[Barack Obama]] supported Sanders and campaigned with him in Vermont.<ref>{{cite web |last=Krieg |first=Gregory |date=July 9, 2015 |title=Watch Young Senator Barack Obama Campaign for Bernie Sanders in 2006 |publisher=mic.com |quote=Back in March 2006, the future president traveled to Vermont to headline a rally and fundraiser for then-Rep. Bernie Sanders, an independent running for Senate, and Pete Welch, a Democrat seeking election to Sanders's House seat. |url=https://www.mic.com/articles/122011/watch-young-senator-barack-obama-campaign-for-bernie-sanders-in-2006 |access-date=July 20, 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Bernie Sanders with Sonia Sotomayor.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Sanders with [[Supreme Court]] nominee [[Sonia Sotomayor]] in 2009]]
Sanders has been a leading voice on issues such as [[Income inequality in the United States|income inequality]],<ref name="theguardian.com">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/30/bernie-sanders-confirms-presidential-run-and-damns-americas-inequities|title=Bernie Sanders confirms presidential run and damns America's inequities|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=April 29, 2015|access-date=April 30, 2015}}</ref> [[global warming|climate change]],<ref name="Totten">{{cite news|title=Sanders to push global warming legislation in Senate|first=Shay|last=Totten|date=January 15, 2007|publisher=Vermont Guardian|quote=Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT, said Monday he was making good on at least one of a handful of campaign promises&nbsp;— introducing a bill designed to cut U.S. contributions to global greenhouse gas emissions in the next decade. ... Sanders added that construction of new power plants is "extraordinarily expensive" and he would prefer to see federal funding support used to expand the development of sustainable energy, as well as biofuels.}}</ref> and [[campaign finance reform]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-bernie-sanders/sanders-to-senate-if-we-dont-overturn-citizens-united-the-congress-will-become-paid-employees-of-the-billionaire-class_b_6918468.html |title=Sanders, Bernie "If We Don't Overturn Citizens United, The Congress Will Become Paid Employees of the Billionaire Class"|author=Bernie Sanders |publisher= Huffington Post|date=December 10, 2010 |access-date=August 1, 2011}}</ref> Sanders continued to be a major critic on [[Mass surveillance in the United States|mass surveillance]] policies such as the [[Patriot Act]].<ref name="blogs.wsj.com">{{cite news|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2015/05/07/rand-paul-bernie-sanders-revel-in-nsa-ruling/|title= Rand Paul, Bernie Sanders Revel in NSA Ruling|author=Byron Tau|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=April 29, 2015|access-date=April 30, 2015}}</ref>

On December 10, 2010, Sanders gave a 8½-hour speech against the [[Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010]].<ref name="Los Angeles Times">{{cite news|url = http://articles.latimes.com/print/2010/dec/10/news/la-pn-sanders-filibuster-20101211|title = Memoli, Michael "Sen. Bernie Sanders ends filibuster"|author=Michael A. Memoli|work = [[Los Angeles Times]]|date = December 10, 2010|access-date = August 1, 2011}}</ref> After the speech, people wanted Sanders to be a candidate for president in the [[United States presidential election, 2012|2012 presidential election]].<ref name="Prez">{{cite news| last= Nichols| first= John| date= December 29, 2010| url= http://www.thenation.com/blog/157346/sanders-president-talk-real-enough-bernies-not-going-there |title= That 'Sanders for President' Talk is Real Enough, But Bernie's Not Going There| work= [[The Nation]]}}</ref>

Sanders' [[filibuster]] was published in February 2011 by [[Nation Books]] as ''The Speech: A Historic Filibuster on Corporate Greed and the Decline of Our Middle Class''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/141357-the-speech-by-sen.-bernie-sanders/|title=Mr. Sanders' Blows Washington in 'The Speech'|publisher=Pop Matters.com|access-date=March 17, 2016|date=May 24, 2011|author=Michael Ross|archive-date=April 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407075411/http://www.popmatters.com/review/141357-the-speech-by-sen.-bernie-sanders/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2012, he was re-elected with almost 71% of the vote beating Republican John MacGovern.<ref name="landslide">{{cite web|url=http://www.thenation.com/article/170922/how-does-bernie-sanders-do-it|title=How Does Bernie Sanders Do It?|publisher=The Nation.com|access-date=July 1, 2015|date=October 30, 2012|author=John Nichols}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/election/2012/results/state/VT/senate/|title=Senate: Vermont (Sanders vs MacGovern)|date=November 12, 2012|work=Election Center 2012|publisher=CNN}}</ref><ref name="bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/bernie-sanders|title=Bernie Sanders: Biography|website=Biography.com|access-date=January 18, 2016}}</ref>
[[File:Bernie Sanders.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sanders's official Senate portrait, 2007]]
On January 3, 2013, Sanders became chairman of the [[United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs]].<ref name="CNNFF"/> After his term as chairman ended on January 3, 2015, Sanders became a member of the [[United States Senate Committee on the Budget|Senate Budget Committee]].<ref name=hillcommittee /><ref>{{cite web|title=Sanders names 'deficit owl' his chief economist|work=[[Washington Examiner]]|url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sanders-names-deficit-owl-his-chief-economist/article/2557903|author=Joseph Lawler|date=December 26, 2014|access-date=March 25, 2015}}</ref> Sanders made proposals to raise the [[minimum wage]], stop [[Income inequality in the United States|income inequality]], and increase [[Social Security (United States)|Social Security]] payments.<ref>{{cite web|first=Ned|last=Resnikoff|title=Bernie Sanders, mulling presidential run, adopts novel stance on deficit|work=[[Al Jazeera]]|url=http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/2/19/bernie-sanders-mulling-2016-bid-adopts-a-novel-stance-on-the-deficit.html|date=February 19, 2015|access-date=March 25, 2015}}</ref>

Sanders is the longest serving [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] member of [[United States Congress|Congress]] in American history.<ref name="CNNFF">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/27/us/bernie-sanders-fast-facts/index.html|publisher=CNN.com|title=Bernie Sanders: Fast Facts|date=May 30, 2015|access-date=June 8, 2015}}</ref> In November 2015, Sanders changed parties and became a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]].<ref name="switch"/> On July 26, 2016, however shortly after losing the Democratic presidential nomination, Sanders said he would serve as an Independent in the Senate.<ref name="Fusion" />

Following [[Donald Trump]]'s victory in the [[United States presidential election, 2016|2016 presidential election]], Sanders accepted his victory and promised to work with Trump.<ref name="TrumpPrez"/>

On January 4, 2017, while on the Senate floor, Sanders showed a large cutout of a tweet by President-elect Trump from May 2015 where Trump said he was the "first & only potential GOP candidate" who opposed any cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, citing it as what Trump appealed to older voters to elect him on.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bernie-sanders-makes-big-statement-oversized-trump-tweet-n703296|title=Bernie Sanders Makes Big Statement With Oversized Trump Tweet|date=January 5, 2017|publisher=NBC News|first=Phil|last=McCausland}}</ref>
[[File:Bernie Sanders November 2016.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Sanders at a political rally in [[Washington, D.C.]], November 2016]]
While in [[Los Angeles]] on February 19, Sanders called Trump "a pathological liar". He promised the defeat of "Trump and Trumpism and the Republican right-wing ideology."<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-bernie-sanders-event-20170219-story.html|title=Bernie Sanders in Los Angeles: 'The truth is that Trump is a pathological liar'|date=February 21, 2017|work=Los Angeles Times|first=Javier|last=Panzer}}</ref>

On March 30, two days after President Trump signed an "Energy Independence" executive order, Sanders called Trump's choice to focus on job creation over climate change is "nonsensical, and stupid, and dangerous".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/30/bernie-sanders-prioritizing-jobs-over-climate-chan/ |title=Sanders: Prioritizing jobs over climate change is 'stupid and dangerous'|date=March 30, 2017|work=Washington Times|first=Douglas|last=Ernst}}</ref>

Sanders was against the nomination of [[Neil Gorsuch]] for the [[Supreme Court]]. He outlined his issues with Gorsuch in an April 4, 2017 appearance on the Senate floor. Sanders said he believed Gorsuch would support removing restrictions on campaign finance and would vote to overturn [[Roe v. Wade]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/4/bernie-sanders-rejects-neil-gorsuch-over-citizens-/|title=Sanders rejects Gorsuch over Citizens United, Roe v. Wade|first=Alex|last=Swoyer|date=April 4, 2017|work=Washington Times}}</ref>[[File:Rescind the Muslim Ban.webm|thumb|right|200px|Sanders debating on the removal of President Trump's ban on Muslim immigrants and refugees, January 2017]]
On April 7, 2017, Sanders showed disapproval of President Trump's [[2017 Shayrat missile strike|ordered airstrike]] from the day before: "If there’s anything we should’ve learned from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, in which the lives of thousands of brave American men and women and hundreds of thousands of Iraqi and Afghan civilians have been lost and trillions of dollars spent, it’s that it’s easier to get into a war than out of one."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/bernie-sanders-slams-trumps-airstrike-syria-2522629|title=Bernie Sanders Slams Trump's Airstrike On Syria|first=Juliana Rose|last=Pignataro|date=April 7, 2017|work=International Business Times}}</ref>

In May 2017, Sanders endorsed [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)|Leader of the Opposition]] [[Jeremy Corbyn]] in the [[United Kingdom general election, 2017|2017 United Kingdom general election]].<ref name="theguardian">{{cite news |last1=Roberts|first1=Dan|last2=Asthana|first2=Anushka|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/02/i-dont-think-he-needs-my-advice-bernie-sanders-applauds-jeremy-corbyn|title='There's a real similarity': Corbyn gets rousing support from Bernie Sanders|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=2 June 2017|access-date=15 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="independent">{{cite news |last=Kentish|first=Ben|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/bernie-sanders-jeremy-corbyn-praise-democracy-cambridge-union-us-senator-democrat-labour-leader-a7769091.html|title=Bernie Sanders praises 'courageous' Jeremy Corbyn for 'revitalising democracy'|work=[[The Independent]]|date=2 June 2017|access-date=15 July 2017}}</ref>

On June 11, 2017, Sanders was a keynote speaker at the [[People's Summit]] in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]].<ref name="CNNPS">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/10/politics/bernie-sanders-peoples-summit/index.html|title=Sanders to faithful: Take down Trump, take over Democratic Party|author=Gregory Krieg|date=June 11, 2017|access-date=October 22, 2017|publisher=CNN}}</ref> In his speech, Sanders discussed of a plan that "can enhance and expand issue campaigns and hold all elected officials accountable to popular demands for justice, equality, and freedom".<ref name="CNNPS"/> During his speech, he repeatedly criticized the Democratic Party, calling it an "absolute failure" and blaming it for the election of President [[Donald Trump]] and Vice President [[Mike Pence]].<ref name="commondreams.org">{{cite web|last1=Common Dreams staff|title=The People's Summit: LIVE from Chicago|url=https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/06/10/peoples-summit-live-chicago|website=Common Dreams|access-date=June 14, 2017}}</ref>
<blockquote> I’m often asked by the media and others: How did it come about that Donald Trump, the most unpopular [[Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016|presidential candidate]] in the modern history of our country, won the election? And my answer is—and my answer is that Trump didn’t win the election; the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] lost the election. Let us—let us be very, very clear: The current model—the current model and the current strategy of the Democratic Party is an absolute failure. This is not—this is not my opinion. This is the facts. You know, we focus a lot on the [[United States presidential election, 2016|presidential election]], but we also have to understand that Democrats have lost the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House]], the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]]. Republicans now control almost two-thirds of the governors’ chairs throughout the country. And over the last nine years, Democrats have lost almost 1,000 legislative seats in states all across this country. Today—today, in almost half of the states in America, Democratic Party has almost no political presence at all. Now, if that’s not a failure, if that’s not a failed model, I don’t know what a failed model is.<ref name="commondreams.org"/>
</blockquote>
[[File:Unity Bernie Sanders.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sanders at a political tour in [[Mesa, Arizona|Mesa]], [[Arizona]], April 2017]]
[[File:Sanders- 'I Am Sickened By This Despicable Act'.webm|thumb|left|Sanders speaking in the aftermath of the [[2017 Congressional baseball shooting]] at [[Capitol Hill]], June 2017]]
On June 12, 2017, [[United States senate|United States senators]] reached an agreement on legislation to add new sanctions on [[Russia]].<ref name="Sanctions"/> The bill was opposed only by Sanders and Republican [[Rand Paul]].<ref name="Sanctions">"[http://www.dw.com/en/us-bill-on-russia-sanctions-prompts-german-austrian-outcry/a-39270624 US bill on Russia sanctions prompts German, Austrian outcry]". Deutsche Welle. June 15, 2017.</ref> On June 14, 2017, [[James T. Hodgkinson]], a supporter of Sanders during his presidential campaign, [[2017 Congressional baseball shooting|shot and injured]] four people, including [[Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives#Party whips and assistant party leaders|House Majority Whip]] [[Steve Scalise]] of [[Louisiana]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Costa|first1=Robert|title=Acquaintance describes campaigning for Bernie Sanders with shooting suspect|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/2017/live-updates/public-safety/updates-shooting-at-congressional-baseball-practice-in-virginia/acquaintance-describes-campaigning-for-sanders-with-hodgkinson/|access-date=June 14, 2017|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=June 14, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Pagliery|first1=Jose|title=Suspect in congressional shooting was Bernie Sanders supporter, strongly anti-Trump|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/14/homepage2/james-hodgkinson-profile/index.html|access-date=June 15, 2017|publisher=CNN|date=June 14, 2017}}</ref> Hours later, Sanders responded on [[Capitol Hill]] to news that Hodgkinson was a campaign volunteer for [[Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, 2016|his 2016 presidential run]]:

<blockquote>I am sickened by this despicable act. Let me be as clear as I can be, violence of any kind is unacceptable in our society and I condemn this action in the strongest possible terms. Real change can only come about through nonviolent action, and anything else runs counter to our most deeply held American values.<ref>{{cite web |last=Difazio |first=Joe |url=http://www.ibtimes.com/bernie-sanders-reacts-alexandria-shooter-serving-campaign-volunteer-2552228 |title=Bernie Sanders Reacts To Alexandria Shooter Serving As A Campaign Volunteer |date=June 14, 2017 |work=International Business Times |access-date=June 14, 2017}}</ref></blockquote>

In September 2017, Sanders introduced the [[United States National Health Care Act]] which would create a [[single-payer health care]] system paid by the United States Government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsweek.com/bernie-sanders-sponsor-single-payer-healthcare-bill-574403|title=Bernie Sanders to Sponsor Single-Payer Healthcare Bill|website=Newsweek|date=Mar 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/676|title=115th United States Congress|date=2017–2018|website=Congress}}</ref> The plan, also known as "Medicare For All", was supported by former President [[Barack Obama]] in September 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/07/obamamidterm-campaigning-medicare-for-all-810764|title=Obama touts Medicare for all as evidence of Democrats' new ideas|publisher=Politico|author=Paul Demko|date=September 7, 2018|access-date=October 10, 2018}}</ref>

On October 12, 2017, Sanders was announced as a key speaker for a [[women's rights]] [[convention (meeting)|convention]] in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/12/politics/bernie-sanders-womens-convention/index.html|title=Bernie Sanders speech at Women's Convention prompts backlash|date=October 12, 2017|access-date=October 22, 2017|publisher=CNN}}</ref> However a week later, Sanders cancelled his appearance at the convention so that he could travel to [[Puerto Rico]] and help rescue efforts from the damage of [[Hurricane Maria]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/19/politics/bernie-sanders-puerto-rico-womens-convention/index.html|title=Bernie Sanders bows out of Women's Convention to make trip to Puerto Rico|author=Saba Hamedy|date=October 20, 2017|access-date=October 22, 2017|publisher=CNN}}</ref>
[[File:Bernie Sanders January 2018.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sanders at a rally to protect [[Social Security]], January 2018]]
In November 2017, after the [[Paradise Papers]] were leaked, Sanders warned of "an international [[oligarchy]]" and blamed corrupt billionaires and companies for trying to avoid paying taxes and called it unfair.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/06/bernie-sanders-paradise-papers-leak-international-oligarchy|title=Bernie Sanders warns of 'international oligarchy' after Paradise Papers leak|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=November 6, 2017|date=November 6, 2017}}</ref>

On January 1, 2018, Sanders sworn-in [[Bill de Blasio]] in his second mayoral inauguration as [[Mayor of New York City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/mayor-de-blasio-sworn-term-bernie-sanders-article-1.3731615|title=Mayor de Blasio sworn in for second term by Bernie Sanders|work=New York Daily News|access-date=January 1, 2018|date=January 1, 2018|author=Erin Durkin}}</ref> On January 20, 2018, Sanders voted against a congress budget bill which led to the [[United States federal government shutdown of 2018|2018 federal government shutdow]], which lasted two days, ending on January 22.<ref name="CNNGS">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/18/politics/senate-whip-continuing-resolution-government-shutdown/index.html|title=Government shutdown: Where the senators stand|access-date=January 23, 2018|date=January 19, 2018|publisher=CNN}}</ref> On his vote, Sanders said on [[Twitter]]:

<blockquote>Republicans control the House, Senate and White House. They have to pass an annual budget, not more one-month continuing resolutions. We need a bipartisan solution to the economic crises facing the middle class, to the [[Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals|DACA]] crisis that Trump created and to disaster relief.<ref name="CNNGS"/></blockquote>

Sanders gave an online reply to Trump's January 2018 [[State of the Union]] address in which he called Trump "dishonest" and criticized him for creating "a looming immigration crisis" by ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Diaz|first1=Daniella|title=Bernie Sanders holds his own SOTU speech on-line|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/30/politics/bernie-sanders-donald-trump-2020-state-of-the-union/index.html|website=CNN|date=31 January 2018 |access-date=February 4, 2018}}</ref>

In March 2018, many students walked-out of their schools as a result of the [[Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting]] in [[Parkland, Florida]] demanding for gun-control and safety in schools.<ref name="walkout">{{cite web|url=http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/378367-bernie-sanders-speaks-to-students-protesting-gun-violence-we-are-very-proud|title=Sanders cheers students protesting gun violence: 'We are very proud'|work=The Hill|date=March 14, 2018|access-date=August 28, 2018}}</ref> Sanders joined the protest outside of the [[United States Capitol]] and praised the protesters for "leading the [United States] in the right direction" while criticizing the [[National Rifle Association]].<ref name=walkout/>
[[File:AFGE 0607 (41857107240).jpg|thumb|left|200px|Sanders at a labor rally in [[Takoma Park, Maryland]], July 2018]]
Sanders was named as part of the "Hell-No Caucus" by ''[[Politico]]'' in April 2018, along with Senators [[Cory Booker]], [[Kirsten Gillibrand]], [[Elizabeth Warren]], and [[Kamala Harris]], all of whom voted to reject Trump's nominees for administration jobs, including [[Jeff Sessions]], [[Kirstjen Nielsen]], [[Rex Tillerson]], [[Betsy DeVos]], and [[Mike Pompeo]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=SCHOR|first1=ELANA|last2=LIN|first2=JEREMY C.F.|title=The Hell-No Caucus: How five 2020 contenders voted on Trump's nominees|url=https://www.politico.com/interactives/2018/how-five-2020-contenders-voted-on-trumps-nominees/|website=Politico|date=6 April 2018 |access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref>

On May 9, 2018, Sanders proposed the Workplace Democracy Act, a bill that would grow labor rights by making it easier for workers to join a union and make it harder to break-up unions.<ref name=Unions/> It was supported by several Democratic senators, including [[Elizabeth Warren]], [[Kirsten Gillibrand]], [[Tammy Baldwin]] and [[Sherrod Brown]].<ref name="Unions">{{cite news |last= Kampf-Lassin|first=Miles |date= May 9, 2018|title=Bernie Sanders Has a Sweeping Plan to Expand Union Rights and Workplace Democracy|url=http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/21130/bernie_sanders_labor_unions_workplace_democracy_elizabeth_warren|work=In These Times |access-date=May 12, 2018}}</ref>

On August 14, 2018, Sanders won the Democratic nomination for Senator with 94% of the primary vote.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/14/us/elections/results-vermont-primary-elections.html|title=Vermont Primary Election Results|website=[[The New York Times]]|date=14 August 2018 |last1=Almukhtar |first1=Sarah |last2=Bloch |first2=Matthew |last3=Lee |first3=Jasmine C. }}</ref> However, before the primaries, Sanders said he would not accept the Democratic nomination and run as an Independent.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/21/bernie-sanders-democrat-independent-vermont-601844|title=Sanders to run as a Democrat — but not accept nomination|work=POLITICO|access-date=2018-05-22}}</ref>
[[File:Bernie Sanders (48227371712).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sanders in [[Des Moines, Iowa]] at a campaign office opening event, July 2019]]
In August 2018, Sanders criticized the wealth of [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] founder [[Jeff Bezos]] and how Amazon employees were paid less than the minimum wage and lived under poor conditions while Bezos increased his fortune.<ref name="Bezos">{{cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/2018/09/05/technology/business/bernie-sanders-amazon-walmart-worker-pay/index.html|title=Bernie Sanders' 'Stop BEZOS' bill targets worker pay at Amazon and Walmart|publisher=CNN|date=September 7, 2018|access-date=September 8, 2018}}</ref> In September 2018, Sanders introduced the "Stop BEZOS" bill which would focus on increase work wages for Amazon and [[Walmart]] employers and heavily tax Bezos and other higher company officials.<ref name=Bezos/> In October 2018, Bezos announced that the company would pay all employees in the United States minimum wage with many believing Sanders is the reason why.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/02/amazon-raises-minimum-wage-to-15-for-all-us-employees.html|title=Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all US employees |publisher=CNBC|date=October 2, 2018|access-date=October 9, 2018|author=Sara Salinas}}</ref>

In October 2018, Sanders introduced a bill to break up big banks such as [[JPMorgan Chase]], [[Wells Fargo]], [[Goldman Sachs]] and [[Bank of America]].<ref name="bigbanks">{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/policy/finance/409785-bernie-sanders-introduces-bill-to-break-up-big-banks|title=Bernie Sanders Introduces Bill to Break Up Big Banks|work=The Hill|date=October 3, 2018|access-date=October 9, 2018|author=Sylvia Lane}}</ref> The bill would allow the [[Federal government of the United States|federal government]] to dismantle banks that has a worth of 3% of the American [[GDP]], which is roughly equal to [[United States Dollar|USD]] $584 billion.<ref name=bigbanks/>

In November 2018, Sanders was re-elected to the Senate winning nearly 68% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/card/tim-kaine-bernie-sanders-cruise-re-election-n932571|title=Tim Kaine, Bernie Sanders cruise to re-election|publisher=NBC News|access-date=November 6, 2018|date=November 6, 2018}}</ref>

In September 2018, ''[[The Guardian]]'' published two op-ed pieces talking about the need of a progressive cooperation to challenge the rising threat of globalism and authoritarianism, one of which Sanders wrote<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/ng-interactive/2018/sep/13/bernie-sanders-international-progressive-front|title=A new authoritarian axis demands an international progressive front {{!}} Bernie Sanders|last=Sanders|first=Bernie|work=The Guardian|access-date=2018-10-27|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> and another by European progressive [[Yanis Varoufakis]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/ng-interactive/2018/sep/13/our-new-international-movement-will-fight-rising-fascism-and-globalists|title=Our new international movement will fight rising fascism and globalists {{!}} Yanis Varoufakis|last=Varoufakis|first=Yanis|work=The Guardian|access-date=2018-10-27|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> In late October, Varoufakis announced the upcoming launch of Progressives International on November 30 in Vermont alongside Sanders.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/10/26/sanders-and-varoufakis-announce-alliance-craft-common-blueprint-international-new|title=Sanders and Varoufakis Announce Alliance to Craft 'Common Blueprint for an International New Deal'|work=Common Dreams|access-date=2018-10-27|language=en}}</ref> Former [[Brazilian general election, 2018|2018 Brazilian presidential candidate]] [[Fernando Haddad]] joined the movement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-Haddad-to-Join-Bernie-Sanders-International-Progressive-Front-Against-The-Far-Right-20181121-0030.html|title=Brazil: Haddad to Join Bernie Sanders' International Progressive Front Against The Far-Right|publisher=Telesur English|access-date=December 23, 2018|date=November 21, 2018|archive-date=November 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122154106/https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-Haddad-to-Join-Bernie-Sanders-International-Progressive-Front-Against-The-Far-Right-20181121-0030.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:Sanders rally Council Bluffs IMG 4023 (49036403791) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sanders with [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] at a campaign event in [[Council Bluffs, Iowa]], November 2019]]
In December 2018, Sanders supported a bill with Senators [[Chris Murphy]] and [[Mike Lee]] to use the [[War Powers Resolution|1973 War Powers Resolution]] to end U.S. support for the [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi]]-led military intervention in [[Yemen]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/12/12/676152310/senate-poised-to-vote-to-end-u-s-military-support-for-war-in-yemen|title=Senate votes to end U.S. support for war in Yemen, rebuking Trump and Saudi Arabia|last=Detrow|first=Scott|date=December 13, 2018|work=[[NPR]]|access-date=January 1, 2019}}</ref> At first, the Senate did not supported it, but after the [[assassination]] of [[Jamal Khashoggi]] in October 2018 the bill had bipartisan co-sponsors and the Senate passed the bill by a vote of 56–41 on December 13.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=2&vote=00266 |title= Roll Call Vote 115th Congress - 2nd Session |website=Senate.gov |quote=Vote Number 266 |date=December 13, 2018 |access-date=December 20, 2019 }}</ref>

In March 2019, Sanders, along with seven other members of Congress such as [[Elizabeth Warren]] and [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]], signed a pledge written by veterans and their families to bring a "responsible" end to U.S. military interventions around the globe.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Emmons|first1=Alex|last2=Grim|first2=Ryan|date=March 4, 2019|title=Sanders, Warren, Ocasio-Cortez, and Other Lawmakers Sign Pledge to End America's "Forever Wars"|url=https://theintercept.com/2019/03/04/common-defense-congress-forever-wars-pledge/|work=[[The Intercept]] |access-date=March 9, 2019 }}</ref>

On February 5, 2020, Sanders voted to convict President [[Donald Trump]] in his [[Impeachment trial of Donald Trump|impeachment trial]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senator-sanders-votes-to-impeach-president-trump|title=Senator Sanders Votes to Convict President Trump|publisher=Sanders.senate.gov|access-date=February 11, 2020|date=February 5, 2020|archive-date=May 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200525160722/https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senator-sanders-votes-to-impeach-president-trump|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In December 2020, Sanders alongside Republican Senator [[Josh Hawley]] of [[Missouri]], pushed for a [[United States Dollar|USD]] $1,200 check for every unemployed American who were affected by the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stimulus-check-2-update-2020-12-19/|title=Stimulus checks: Could you get $1,200, $600 or nothing?|publisher=[[CBS]]|date=December 19, 2020|access-date=December 19, 2020}}</ref> 

When Democrats gained control of the Senate in the [[2020 United States Senate elections|2020 elections]], Sanders became Chair of the [[United States Senate Committee on the Budget|U.S. Senate Budget Committee]] on January 20, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/who-could-join-sanders-as-committee-chairs-in-dem-controlled-senate/R55IU5IA3BA2RFPJ7IIXJNN7HM/|title=Who could join Sanders as committee chairs in Dem-controlled Senate?|publisher=AJC|date=January 6, 2021|access-date=January 11, 2021}}</ref> He said he would make a [[COVID-19]] relief bill with a $2,000 stimulus checks and raising the [[minimum wage]] to $15 an hour his main goal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.salon.com/2021/01/10/sanders-says-first-order-of-business-for-biden-congress-must-be-covid-bill-with-2000-checks_partner/|title=Sanders says "first order of business" for Biden, Congress must be COVID bill with $2,000 checks|work=Salon|access-date=January 11, 2021|date=January 10, 2021}}</ref>

On February 23, 2021, Sanders became the first senator in the Democratic caucus to not support one of Biden's cabinet picks when he voted against [[Tom Vilsack]]'s nomination as [[United States Secretary of Agriculture|Agriculture Secretary]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Homan|first=Timothy R.|date=2021-02-23|title=Sanders votes against Biden USDA nominee Vilsack|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/540137-sanders-votes-against-biden-usda-nominee-vilsack|access-date=2021-04-23|website=TheHill|language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Nina Turner 2021 Campaign (July 30th and 31st) 05IMG 1788 (51355971955) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sanders campaigning with [[Nina Turner]] for her [[United States House of Representatives|congressional campaign]] in [[Ohio]], July 2021]]
Sanders is said to have an influence on the [[Joe Biden]] administration.<ref name=bideninf/> When mentioned that he had become an important voice in Biden's administration, he replied, "As somebody who wrote a book called ''Outsider in the House'', yes, it is a strange experience to be having that kind of influence that we have now".<ref name=bideninf/> Their relationship has lasted over 30 years and Sanders has said it is because they both respect and trust each other: "We have had a good relationship. He wants to be a champion of working families, and I admire that and respect that".<ref name=bideninf>{{cite web |last1=Semier |first1=Ashley |title='Bernie Sanders has real influence': Vermont's longtime outsider has become a trusted voice in the Biden White House |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/08/politics/bernie-sanders-gloria-borger-interview-cnntv/index.html |website=CNN |date=8 June 2021 |access-date=November 25, 2021}}</ref>

In April 2022, it was reported that Sanders was interested in running for president again in [[2024 United States presidential election|2024]] if President [[Joe Biden]] decides not to run for re-election.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Reimann |first1=Nicholas |title=Bernie Sanders Reportedly Won't Rule Out 2024 Presidential Bid—But Only If Biden Doesn't Run |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2022/04/20/bernie-sanders-reportedly-wont-rule-out-2024-presidential-bid-but-only-if-biden-doesnt-run/ |website=[[Forbes]] |access-date=20 April 2022 |date=April 20, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Metzger |first1=Bryan |title=Bernie Sanders might run for president again in 2024 if Joe Biden doesn't, a top advisor says |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/bernie-sanders-might-run-president-again-2024-biden-2022-4 |website=[[Business Insider]] |access-date=20 April 2022 |date=April 20, 2022}}</ref>

In January 2023, Sanders became Chair of the [[United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/bernie-sanders-senate-help-committee-chairman/639621/|title=Sen. Bernie Sanders to target high healthcare costs as leader of influential committee|publisher=Health Care Dive|accessdate=January 10, 2023|date=January 9, 2023}}</ref> In April 2023, Sanders endorsed Biden in the [[2024 United States presidential election]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-25 |title=Bernie Sanders endorses Biden, rules out 2024 bid of his own |first=Steve |last=Peoples |url=https://apnews.com/article/bernie-sanders-biden-endorsement-2024-d8f0772b117e2bf83e1062708ea651c0 |access-date=2023-07-03 |website=[[Associated Press|AP News]] |language=en}}</ref> In July 2024, after Biden [[Withdrawal of Joe Biden from the 2024 United States presidential election|ended his re-election campaign]], Sanders supported Vice President [[Kamala Harris|Kamala Harris's]] [[Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign|presidential campaign]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hutzler |first1=Alexandra |title=Election 2024 updates: Bernie Sanders backs Harris |url=https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/live-updates/biden-drops-out-updates/?id=112113289 |access-date=July 27, 2024 |work=Boston Globe |date=July 27, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Stewart|first1=Robert|title=Bernie Sanders ends holdout and endorses Kamala Harris for president |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3101988/sanders-endorses-harris-for-president/ |access-date=August 1, 2024 |work=Washington Examiner |date=July 27, 2024}}</ref> That same month, he supported [[Governor of Minnesota]] [[Tim Walz]] to be her [[running mate]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sanders Says Possible VP Walz 'Understands the Needs of Working Families' |url=https://www.commondreams.org/news/governor-tim-walz |website=Common Dreams|language=en-EN}}</ref>

===Senate Popularity===
In August 2011, [[Public Policy Polling]] found that 67% of [[Americans|American]] people supported Sanders.<ref name="Poll"/> That made him the third most popular senator in the country.<ref name="Poll">{{cite web|url=http://www.politicususa.com/socialism-bernie-sanders.html|author=Jason Easerly|title=Americans Love Socialism: Bernie Sanders Is The 3rd Most Popular US Senator|work=Politics USA|date=August 2, 2011|access-date=March 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120100758/http://www.politicususa.com/socialism-bernie-sanders.html|archive-date=November 20, 2012}}</ref> In a poll by [[Fox News]] in March 2017, found Sanders to be the most popular senator or political figure in the United States with the approval rating of 61%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/2017/03/23/bernie-sanders-has-become-the-most-popular-politician-in-america-with-no-help-from-the-inside/|title=Bernie Sanders has become the most popular politician in America — with no help from the inside|work=Salon|access-date=March 27, 2017|date=March 23, 2017}}</ref>

A Harvard-Harris Poll published every April found Sanders to be the most popular active politician in the country.<ref>{{cite web |last=Easley |first=Jonathan |date=April 18, 2017|title=Poll: Bernie Sanders country's most popular active politician|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |url=http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/329404-poll-bernie-sanders-countrys-most-popular-active-politician|access-date=April 20, 2017}}</ref> The same poll, finds Sanders to be the most popular senator in the country.<ref name="pop1">{{cite web|url=https://morningconsult.com/2018/04/12/americas-most-and-least-popular-senators/|title=America's Most and Least Popular Senators|publisher=Morning Consult|date=April 19, 2018|access-date=August 28, 2018}}</ref><ref name="pop2">{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/440665-sanders-klobuchar-among-five-most-popular-senators-poll|title=Sanders, Klobuchar among five most popular senators: poll|work=The Hill|date=April 25, 2019|access-date=February 11, 2020}}</ref>

===Committee assignments===
[[File:Bernie Sanders (49554436551) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sanders in March 2020]]
{{As of|2023}}, Sanders's committee assignments are as follows:<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sanders.senate.gov/about-bernie/committee-assignments/| title = Committee Assignments| last = Staff| website = sanders.senate.gov| publisher = US Senate| access-date = February 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Majority Leader Schumer Announces Senate Democratic Committee Memberships For The 118th Congress |url=https://www.democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/majority-leader-schumer-announces-senate-democratic-committee-memberships-for-the-118th-congress |access-date=29 January 2023 |website=Democrats.senate.gov |date=26 January 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[United States Senate Committee on the Budget|Committee on the Budget]] (former chair)
* [[United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources|Committee on Energy and Natural Resources]]
** [[United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on Energy|Subcommittee on Energy]]
** [[United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on National Parks|Subcommittee on National Parks]]
** [[United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on Water and Power|Subcommittee on Water and Power]]
* [[United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works|Committee on Environment and Public Works]]
** [[United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety|Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety]]
** [[United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Green Jobs and the New Economy|Subcommittee on Green Jobs and the New Economy]]
** [[United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure|Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure]]
* [[United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions|Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions]] (chair)
** [[United States Senate Health Subcommittee on Children and Families|Subcommittee on Children and Families]]
** [[United States Senate Health Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security|Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security]]
* [[United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs|Committee on Veterans' Affairs]] (former chair)

==2016 presidential campaign==
{{main|Bernie Sanders 2016 presidential campaign}}
In an interview with ''[[The Nation]]'' on March 6, 2014, Sanders said that he was "prepared to run for [[President of the United States]]" in [[United States presidential election, 2016|2016]]<ref name="nationpresident">{{cite news|last = Nichols|first = John|title = Bernie Sanders: 'I Am Prepared to Run for President of the United States'|url = http://www.thenation.com/blog/178717/bernie-sanders-i-am-prepared-run-president-united-states|access-date = March 6, 2014|newspaper = The Nation|date = March 6, 2014}}</ref> but did not officially announce a campaign.
[[File:Sanders presidential campaign kickoff, May 2015 Bernie Sanders (24580275949).jpg|thumb|left|200px|Sanders at his presidential campaign kickoff in [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]], [[Vermont]], May 2015]]
On April 28, 2015, [[Vermont Public Radio]] said that Sanders would run for president starting on April 30.<ref name="VPR"/> They reported that he would run for the Democratic presidential nomination against the [[front-runner]] [[Hillary Clinton]], who was leading in the poll numbers.<ref name="VPR">{{cite web | url=http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/bernie-sanders-announce-presidential-bid-thursday-n349896 | title=Bernie Sanders to Announce Presidential Bid on Thursday | publisher=[[NBCNews.com]] | date=April 28, 2015 | access-date=April 28, 2015}}</ref> His campaign manager is [[Jeff Weaver (politician)|Jeff Weaver]].<ref name="WashingtonPostMay2015">{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/28/bernie-sanders-presidential-campaign_n_7165270.html|title=Bernie Sanders To Launch Presidential Campaign|last=Levine|first=Sam|date=April 28, 2015|access-date=April 28, 2015|newspaper=[[The Huffington Post]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428212424/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/28/bernie-sanders-presidential-campaign_n_7165270.html|archive-date=April 28, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Weaver was also Sanders's senate campaign manager and was his chief of staff.<ref name="WashingtonPostMay2015"/> The official announcement came on May 26 in [[Burlington, Vermont]].<ref name="CNNFF"/> His campaign was supported by [[Democratic Socialists of America]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dsausa.org/a_history_of_democratic_socialists_of_america_1971_2017|title=A History of Democratic Socialists of America 1971-2017|website=Dsausa.org|access-date=July 2, 2018}}</ref>
[[File:BernieSanders.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sanders campaigning in [[Minnesota]], May 2015]]
Sanders' campaign events have brought many people from around the country.<ref name=":1"/><ref>John Wagner (June 15, 2015). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/06/15/meet-the-people-coming-to-see-bernie-sanders-in-iowa/ Meet the people coming to see Bernie Sanders in Iowa]. ''The Washington Post.'' Retrieved June 16, 2015.</ref><ref name="Keith">Tamara Keith (June 15, 2015). [https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/06/15/414689799/bernie-sanders-stunned-by-large-crowds-showing-up-for-him Bernie Sanders 'Stunned' By Large Crowds Showing Up For Him]. ''NPR''. Retrieved June 16, 2015.</ref> Sanders said he was "Stunned. Stunned. I mean I had to fight my way to get into the room. Standing room only. [[Minneapolis]] was literally beyond belief."<ref name="Keith"/>

Months after his campaign started, poll numbers showed Clinton was the most likely to win the Democratic nomination.<ref name="The New York Times"/> However, on June 25, 2015, ''[[The New York Times]]'' said that Sanders might win the primaries instead of Clinton.<ref name="The New York Times"/> On August 12, 2015, the ''[[Boston Herald]]'' said that Sanders was winning by 44% to Clinton's 37% in New Hampshire among Democratic primary voters.<ref name="The Guardian">{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/aug/12/new-poll-bernie-sanders-ahead-hillary-clinton-new-hampshire | title=New poll puts Bernie Sanders ahead of Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire | work=The Guardian | date=12 August 2015 | access-date=12 August 2015 | author=Jacobs, Ben}}</ref> A poll released on August 25, 2015, showed that Sanders was once again winning in New Hampshire with 42% to Clinton's 35%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-new-hampshire-poll_55dc947ce4b08cd3359d5f80|title=Bernie Sanders surpasses Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire polls|publisher=Huffington Post.com|author=Janie Valencia|date=August 25, 2015|access-date=August 25, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Sanders leading">{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2015/08/25/second-straight-poll-shows-bernie-sanders-leading-new-hampshire/F1MfDFGZAYZPHLV22upEwM/story.html|title=Second straight poll shows Bernie Sanders leading in New Hampshire|publisher=Boston.com|author= Nik DeCosta-Klipa|date=August 25, 2015|access-date=August 26, 2015}}</ref>

During his campaign, Sanders was known for his popularity among [[millennials]] and young voters.<ref name="Millennials"/> In the 2016 campaign, Sanders won more votes among those under age 30 than both Trump and Clinton combined. It shows more than 2 million young people cast ballots for Sanders before the primaries in June.<ref name="Millennials">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/06/20/more-young-people-voted-for-bernie-sanders-than-trump-and-clinton-combined-by-a-lot/?utm_term=.47b98f607d1b|title=More young people voted for Bernie Sanders than Trump and Clinton combined — by a lot|author=Aaron Blake|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=June 20, 2016|access-date=July 2, 2017}}</ref> His popularity led to the creation a [[Facebook]] political [[meme]] page [[Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash]] which has gained popularity among his supporters and the internet.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Carles|last1=.Buzz|url=http://motherboard.vice.com/read/bernie-sanders-dank-meme-stash-facebook-page|title=Can Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash Swing the Election?|work=Motherboard|publisher=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|date=February 22, 2016|access-date=February 23, 2016}}</ref>

A poll released in September 2015 showed that Sanders was leading Clinton in Iowa with 41% to Clinton's 40%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/qpoll-iowa-213462|title=Bernie Sanders overtakes Hillary Clinton in Iowa|publisher=Politico.com|author=Nik Castelli|date=September 10, 2015|access-date=September 11, 2015}}</ref> In October 2015, polling showed Sanders and Clinton were tied in polls in both New Hampshire and Iowa.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/03/politics/hilary-clinton-new-hampshire-bernie-sanders-poll/index.html|title=Hillary Clinton edges Bernie Sanders in latest poll|author=Tom LeBlancio|date=November 3, 2015|publisher=CNN.com|access-date=November 3, 2015}}</ref> In November 2015, a poll showed Sanders was increasing his numbers in New Hampshire, almost  tied with Clinton.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/poll-hillary-clinton-holds-steady-support-among-democrats-n466641|title=Bernie Sanders Reaches New High in Polls|author=Allison Kopicki|date=November 19, 2015|publisher=NBC News.com|access-date=November 21, 2015}}</ref>
On November 19, 2015, Sanders gave a speech at [[Georgetown University]] about his views on democratic socialism.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://berniesanders.com/democratic-socialism-in-the-united-states/|title=Senator Bernie Sanders on Democratic Socialism in the United States|publisher=BernieSanders.com|access-date=November 21, 2015|archive-date=July 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720220054/https://berniesanders.com/democratic-socialism-in-the-united-states/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In his speech, Sanders talked about how the policies of presidents [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] were based on democratic socialism.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/11/bernie-sanders-makes-his-pitch-for-socialism/416913/|title=Bernie Sanders Makes His Pitch for Democratic Socialism|author=Claire Forman|date=November 17, 2015|publisher=The Atlantic.com|access-date=November 21, 2015}}</ref>
[[File:Bernie Sanders (22546886990 f800475f7b n).jpg|thumb|left|200px|Sanders at a campaign event in [[Manchester, New Hampshire]], October 2015]]
On December 3, 2015, a [[Quinnipiac University]] poll found Sanders to be the Democratic candidate more likely to win the presidential election against top Republican candidates such as [[Donald Trump]], [[Jeb Bush]], [[Marco Rubio]], [[Ted Cruz]] and [[Ben Carson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://observer.com/2015/12/shock-poll-bernie-sanders-is-the-most-electable-candidate-in-either-party/|author=Brent Badowski|date=December 3, 2015|title=Shock Poll: Bernie Sanders is the Most Electable Candidate in Either Party|publisher=Observer.com|access-date=December 5, 2015}}</ref> On December 4, 2015, after online voting ended, votes showed that Sanders was in first place to become ''[[Time (magazine)|Time's]]'' 2015 [[Time Person of the Year|Person of the Year]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://time.com/4130113/bernie-sanders-time-person-of-the-year-poll/|title=Bernie Sanders Maintains Lead in TIME Person of the Year Poll|publisher=[[Time (magazine)|TIME]].com|access-date=December 1, 2015|date=November 30, 2015}}</ref> He had 10.4% of votes compared to second place holder [[Malala Yousafzai]]'s 5.3%.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://time.com/4110428/person-of-the-year-readers-poll-results-2015/|title=TIME Person of the Year Reader Poll|publisher=[[Time (magazine)|TIME]].com|access-date=December 1, 2015|date=December 1, 2015}}</ref> On December 7, ''Time'' announced that Sanders won the reader's poll of the magazine, but he would not be person of the year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://time.com/4137173/bernie-sanders-time-person-of-the-year-poll-win/|title=Bernie Sanders Wins TIME Person of the Year Poll|publisher=TIME.com|author=Sam Frizell|date=December 7, 2015|access-date=December 8, 2015}}</ref> On December 9, poll numbers showed that Sanders was leading Clinton in the New Hampshire polls by 50% to 40%.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/09/politics/bernie-sanders-new-hampshire-poll/|title=New Hampshire remains a Bernie Sanders stronghold|author=Jennifer Agiesta|date=December 9, 2015|publisher=CNN.com|access-date=December 11, 2015}}</ref> The university also showed Clinton was winning with 61% to Sanders's 30% of the national poll.<ref name="winning"/>
[[File:Bernie Sanders at Roosevelt High School (24050281453).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sanders speaking at high school in [[Des Moines, Iowa]], January 2016]]
In January 2016, in weeks leading to the Democratic primaries, Sanders was leading New Hampshire by 50% to Clinton's 46% and in Iowa with 49% to 43%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/01/10/bernie-sanders-makes-strong-showing-in-new-polls/?_r=0|title=Bernie Sanders Makes Strong Showing in New Polls|work=New York Times.com|author=Maggie Haberman|date=January 10, 2016|access-date=January 10, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vice.com/read/bernie-sanders-is-pulling-ahead-of-clinton-in-iowa-according-to-new-poll-vgtrn|title=Bernie Sanders Is Pulling Ahead of Hillary Clinton in Iowa, According to New Poll|date=January 11, 2016|author=River Donagehy|magazine=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]].com|access-date=January 12, 2016}}</ref> On January 21, 2016, Sanders' campaign [[advertisement]], [[America (advertisement)|America]], was shown in Iowa and New Hampshire.<ref name="America">{{cite news|author=Nick Corasaniti|title=Bernie Sanders, and Simon and Garfunkel, Put Focus on Voters|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/22/us/politics/bernie-sanders-and-simon-and-garfunkel-put-focus-on-voters.html|access-date=22 January 2016|work=New York Times|date=21 January 2016}}</ref> Many people liked the ad and the ''[[New York Times]]'' said it was "powerful" and "inspiring".<ref name="America"/>

In early February 2016, a national poll showed Sanders and Clinton almost tied with Clinton's 44% to Sanders' 42% in the national poll.<ref name="winning">{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/hillary-clinton-losing-national-lead-bernie-sanders-poll/story?id=36733595|title=Hillary Clinton Losing Her National Lead Over Bernie Sanders, Poll Shows|publisher=ABC News.com|access-date=February 5, 2016|date=February 5, 2016|author=Veronica Stracqualursi}}</ref> A few weeks later, Quinnipiac University, [[CNN]] and [[Fox News]] poll numbers showed Sanders being the [[front-runner]] with 47% to Clinton's 44% of the national poll.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/lid-bad-news-clinton-heading-msnbc-forum-n521076|title=The Lid: Bad News For Clinton Heading Into MSNBC Forum|publisher=[[NBC News]].com|access-date=February 19, 2016|date=February 18, 2016|author=Andrew Rafferty}}</ref> After the Nevada caucus, new poll numbers showed Sanders's national lead growing with 42% to Clinton's 36%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/2016/02/24/bernie_sanders_has_led_hillary_clinton_in_this_major_national_poll_nearly_all_month/|title=Bernie Sanders has led Hillary Clinton in this major national poll nearly all month|work=Salon.com|access-date=February 24, 2016|date=February 24, 2016|author=Sophia Tesfaye}}</ref> A February 2016 Quinnipiac University poll found that Sanders was the most honest candidate in the election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.quinnipiac.edu/news-and-events/quinnipiac-university-poll/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=2324|title=American Voters Feel The Bern In November Matchups, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds|date=February 18, 2016|work=Quinnipiac University poll|access-date=March 1, 2016|archive-date=March 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302124141/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/news-and-events/quinnipiac-university-poll/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=2324|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:Bernie Sanders in East Los Angeles (26606306003).jpg|thumb|left|200px|Sanders speaking at a rally in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], [[California]], May 2016]]
On March 8, 2016, Sanders won the [[Michigan]] Democratic primary.<ref name="upset"/> Political experts and news networks called it an [[upset victory]].<ref name="upset"/> Polls showed Clinton winning by many numbers.<ref name="upset">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/08/bernie-sanders-wins-michigan-primary-hillary-clinton|title=Bernie Sanders beats Hillary Clinton in stunning Michigan primary upset|work=The Guardian|date=9 March 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2016/03/08/bernie-sanders-just-changed-the-democratic-presidential-race/|title=Bernie Sanders Just Changed the Democratic Presidential Race|work=Fortune}}</ref> On March 11, 2016, [[2016 Donald Trump Chicago rally protest|a mass protest]] over a planned Trump rally at the [[University of Illinois at Chicago]] caused hundreds to clash and four people were injured.<ref name="ChicagoProtest">{{cite news|last1=Johnson|first1=Jenna|last2=Berman|first2=Mark|title=Post Politics Skirmishes erupt after Trump cancels Chicago rally over security concerns|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/03/11/trump-cancels-chicago-rally-over-security-concerns/|access-date=March 13, 2016|agency=The Washington Post|date=March 12, 2016}}</ref> In the aftermath, Trump accused of Sanders and his supporters of creating the protest to purposely cancel the Trump rally.<ref name="ChicagoProtest"/> Sanders later called out Trump as a "pathological liar" who leads a "vicious movement", and said that "while I appreciate that we had supporters at Trump's rally in Chicago, our campaign did not organize the protests".<ref>{{cite web|first=Alan|last=Yuhas|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/12/sanders-attacks-trump-vicious-campaign-chicago-backlash|title=Sanders calls Trump 'pathological liar' as Chicago rally backlash grows|work=The Guardian|date=March 12, 2016|access-date=March 12, 2016}}</ref>

In early April 2016, national poll numbers showed Sanders winning by 49% to Clinton's 47%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article70202867.html|title=Poll: 25 percent of Sanders voters would shun Clinton|publisher=McClatchydc.com|access-date=April 8, 2016|date=April 6, 2016}}</ref> On April 8, Sanders was asked by [[Vatican City]] to talk about the issues of income inequality and the environment.<ref name="Vatican">{{cite web|url=http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2016/04/bernie-sanders-speak-vatican-city-about-moral-issues-income-inequality|title=Bernie Sanders to Speak at Vatican City About Social Justice|work=Mother Jones|author=Inae Oh|access-date=April 9, 2016|date=April 8, 2016}}</ref> Sanders agreed to the invitation and spoke at the Vatican on April 15.<ref name="Vatican"/> While on his trip, he met with [[Pope Francis]] in private.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/04/bernie-sanders-pope-francis-meeting/478740/|title=The Bizarre Love Affair of Bernie and Francis|publisher=The Atlantic.com|access-date=April 20, 2016|date=April 18, 2016|author=Emma Green}}</ref> In April 2016, Sanders was added into ''[[Time (magazine)|Time's 100 Most Influential People]]'' of 2016.<ref name="Time100">{{cite news|url=http://time.com/4301570/bernie-sanders-2016-time-100/|title=Bernie Sanders|publisher=[[Time (magazine)|Time.com]]<!--comment dates until they can be distinguished |date=April 21, 2016|date=May 6, 2016-->|author=[[Robert Reich]]|access-date=May 7, 2016|archive-date=May 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508214448/http://time.com/4301570/bernie-sanders-2016-time-100/|url-status=dead}}</ref> His introduction was written by former [[United States Secretary of Labor]] and supporter [[Robert Reich]].<ref name="Time100"/>
[[File:Bernie Sanders at the 2016 Memorial Day Ceremony, Presidio of San Francisco.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sanders at a [[Memorial Day]] parade in [[San Francisco]], June 2016]]
In May 2016, national poll numbers showed Sanders loosing to Clinton with 45% to Clinton's 50% with 5% people undecided.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/2016_democratic_presidential_nomination-3824.html|title=2016 Democratic Presidential Nomination|publisher=RealClearPolitics.com|access-date=May 7, 2016|date=May 3, 2016}}</ref> On May 3, 2016, Sanders pulled another political upset after beating Clinton in the [[Indiana]] primaries by six percent.<ref name="IndianaUpset">{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sanders-winning-the-vote-of-people-45-years-of-age-or-younger/|title=How Bernie Sanders Scored an Upset in Indiana Primaries|publisher=[[CBS News]].com|access-date=May 7, 2016|date=May 4, 2016|author=Melissa Herrmann}}</ref> Earlier poll numbers showed Clinton winning in Indiana.<ref name="IndianaUpset"/> On May 10, 2016, Sanders won the [[West Virginia]] primaries by 51.4% to Clinton's 35.8%.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/10/politics/primary-results-takeaways/index.html|title=Five takeaways from West Virginia and Nebraska|publisher=CNN.com|author=Tal Kopan|date=May 10, 2016|access-date=June 8, 2016}}</ref> In 2008, Clinton had won that election by 66.93% to her primary challenger [[Barack Obama]]'s 25.17%.<ref>{{cite web |title=State Wide Results |publisher=West Virginia Secretary of State |url=http://www.sos.wv.gov/elections/historyresource/Documents/2008_primary_election_all.pdf |date=August 28, 2008 |access-date=June 8, 2016 |archive-date=March 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326190931/http://www.sos.wv.gov/elections/historyresource/Documents/2008_primary_election_all.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

A [[NBC]]/[[Wall Street Journal]] poll in May found Clinton and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump in a tie, but the same poll found that if Sanders were the Democratic nominee, 53% of voters would support him to 39% for Trump.<ref name="NBC News1">{{cite web | url=http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/clinton-s-lead-over-trump-shrinks-3-points-new-nbc-n577726 | title=Meet the Press | publisher=NBC | date=May 23, 2016 | access-date=23 May 2016 | author=Murray, Mark}}</ref> Clinton and Trump were the least popular likely candidates in the poll's history, while Sanders received a 43% positive with a 36% negative rating.<ref name="NBC News2">{{cite web | url=http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/first-read-clinton-s-challenge-winning-over-sanders-voters-n578591 | title=First Read: Clinton's Challenge Is Winning Over Sanders Voters | publisher=NBC | date=23 May 2016 | access-date=23 May 2016 |author1=Dann, Carrie |author2=Todd, Chuck |author3=Murray, Mark }}</ref>

On June 6, 2016, Clinton reached the number of delegates to become the presumptive Democratic Party nominee.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/06/politics/hillary-clinton-nomination-2016/|title=Hillary Clinton clinches Democratic presidential nomination|publisher=CNN.com|access-date=June 7, 2016|date=June 6, 2016|author=Stephen Collnson}}</ref> Sanders said he will still remain in the race until the [[2016 Democratic National Convention|Democratic Party convention]] in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] in July 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/06/politics/clinton-sanders-democratic-primary-superdelegates/index.html|title=Clinton is close, but Sanders not ready to give up|publisher=CNN.com|access-date=June 7, 2016|date=June 6, 2016|author=Maeve Reston}}</ref> On July 12, 2016, Sanders announced his support for Clinton at a unity rally in New Hampshire.<ref name="SandersClinton">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/11/politics/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders/index.html|title=Bernie Sanders endorses Hillary Clinton|publisher=CNN.com|author=Jeff Zeleny|date=July 12, 2016|access-date=July 12, 2016}}</ref>

On July 22, 2016, [[WikiLeaks]] revealed that DNC Chairwoman [[Debbie Wasserman Schultz]] and other DNC official, mocked and planned to sabotage the Sanders's campaign in favor of Clinton.<ref name="WikiLeaks">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/25/us/politics/debbie-wasserman-schultz-dnc-wikileaks-emails.html?_r=0|title=Debbie Wasserman Schultz to Resign D.N.C. Post|publisher=The New York Times.com|access-date=July 24, 2016|date=July 24, 2016|author=Jonathan Martin}}</ref> Sanders said he wanted Schultz to resign. The next day, Schultz announced that she will resign after the Democraitc convention on July 28, 2016.<ref name="WikiLeaks"/>
[[File:Bernie Sanders DNC July 2016.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sanders speaking at the [[2016 Democratic National Convention]] in [[Philadelphia]], July 2016]]
Sanders spoke on the first night of the Democratic Convention on July 25, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://demconvention.com/press-releases/dncc-announces-headlining-speakers-democratic-national-convention-philadelphia/|title=DNCC Announces Headlining Speakers For Democratic National Convention In Philadelphia|publisher=Democratic National Convention Committee|date=July 15, 2016|access-date=July 25, 2016|archive-date=July 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722141639/https://www.demconvention.com/press-releases/dncc-announces-headlining-speakers-democratic-national-convention-philadelphia/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In his speech, Sanders told his supporters that he thanked them and to vote for Clinton to defeat [[Donald Trump]] in the general election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/video/2016/07/sen-bernie-sanders-full-speech-from-the-dnc-060086|title=Sen. Bernie Sanders' full speech from the DNC|publisher=[[Politico]].com|access-date=July 26, 2016|date=July 26, 2016}}</ref> On July 26, 2016, during a roll-call vote at the [[2016 Democratic National Convention]] Sanders lost the nomination to Clinton.<ref name="Lost"/>

===Primaries and caucuses===
{{main|2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries}}
On February 1, 2016, Sanders lost the Iowa [[caucus]] to Clinton by less than 1%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vox.com/2016/2/2/10892152/iowa-caucus-result-clinton-wins|title=Hillary Clinton barely beats Bernie Sanders in Iowa|publisher=Vox.com|access-date=February 12, 2016|date=February 2, 2016|author=Timothy B. Lee}}</ref> On February 9, Sanders won the New Hampshire caucus by 22%.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/09/politics/new-hampshire-primary-highlights/|title=Outsiders sweep to victory in New Hampshire|publisher=CNN.com|access-date=February 12, 2016|date=February 10, 2016|author=Stephen Collison}}</ref> His victory was one of the largest in years.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/268897-sanders-victory-over-clinton-is-overwhelming|title=Sanders victory over Clinton is overwhelming|access-date=February 10, 2016|date=February 10, 2016|author=Ben Kamisar|publisher=The Hill.com}}</ref> Sanders became the first [[democratic socialist]] and the first non-[[Christian]] to win a [[United States presidential primary]] for a major party.<ref name="The Week">{{cite news|url=http://theweek.com/speedreads/604757/bernie-sanders-becomes-first-jewish-nonchristian-candidate-win-primary|title=Bernie Sanders becomes first Jewish, non-Christian candidate to win U.S. primary|date=February 9, 2016|access-date=February 9, 2016|publisher=The Week}}</ref> On February 20, 2016, Sanders lost the [[Nevada]] caucus by 5%.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/20/politics/nevada-caucus-democrats-2016/|title=Hillary Clinton takes Nevada in victory over Bernie Sanders|publisher=CNN.com|access-date=February 20, 2016|date=February 20, 2016|author=Maeve Ratson}}</ref> On February 27, 2016, Sanders lost the [[South Carolina]] primary by almost 48%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/south-carolina|title=South Carolina Primary Results|publisher=The New York Times.com|date=February 27, 2016|access-date=February 28, 2016}}</ref>
[[File:Michigan Democratic Presidential Primary Election Results by County, 2016.svg|thumb|left|120px|In March 2016, Sanders (green) won the [[Michigan]] Primaries by less than 2% in a "political upset"]]
On March 1, 2016, "[[Super Tuesday]]", Sanders won four states: [[Vermont]], [[Oklahoma]], [[Colorado]] and [[Minnesota]].<ref name="Super"/> He lost [[Massachusetts]] by less than 1%.<ref name="Super">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results|title=Super Tuesday Results|publisher=The New York Times.com|access-date=March 1, 2016|date=March 1, 2016}}</ref> He lost [[Alabama]], [[American Samoa]], [[Arkansas]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[Tennessee]], [[Texas]], and [[Virginia]] during the event.<ref name="Super"/> On March 5, 2016, "Super Saturday", Sanders won two states: [[Kansas]] by 35% and [[Nebraska]] by almost 15%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bernie-sanders-wins-kansas-democratic-caucuses/story?id=37422727|title=Bernie Sanders Wins Kansas Democratic Caucuses|publisher=[[ABC News]].com|access-date=March 5, 2016|date=March 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/politico-breaking-news-sanders-wins-nebraska-220312|title=Sanders win Nebraska|publisher=Politico.com|access-date=March 5, 2016|date=March 5, 2016|author=Manuela Torres}}</ref> He lost the [[Louisiana]] primary by about 48% during the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/louisiana|title=Louisiana Primary Election Results|publisher=The New York Times.com|access-date=March 5, 2016|date=March 5, 2016}}</ref> On March 6, 2016, Sanders won the [[Maine]] caucuses by almost 65%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2016/03/06/469432610/bernie-sanders-wins-maine-caucuses|title=Bernie Sanders Projected To Win Maine Caucuses|publisher=NPR.org|access-date=March 6, 2016|date=March 6, 2016|author=Colin Dwyer}}</ref> On March 8, 2016, Sanders lost the [[Mississippi]] primaries by 65%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/mississippi|title=Mississippi Primary Election Results 2016|publisher=The New York Times.com|access-date=March 8, 2016|date=March 8, 2016}}</ref> On the same day, Sanders won the [[Michigan]] primaries by 2%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/michigan|title=Michigan Primary Election Results 2016|publisher=The New York Times.com|access-date=March 9, 2016|date=March 8, 2016}}</ref> On March 12, 2016, Sanders lost the [[Northern Mariana Islands]] caucus by 20%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-dem-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/03/clinton-wins-northern-mariana-caucus-220668|title=Clinton wins Northern Mariana Islands caucus|publisher=Politico.com|date=March 12, 2016|access-date=March 12, 2016|author=Patrick Riess}}</ref> On March 15, 2016, Sanders lost the [[Florida]], [[North Carolina]], [[Ohio]], [[Illinois]], and [[Missouri]] primaries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/florida|title=Florida Primary Election Results|publisher=The New York Times.com|access-date=March 15, 2016|date=March 15, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/north-carolina|title=North Carolina Primary Election Results|publisher=The New York Times.com|access-date=March 15, 2016|date=March 15, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/ohio|title=Ohio Primary Election Results 2016|publisher=The New York Times.com|access-date=March 15, 2016|date=March 15, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/illinois|title=Illinois Primary Election Results|publisher=The New York Times.com|access-date=March 16, 2016|date=March 15, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/missouri|title=Missouri Primary Election Results 2016|publisher=The New York Times.com|access-date=March 17, 2016|date=March 16, 2016}}</ref>
[[File:Democratic Party presidential primaries results, 2016.svg|thumb|right|210px|Results of the primaries and caucuses:
{{legend|#d4aa00|[[Hillary Clinton]]|border=0}}
{{legend|#228B22|Bernie Sanders|border=0}}
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On March 21, 2016, Sanders won the [[Democrats Abroad primary, 2016|Democrats Abroad primary]] with 69% to Clinton's 31%.<ref name="Abroad">{{cite web|url=http://www.democratsabroad.org/global_presidential_primary_results|title=Democrats Abroad Primary Results|publisher=Democrats Abroad.org|access-date=March 21, 2016|date=March 21, 2016|author=Julia Bryan}}</ref> He won 52 out of the 55 international countries of the primaries.<ref name="Abroad"/> He lost [[Nigeria]], [[Singapore]] and the [[Dominican Republic]].<ref name="Abroad"/> On March 23, 2016, Sanders won the [[Idaho]] primaries and the [[Utah]] caucus.<ref name="Arizona"/> He won by more than 50% in each contest compared to Clinton.<ref name="Arizona">{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/sanders-wins-idaho-utah-while-clinton-trump-take-arizona-n543881|title= Sanders Wins Idaho and Utah While Clinton and Trump Take Arizona|date=March 22, 2016|access-date=March 23, 2016|publisher=[[NBC News]].com|author=Andrew Rafferty}}</ref> On the same day, he lost the [[Arizona]] primaries by more than 30%.<ref name="Arizona"/> On March 26, 2016, Sanders won the [[Washington (state)|Washington]], [[Alaska]] and the [[Hawaii]] caucuses all by [[landslide victory|landslide victories]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2016/03/27/472056754/despite-the-math-bernie-sanders-has-already-won|title=Despite The Math, Bernie Sanders Has Already Won|author=Domenico Montanaro|website=[[NPR]]|access-date=March 27, 2016|date=March 26, 2016}}</ref>

On April 5, 2016, Sanders won the [[Wisconsin]] primaries with 57% to Clinton's 43% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/wisconsin|title=Wisconsin Primary Election Results|publisher=The New York Times.com|access-date=April 6, 2016|date=April 5, 2016}}</ref> On April 9, 2016, Sanders won the [[Wyoming]] caucuses with 56% to Clinton's 44%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/wyoming|title=Wyoming Election Results 2016|publisher=The New York Times.com|access-date=April 10, 2016|date=April 9, 2016}}</ref> On April 19, 2016, Sanders lost the [[New York (state)|New York]] primaries with 42% to Clinton's 58%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/new-york|title=New York Primary Election|publisher=The New York Times.com|access-date=April 19, 2016|date=April 19, 2016}}</ref> On April 26, 2016, Sanders lost the [[Maryland]], [[Delaware]], [[Pennsylvania]], and [[Connecticut]] primaries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/maryland|title=Maryland Primary Results|publisher=The New York Times.com|access-date=April 26, 2016|date=April 26, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/delaware|title=Delaware Primary Results|publisher=The New York Times.com|access-date=April 26, 2016|date=April 26, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/pennsylvania|title=Pennsylvania Primary Results|publisher=The New York Times.com|access-date=April 26, 2016|date=April 26, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/connecticut|title=Connecticut Primary Results|publisher=The New York Times.com|access-date=April 26, 2016|date=April 26, 2016}}</ref> On the same day, he won the [[Rhode Island]] primaries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/rhode-island|title=Rhode Island Primary Results|publisher=The New York Times.com|access-date=April 26, 2016|date=April 26, 2016}}</ref>

On May 3, 2016, Sanders won the [[Indiana]] primaries with 53% to Clinton's 47% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/indiana|title=Indiana Primary Election Results|publisher=The New York Times.com|access-date=May 3, 2016|date=May 3, 2016}}</ref> On May 7, 2016, he lost the [[Guam]] caucuses with 40% to Clinton's 60% of the vote.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/07/politics/hillary-clinton-wins-guam-democratic-caucuses/|title=Hillary Clinton wins Guam Democratic caucuses|publisher=CNN.com|access-date=May 8, 2016|date=May 7, 2016|author=Robert Yoon}}</ref> On May 10, 2016, Sanders won the [[West Virginia]] primaries with 51% to Clinton's 36% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/west-virginia|title=West Virginia Primary Election Results|publisher=The New York Times.com|access-date=May 11, 2016|date=May 10, 2016}}</ref> On May 17, 2016, Sanders lost the [[Kentucky]] primaries by less than 1%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/kentucky|title=Kentucky Primary Election Results|publisher=The New York Times.com|access-date=May 17, 2016|date=May 17, 2016}}</ref> On the same day, he won the [[Oregon]] primaries with 55% of the vote to Clinton's 46%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/oregon|title=Oregon Primary Election Results|publisher=The New York Times.com|access-date=May 18, 2016|date=May 17, 2016}}</ref>

On June 4, 2016, Sanders lost the [[United States Virgin Islands|U.S. Virgin Islands]] caucus in a landslide.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/04/politics/hillary-clinton-wins-virgin-islands-democratic-caucuses/index.html|title=Hillary Clinton wins Virgin Islands Democratic caucuses|publisher=CNN.com|author=Karl de Vries|access-date=June 5, 2016|date=June 4, 2016}}</ref> On June 5, 2016, Sanders lost the [[Puerto Rico]] primaries.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/05/politics/puerto-rico-democratic-primary-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders/|title=Clinton wins Puerto Rico Democratic primary|publisher=CNN.com|access-date=June 7, 2016|date=June 6, 2016|author=Eric Bradner}}</ref> On June 7, 2016, Sanders lost the primaries in [[New Jersey]], [[New Mexico]], [[South Dakota]], and [[California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/new-jersey|title=New Jersey Primary Election Results|publisher=The New York Times.com|access-date=June 8, 2016|date=June 7, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/new-mexico|title=New Mexico Primary Election Results|publisher=The New York Times.com|access-date=June 8, 2016|date=June 7, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/south-dakota|title=South Dakota Primary Election Results|publisher=The New York Times.com|access-date=June 8, 2016|date=June 7, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/california|title=California Primary Election Results|publisher=The New York Times.com|access-date=June 8, 2016|date=June 7, 2016}}</ref> He won the [[North Dakota]] and [[Montana]] primaries that day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/north-dakota|title=North Dakota Primary Election Results|publisher=The New York Times.com|access-date=June 8, 2016|date=June 7, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/montana|title=Montana Primary Election Results|publisher=The New York Times.com|access-date=June 8, 2016|date=June 7, 2016}}</ref> On June 14, 2016, Sanders lost the [[Washington, D.C.]] primaries, the last primary of the election season, with 20% to Clinton's 80%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/district-of-columbia|title=District of Columbia Primary Election Results|publisher=The New York Times.com|access-date=June 15, 2016|date=June 14, 2016}}</ref>

==="Our Revolution" organization===
[[File:Senator Bernie Sanders' full speech at Zellerbach Hall.webm|thumb|200px|right|Senator Sanders addressing students at the [[University of California, Berkeley]] against [[Donald Trump]], December 2016]]
In August 2016, Sanders founded [[Our Revolution]]. It is an organization dedicated to educating voters about political issues, getting people involved in the political process, and recruiting and supporting candidates for local, state, and national office.<ref name="Guadiano"/> Sanders also plans to establish The Sanders Institute, which will focus on issues he believes the "corporate media" has failed to focus on. The agenda will include "the disappearing middle class, 'massive' income inequality, horrific levels of poverty and problems affecting seniors and children."<ref name="Guadiano"/>

===2016 general election results===
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On November 9, 2016, [[Donald Trump]] was elected [[President of the United States]] defeating [[Hillary Clinton]]. On December 19, 2016 during the voting of the [[electoral college]], Sanders got three electoral votes from electors who did not want to vote for Clinton.<ref name="electors"/> They were from [[Hawaii]], [[Minnesota]], and [[Maine]].<ref name="electors"/> Only the Hawaii elector's vote was counted.<ref name="electors">{{cite web
| url = https://apnews.com/article/hawaii-donald-trump-us-news-elections-hillary-clinton-02601ed195634dcf8631ddd5ddb9bdf7
| title = The Latest: 3 Hawaii electors for Clinton, 1 for Sanders
| last = Associated Press
| date = December 19, 2016
| website = WBTV
| access-date = 2016-12-20
}}</ref> The Minnesota and Maine electoral votes were rejected and later went to Clinton.<ref name="Maine Sun Journal">{{cite news |url=http://www.sunjournal.com/news/maine/2016/12/19/sanders-vote-tossed-out-maines-electoral-college/2046839 |title=Sanders vote tossed out of Maine's Electoral College |last=Collins |first=Steve |date=December 19, 2016 |access-date=January 5, 2017 |archive-date=May 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518045037/http://www.sunjournal.com/news/maine/2016/12/19/sanders-vote-tossed-out-maines-electoral-college/2046839 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Noam Chomsky]] said in a May 2017 [[BBC]] interview that the Sanders campaign was the most remarkable thing about the 2016 election because of Sanders not accepting money from business people or corporations.<ref>{{cite news |date=May 15, 2017|title=Noam Chomsky: The Most Remarkable Thing About 2016 Election Was Bernie Sanders, Not Trump (Video)|url=http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/noam_chomsky_most_remarkable_thing_last_election_bernie_sanders_20170515|work=[[Truthdig]] }}</ref>

=== Effect of the Sanders campaign on the Democratic party ===
[[File:Tom Perez & Bernie Sanders (34191453605).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sanders with [[Democratic National Committee|DNC]] Chair [[Tom Perez]] at a unity rally in [[Mesa, Arizona]], April 2017]]
Many political experts say that Sanders' campaign made both the Clinton campaign and the Democratic party more [[progressivism|progressive]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=beginning at minute 14:25 |title=PBS NewsHour full episode May 28, 2018 |url=https://www.pbs.org/video/pbs-newshour-full-episode-may-28-2018-1527540089/ |website=PBS Newshour |access-date=June 3, 2018}}</ref> After ending his presidential campaign, Sanders' ideas of national single-payer health-care program, his $15-an-hour minimum wage support, free college tuition and many of the other campaign platform issues have been becoming more popular.<ref name="right">{{cite web |last1=Spross |first1=Jeff |title=Bernie Sanders has conquered the Democratic Party |url=http://theweek.com/articles/769073/bernie-sanders-conquered-democratic-party |website=The Week |date=24 April 2018 |access-date=June 3, 2018}}</ref> Some former staffers created the political action committee [[Brand New Congress]] which aimed at looking for younger people to run for office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mic.com/articles/166390/cenk-ugyur-bernie-sanders-staffers-team-up-to-take-over-the-democratic-party#.GsQGoCrOw |title=Cenk Uygur, Bernie Sanders staffers team up to take over the Democratic Party |author=Tom McKay |date=January 23, 2017 |website=Mic.com |access-date=January 25, 2017 }}</ref>

In the 2018 midterms, Sanders supported many progressive candidates. A few of the people he endorsed ended up winning their primaries. For example, in an upset that surprised many people, including the candidate herself, [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] beat the [[incumbent]] [[Joseph Crowley]] for [[United States House of Representatives|United States Representative]] in [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msnbc.com/andrea-mitchell-reports/watch/bernie-sanders-weighs-in-on-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-s-victory-1265337411768|title=Bernie Sanders weighs in on Ocasio-Cortez's victory|publisher=[[MSNBC]]|date=June 27, 2018|access-date=August 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710113543/https://www.msnbc.com/andrea-mitchell-reports/watch/bernie-sanders-weighs-in-on-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-s-victory-1265337411768 |archive-date=July 10, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Benjamin Jealous]] became the Democratic nominee for [[Governor of Maryland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-pick-just-won-the-democratic-nomination-for-maryland-governor-now-comes-the-hard-part_us_5b328a40e4b0cb56051cc880|title=Bernie Sanders' Pick Wins The Democratic Bid For Maryland Governor. Now's The Hard Part|publisher=Huffington Post|date=June 26, 2018|access-date=August 28, 2018}}</ref> Ironworker [[Randy Bryce]] and former [[Chicago]] [[Chicago mayoral election, 2015|mayoral candidate]] [[Chuy García]] ran for United States Representative in [[Wisconsin]] and [[Illinois]] respectively,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/2018/8/14/17690274/wisconsin-primary-results-randy-ironstache-bryce|title=Randy "Ironstache" Bryce wins Democratic nomination to flip Paul Ryan's House seat|publisher=Vox|date=August 14, 2018|access-date=August 28, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jesus-chuy-garcia-congressional-roundup-20180320-story.html|title=Jubilant 'Chuy' Garcia cruises to victory in race to succeed Gutierrez|newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|date=March 21, 2018|access-date=August 28, 2018}}</ref> and [[Tallahassee, Florida|Tallahassee]] mayor [[Andrew Gillum]] won the Democratic party's nomination for [[Governor of Florida]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/08/28/polls-close-in-florida-where-trump-backed-desantis-faces-off-against-putnam-for-governor.html|title=Trump-endorsed Ron DeSantis to face Bernie-backed Andrew Gillum in Florida governor's race|publisher=Fox News|date=August 28, 2018|access-date=August 28, 2018}}</ref> Despite winning their primaries, only Ocasio-Cortez and García won their respective general elections.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/06/politics/ocasio-cortez-youngest-woman-ever/index.html|title=Ocasio-Cortez to be youngest woman ever elected to Congress|publisher=CNN|access-date=November 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://abc7chicago.com/politics/jesus-chuy-garcia-wins-il-district-4-house-seat-replacing-luis-gutierrez/4634891/|title=Jesus 'Chuy' Garcia wins IL District 4 House seat, replacing Luis Gutierrez|publisher=ABC News|access-date=November 6, 2018}}</ref>

==2020 presidential campaign==
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Sanders had been asked many times if he would run for president again in the [[United States presidential election, 2020|2020 presidential election]].<ref name="Possible2020"/> Sanders would respond by stating "it is much too early to talk about that", but refused to rule out a possible second presidential campaign.<ref name="Possible2020">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/bernie-sanders-2020-presidential-bid-question-inspiring-speech-response-rule-out-democratic-senator-a7523376.html|title=What Bernie Sanders said when he was asked if he'd run for president in 2020|date=2017-01-12|newspaper=The Independent|access-date=2017-04-11|language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Sanders rally Council Bluffs IMG 4022 (49035917128) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sanders and Representative [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] at a campaign rally in [[Council Bluffs, Iowa]], November 2019]]
After a poll was made in February 2017, 20% of Democratic voters wanted Sanders to be the party's nominee in the 2020 presidential election, leading [[Hillary Clinton]] at 17% and [[Elizabeth Warren]] at 15%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/february_2017/sanders_still_democrats_choice_for_2020_but_it_s_close |title=Sanders Still Democrats' Choice for 2020, But It's Close - Rasmussen Reports™ |work= rasmussenreports.com |access-date= February 21, 2017}}</ref> In March 2017, at 14%, Sanders was the Democratic voters front-runner for the Democratic nomination in 2020, beating [[Michelle Obama]] at 11%.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://harvardharrispoll.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Harvard-CAPS-Harris-Poll-March-Wave-Limited-Top-Line-Democratic-Party-Leadership-03.17.2017.pdf |title=Monthly Harvard-Harris Poll: March 2017 |date=March 17, 2017 |work=[[Harris Interactive]] |access-date= March 27, 2017}}</ref> In September 2017, at a polling of 28%, Sanders remained the lead candidate for the Democratic Party nominee in the 2020 election beating Warren, former [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Joe Biden]] and Senator from [[California]] [[Kamala Harris]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://zogbyanalytics.com/news/794-the-zogby-poll-feel-the-bern-sanders-early-favorite-among-2020-democratic-hopefuls |title= The Zogby Poll: Feel the Bern! Sanders early favorite among 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls |date= September 12, 2017 |work=[[Brazilian Institute of Public Opinion and Statistics#Divisions|Zogby Analytics]] |access-date=September 15, 2017}}</ref> In most of the 2018 polls, Sanders leading the nomination in second place, behind former Vice President Biden.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-happy-should-joe-biden-be-about-his-lead-in-2020-democratic-primary-polls |title=How Happy Should Joe Biden Be about His Lead in 2020 Democratic Primary Polls? |last=Jr. |first= Perry Bacon |date=2018-02-23 |work= FiveThirtyEight |access-date=2018-06-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/394388-biden-leads-2020-dem-field-in-new-poll |title= Biden leads 2020 Dem field in new poll |last=Rowland |first=Geoffrey |date=2018-06-27 |work=TheHill |access-date=2018-06-28 |language= en}}</ref> During the 2019 debate season, Sanders, [[Elizabeth Warren]] and Biden are seen as the top candidates in the primaries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2019/10/14/biden-warren-sanders-debate/40317739/|title=Pressure on Biden, Warren, Sanders at Democratic debate|publisher=Detroit Free Press|date=October 15, 2019}}</ref>

His second campaign has been supported by Senator [[Patrick Leahy]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/430627-leahy-endorses-sanders-for-president|title=Leahy endorses Sanders for president|work=The Hill|date=February 19, 2019|access-date=October 15, 2019}}</ref> Representatives [[Ro Khanna]],<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Khanna|first=Ro|user=RoKhanna|number=1098659345938763776|date=February 21, 2019|title=I am excited to endorse @BernieSanders for our next President of the United States. Bernie has spent his career fighting for working people and standing up to corporations and special interests. He has the grassroots energy and the vision to inspire voters across America.|access-date=February 21, 2019}}</ref> [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]],<ref name="aoc">{{cite news |last1=Sullivan |first1=Sean |last2=Weigel |first2=David |title=Sen. Bernie Sanders to be endorsed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, an influential voice among young liberals |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democratic-presidential-hopeful-bernie-sanders-to-be-endorsed-by-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/2019/10/15/b2958f64-ef84-11e9-b648-76bcf86eb67e_story.html |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=October 16, 2019 |date=October 16, 2019}}</ref> [[Ilhan Omar]],<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Kreig|first=Greg|user=GregJKreig|number=1184303508188794880|date=October 16, 2019|title=New: Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib will also endorse Sanders, according to source. AOC will, as @daveweigel and @WaPoSean first reported, will do the same on Saturday in NYC.|access-date=October 16, 2019}}</ref> [[Mark Pocan]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/01/16/bernie-sanders-wisconsin-mark-pocan-endorses-sanders/4487094002/|title=Rep. Mark Pocan announces he's endorsing Bernie Sanders in Wisconsin primary|publisher=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|date=January 16, 2020}}</ref> [[Pramila Jayapal]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Doughton |first1=Sandi |title=Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal endorses Bernie Sanders for president |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/washington-rep-pramila-jayapal-endorses-bernie-sanders-for-president/ |website=seattletimes.com |publisher=The Seattle Times |access-date=19 January 2020 |date=19 January 2020}}</ref> [[Mark Takano]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Moreno |first=Edward |title=Rep. Mark Takano Endorses Sanders |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/486843-rep-takano-endorses-sanders |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |access-date=March 10, 2020 |date=March 10, 2020}}</ref> [[Chuy García]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Doughton |first1=Sandi |title=Rep. Jesus 'Chuy' Garcia endorses Bernie Sanders, will rally Latino voters in Nevada |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/2/20/21137639/bernie-sanders-jesus-chuy-garcia-endorses-democratic-presidential-nomination/ |website=chicago.suntimes.com |publisher=Chicago Sun Times |access-date=20 February 2020 |date=20 February 2020}}</ref> and [[Peter Welch]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/politics/2016/02/19/rep-peter-welch-supports-bernie-sanders/80614844/|title=Rep. Peter Welch throws support behind Bernie Sanders|publisher=Burlington Free Press|date=February 19, 2019|access-date=October 15, 2019}}</ref> former Senators [[Mike Gravel]]<ref>{{cite tweet|url=https://twitter.com/MikeGravel/status/1158739504829779969|title="I am proud and honored to endorse Senator Bernie Sanders for the presidency of the United States."|user=MikeGravel|number=1158739504829779969|date=2019-08-06|access-date=2019-08-06}}</ref> and [[Donald Riegle]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/03/03/sen-don-riegle-endorses-bernie-sanders-president-democratic-primary-column/4939528002/|title=Bernie Sanders fights for working families: Sen. Don Riegle|last=Riegle|first=Donald W.|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref> former Representative and [[Democratic National Committee|DNC Vice Chair]] [[Keith Ellison]],<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Ellison|first=Keith|user=keithellison|number=1144580524092067840|date=June 28, 2019|title=Kamala, Julien & Pete all did very well. Elizabeth showed why she is a true leader; champion of working families everywhere. But @BernieSanders dominated both nights with the force of ideas, which have been consistent throughout his service. I support him - like I did last time}}</ref> former Representatives [[Luis Gutiérrez]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/487879-biden-should-choose-a-latina-as-his-running-mate|title=Biden should choose a Latina as his running mate|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|date=16 March 2020|access-date=April 2, 2020|archive-date=3 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403204558/https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/487879-biden-should-choose-a-latina-as-his-running-mate|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Alan Grayson]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/alangrayson/status/1246835926317359114?s=21|title=We have unemployment benefits at 100% of recent pay, massive income redistribution in the form of large checks to individuals, and free universal healthcare for COVID-19 victims. Did I miss something? Did Bernie Sanders win already, or just his policies? #FeelTheBern #Bernie2020|last=Grayson|first=Alan|date=2020-04-05|website=@alangrayson|language=en|access-date=2020-04-06}}</ref> [[New York City]] Mayor and former 2020 presidential candidate [[Bill de Blasio]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/14/de-blasio-to-endorse-sanders-115138|title=De Blasio to endorse Bernie Sanders|website=POLITICO|language=en|access-date=2020-02-15}}</ref> [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]] Mayor [[Carmen Yulín Cruz]],<ref name="cochairs">{{cite web |last1=Gamboa |first1=Suzanne |title=San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz to co-chair Bernie Sanders 2020 campaign |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/san-juan-mayor-carmen-yul-n-cruz-co-chair-bernie-n974276 |website=nbcnews.com |publisher=NBC News |access-date=February 22, 2019 |date=February 21, 2019}}</ref> former [[San Francisco]] councilwoman [[Jane Kim]],<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Kim |first=Jane |number=1122361756410630145 |user=JaneKim |title=Coast to coast- San Francisco to New York. #Ready #OrganizingWithBernie #Bernie2020|date=April 27, 2019 |access-date=May 3, 2019}}</ref> former [[President of Bolivia|Bolivian President]] [[Evo Morales]],<ref>{{cite tweet |number=1102243082333011968 |user=evoespueblo |title=We congratulate brother @BernieSanders, who, according to the press, moves forward the US presidential nomination. |date=March 3, 2019 |access-date=March 31, 2019}}</ref> former [[President of Ecuador|Ecuadorian President]] [[Rafael Correa]],<ref>{{cite tweet |number=1196097109461741570 |user=MashiRafael |title=Bernie Sanders, wonderful! |date=November 17, 2019 |access-date=November 23, 2019}}</ref> former [[President of Brazil|Brazilian President]] [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]],<ref>{{cite tweet |number=1192936144759140355 |user=LulaOficial |title=Thank you for your solidarity, you have always been my candidate for the US presidency and I hope democrats have the wisdom to nominate a candidate with your worldview. I hope American workers will make you US president. |date=November 8, 2019 |access-date=November 8, 2019}}</ref> [[President of Nicaragua|Nicaraguan President]] [[Daniel Ortega]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.univision.com/local/miami-wltv/daniel-ortega-dice-que-le-gustaria-que-bernie-sanders-ganara-las-elecciones-presidenciales-de-2020-video|title=Daniel Ortega dice que le gustaría que Bernie Sanders ganara las elecciones presidenciales de 2020|last=Univision|website=Univision|language=es|access-date=2019-08-22}}</ref> [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|U.K. MPs]] [[Diane Abbott]], [[Rebecca Long-Bailey]] and [[John McDonnell]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Perraudin |first1=Frances |title=Diane Abbott urges resigned Corbyn adviser to reconsider |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/22/diane-abbott-asks-resigned-corbyn-adviser-to-reconsider |access-date=October 6, 2019 |work=The Guardian |date=September 22, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=RLong_Bailey |number=1234073334364745733 |date= 1 March 2020 |title=It's got to be Bernie!}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|last=McDonnell|first=John|user=johnmcdonnellmp|number=1182307320874913792|title=With Jeremy in Number 10 and Bernie in the White House we could really tackle climate change effectively together.|date=October 11, 2019|access-date=October 11, 2019}}</ref> German politician [[Bernd Riexinger]],<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Riexinger|first=Bernd|user=b_riexinger|number=1097845879074099203|title=Bernie #Sanders kandidiert nochmal- eine hervorragende Nachricht aus den #USA. Ein Kandidat für soziale #Gerechtigkeit und #Demokratie ist heute wichtiger denn je!|date=February 19, 2019|language=de|access-date=February 20, 2019}}</ref> whistleblower [[Edward Snowden]],<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Snowden|first=Edward|user=Snowden|number=1179510505708359681|date=October 2, 2019|access-date=October 2, 2019|title=I am neither Democrat nor Republican, but Sanders is in my opinion the most fundamentally decent man in politics. His life-long struggle for a more equitable society is a reminder of how far we have come—and a challenge to complete the journey. #GetWellBernie}}</ref> political activists [[Cornel West]]<ref name="ReedWest">{{cite web |last1=Reed Jr. |first1=Adolph |last2=West |first2=Cornel |title=The Charter School Industry's Dishonest Attack on Bernie Sanders |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/bernie-sanders-charter-schools/ |website=thenation.com |publisher=The Nation |access-date=24 June 2019 |date=19 June 2019 |archive-date=23 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623180859/https://www.thenation.com/article/bernie-sanders-charter-schools/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[Jesse Jackson]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/08/politics/jesse-jackson-bernie-sanders-endorsement/index.html|title=Jesse Jackson endorses Bernie Sanders for president|last=CNN|first=Annie Grayer and Devan Cole|website=CNN|date=8 March 2020 |access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref> directors [[Jim Jarmusch]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Laurier |first1=Lauria |title=Jim Jarmusch's The Dead Don't Die: Not awake in his own particular way' |url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/19/dead-j19.html |website=www.wsws.org |publisher= the International Committee of the Fourth International |access-date=June 23, 2019 |date=June 19, 2019}}</ref> [[Adam McKay]],<ref>{{cite tweet|last=McKay|first=Adam|user=GhostPanther|number=1098008710532739072|date=February 19, 2019|title=Join me in volunteering to help @BernieSanders secure the democratic nomination & become president. You don't have to give $, sweat is worth more. You'll have fun winning #MedicareForAll & stopping capitalist wars. Sign up|access-date=February 21, 2019}}</ref> and [[Werner Herzog]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=MacDonald |first1=Tyler |title=Werner Herzog Attended A Bernie Sanders Campaign Event And The Internet Has A Lot To Say |url=https://www.inquisitr.com/5809108/werner-herzog-bernie-sanders/ |website=www.inquisitr.com |publisher= Inquisitr |access-date=January 8, 2020 |date=December 24, 2019}}</ref> actors [[James Cromwell]],<ref>{{cite tweet |number=1101154934114803712 |user=jamesocromwell |title=#BernieSanders2020 |date=February 28, 2019}}</ref> [[Jack Nicholson]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/01/celebrity-endorsements-2020-democrats-bernie-warren-yang.html|title=Which 2020 Democrat Has the Best Celebrity Endorsements?|date=2020-01-21|website=Slate Magazine|language=en|access-date=2020-01-23}}</ref> [[David Cross]],<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Cross|first=David|user=davidcrosss|number=1101116131597791233|date=February 28, 2019|title=I'm in!|access-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref> [[Danny DeVito]],<ref>{{cite tweet|last=DeVito|first=Danny|user=DannyDeVito|number=1098304288168718336|date=February 20, 2019|title=Bernie 2020|access-date=February 20, 2019}}</ref> [[Danny Glover]],<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Glover|first=Danny|user=mrdannyglover|number=1100572393234288641|date=February 26, 2019|title=I also am putting my full support for @SenSanders for President in 2020 and the people's agenda he supports! I'm also grateful for @ninaturner leadership of @OurRevolution Sign up to join us in the movement: http://ourrev.us/SBS2020TW #FeelTheBern|access-date=February 26, 2019}}</ref> [[Mark Ruffalo]],<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1097907385895714816|user=MarkRuffalo|title=Welcome to the race @SenSanders! Glad to see you back.|date=February 19, 2019}}</ref> [[Jane Fonda]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/486420-jane-fonda-endorses-sanders|title=Jane Fonda endorses Sanders|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|date=March 6, 2020|access-date=March 7, 2020|archive-date=March 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308062507/https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/486420-jane-fonda-endorses-sanders|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Susan Sarandon]],<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Sarandon|first=Susan|user=SusanSarandon|number=1097892724810960898|date=February 19, 2019|title=Have you joined the team yet? Add your name to say you're in: act.berniesanders.com/signup/social-…|access-date=February 21, 2019}}</ref> radio personality [[Howard Stern]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Procter |first1=Stephen |title=Howard Stern says Bernie Sanders is probably his 'biggest hero' |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/howard-stern-says-bernie-sanders-is-probably-his-biggest-hero-082335011.html|access-date=September 29, 2019 |work=[[Yahoo! Finance]] |date=May 22, 2019}}</ref> rap artists [[Cardi B]]<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1116910568927981569|user=Variety|date=April 12, 2019|title=Cardi B says she's rooting for Bernie Sanders in the 2020 election (Watch)|access-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref> and [[Killer Mike]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=The Real Daytime |title=Why Killer Mike is Backing Bernie Sanders' Bid for President Again |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gydtjjZHYBE&feature=youtu.be |website=youtube.com |access-date=February 22, 2019 |date=February 21, 2019}}</ref> singers [[Ariana Grande]]<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Grande|first=Ariana|user=ArianaGrande|number=1197257294477701123|date=November 20, 2019|title=MY GUY. thank you Senator Sanders for coming to my show, making my whole night and for all that you stand for ! @headcountorg and i are doing our best to make you proud. we've already registered 20k+ young voters at my shows alone. also i will never smile this hard again promise.|access-date= November 20, 2019}}</ref> and [[Miley Cyrus]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/10/07/trump-sanders-even-pope-embrace-anti-endorsement-why/|title=What's the deal with the anti-endorsements?|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=October 7, 2019}}</ref> model [[Emily Ratajkowski]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sanchez|first1=Chelsea |title=Emily Ratajkowski Endorses Bernie Sanders for the 2020 Presidential Race |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a30457220/emily-ratajkowski-bernie-sanders-endorsement/ |website=harpersbazaar.com |publisher=Hearst Communications |access-date=January 10, 2019 |date=January 9, 2020}}</ref> and by the political groups [[Democratic Socialists of America]],<ref name="DSAsupport">{{cite web|title=Democratic Socialists for Bernie|url=https://bernie.dsausa.org|access-date=July 26, 2019|archive-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905043150/https://bernie.dsausa.org/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Our Revolution]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bernie in 2020 |url=https://go.ourrevolution.com/page/s/join-the-volunteer-army-ready-for-bernie-in-2020/?source=ws190219 |website=ourrevolution.com |publisher=Our Revolution |access-date=February 19, 2019 |date=February 19, 2019 |archive-date=February 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220003305/https://go.ourrevolution.com/page/s/join-the-volunteer-army-ready-for-bernie-in-2020/?source=ws190219 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Announcement===
In January 2018, Sanders created a team of political experts to see if it would be a good idea to run again in the 2020 presidential election.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/bernie-sanders-keeps-2020-speculation-alive/article/2647332 |title= Bernie Sanders keeps 2020 speculation alive |publisher=The Washington Examiner |date=January 28, 2018 |access-date= January 28, 2018 |author=Laura Barrón-López}}</ref> In May 2018, former campaign manager [[Jeff Weaver (political staffer)|Jeff Weaver]] said Sanders is "actively considering" a second presidential bid.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.yahoo.com/news/bernie-sanders-considering-another-run-presidency-former-campaign-manager-says-154431449.html |title= Bernie Sanders 'is considering another run for the presidency,' former campaign manager says |publisher=Yahoo |date=May 29, 2018 |access-date= May 29, 2018 |author=Dylan Stableford }}</ref> In August 2018, Sanders announced on ''[[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]]'' that he is not ruling out another run for the presidency in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.newsweek.com/will-bernie-sanders-run-again-senator-doesnt-rule-out-standing-2020-1073891 |title= Will Bernie Sanders Run Again? Senator Doesn't Rule Out a 2020 Race |publisher=Newsweek |date=August 15, 2018 |access-date= August 22, 2018}}</ref>
[[File:Bernie Sanders March 2019 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sanders at his second presidential rally at [[Navy Pier]] in [[Chicago]], March 2019]]
In January 2019, it was reported that it is certain Sanders would enter the [[2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries|2020 primary race]] following his lead in the contested race and an announcement would be immediate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-set-to-announce-2020-presidential-run_us_5c4ba15de4b06ba6d3bd0a29 |title= Bernie Sanders Set to Announce 2020 Presidential Run |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |date= January 25, 2019 |access-date= Feb 2, 2019}}</ref> On February 15, 2019, it was reported that Sanders recorded his presidential announcement video for a 2020 bid.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nypost.com/2019/02/16/bernie-sanders-has-recorded-2020-presidential-announcement-video/|title=Bernie Sanders has recorded 2020 presidential announcement video|newspaper=The New York Post|date=February 16, 2019|access-date=February 16, 2019}}</ref> He announced his second presidential bid on February 19, 2019.<ref name=2020bid/>

===Pre-primary campaign trail===
On March 2, 2019, Sanders held his first presidential rally in [[Brooklyn College]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://time.com/5542390/bernie-sanders-presidential-campaign-rally-brooklyn/|title=Bernie Sanders Hosts First 2020 Presidential Campaign Rally in Brooklyn|publisher=TIME|date=March 3, 2019|access-date=March 7, 2019|archive-date=March 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307030809/http://time.com/5542390/bernie-sanders-presidential-campaign-rally-brooklyn/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The next day, Sanders held a second rally at [[Navy Pier]] in [[Chicago]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-bernie-sanders-navy-pier-rally-20190225-story.html|title=Bernie Sanders, campaigning for president in 2020 at Navy Pier, calls for change 'from the bottom up'|publisher=Chicago Tribune|date=March 4, 2019|access-date=March 7, 2019}}</ref> About 13,000 people went to the Brooklyn rally and 12,500 went to the Chicago rally.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/03/04/bernie-sanders-2020-presidential-campaign-new-york-chicago-rallies/3055583002/|title=Why it made sense for Bernie to launch in Brooklyn, Chicago over Vermont|publisher=USA Today|date=March 4, 2019|access-date=March 7, 2019}}</ref>

On March 5, 2019, Sanders signed a formal statement, called a "loyalty pledge", saying that he is a member of the Democratic Party and will serve as a Democrat if elected.<ref name=pledge/> The day before, he had signed paperwork to run as an independent for re-election to his Senate seat in 2024.<ref name="pledge">{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/bernie-sanders-signs-dnc-loyalty-pledge-i-am-member-democratic-n979696|title=Bernie Sanders signs DNC loyalty pledge: 'I am a member of the Democratic Party'|last=Seitz-Wald|first=Alex|date=March 5, 2019|work=NBC News|access-date=7 March 2019}}</ref> Later that month, national polling had Sanders and former Vice President [[Joe Biden]] tied for the Democratic primaries.<ref name="Marchpoll">{{cite web|url=http://emersonpolling.com/2019/03/19/national-poll-sanders-tied-with-biden-beto-gets-post-announcement-bump/|title=National Poll: Sanders Tied with Biden; Beto Gets Post-Announcement Bump|publisher=Emerson Polling|date=March 19, 2019|access-date=April 22, 2019|archive-date=May 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513125325/http://emersonpolling.com/2019/03/19/national-poll-sanders-tied-with-biden-beto-gets-post-announcement-bump/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In January 2020, national polling showed Sanders in second place with 16% behind Biden's 28%, a three point gain for Sanders since last polling.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/mike-bloomberg-tied-third-place-elizabeth-warren-joe-biden-bernie-sanders-lead-poll-says-1480364|title=MIKE BLOOMBERG TIED FOR THIRD PLACE WITH ELIZABETH WARREN, JOE BIDEN AND BERNIE SANDERS IN LEAD, POLL SAYS|publisher=Newsweek|date=January 3, 2020|access-date=January 6, 2020}}</ref>

===Debates and forums===
[[File:Bernie Sanders by Gage Skidmore 6.jpg|right|thumb|180px|Sanders at the 2019 [[California]] Democratic Party Convention in June]]
On April 6, 2019, Sanders was part of a [[Fox News]] town hall that had more than 2.55 million viewers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/439169-bernie-sanders-fox-news-town-hall-draws-more-than-255-million|title=Bernie Sanders Fox News town hall draws more than 2.55 million|first=Joe|last=Concha|date=April 16, 2019|work=The Hill|access-date=April 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416205654/https://thehill.com/homenews/media/439169-bernie-sanders-fox-news-town-hall-draws-more-than-255-million|archive-date=April 16, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Sunkara|first=Bhaskar|date=April 16, 2019|title=How wide is Bernie Sanders' appeal? This cheering Fox News audience is a clue|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/commentisfree/2019/apr/16/bernie-sanders-appeal-cheering-fox-news|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=April 18, 2019|author-link=Bhaskar Sunkara|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417164502/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/commentisfree/2019/apr/16/bernie-sanders-appeal-cheering-fox-news|archive-date=April 17, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Sanders's appearance on Fox News saw an increase of Fox News viewers by 24% overall and 40% in the 25-to-54-year-old demographic.<ref>{{cite web |title=Town hall with Bernie Sanders |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4ozAACcc8I |website=YouTube | date=15 April 2019 |access-date=September 21, 2019}}</ref>

During the first four Democratic primary debates, Sanders appeared near the center stage, as one of the highest polling candidates. During the July and September debates, Sanders and [[Elizabeth Warren]] were described by commentators as having a "non-aggression pact", talking about progressive positions which were different than positions from the other candidates.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49675275|title=Democratic debate: The winners and losers|date=September 13, 2019|publisher=BBC News|access-date=September 21, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/heres-how-each-candidate-stood-out-during-the-debate|title=Here's How Each Candidate Stood Out During The Debate|date=September 12, 2019|publisher=TPM|access-date=September 21, 2019}}</ref>

===Donations raised===
Within three-and-a-half hours after his announcement, Sanders had raised over $1 million from small donations from all 50 states, breaking the record held by Senator [[Kamala Harris]] after [[Kamala Harris 2020 presidential campaign|her presidential announcement]].<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/bernie-sanders-raised-1m-within-hours-of-announcing-2020-bid|last=Henney|first=Megan|date=February 19, 2019|work=[[Fox Business]]|title= Bernie Sanders raised $1M within hours of announcing 2020 bid}}</ref> Within 12&nbsp;hours, Sanders had raised over $4 million from 150,000 donors,<ref>{{cite news |title=The Latest: Sanders' 2020 campaign raises $4M in half a day |url=https://www.apnews.com/008636d69c8447059dc27a81f416d2d3 |website=apnews.com |agency=Associated Press |access-date=19 February 2019 |date=19 February 2019}}</ref> and in the first 24&nbsp;hours following his announcement, Sanders raised $5.9 million from 225,000 small donations, with the average donation being $27.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1098225916210229248|user=KThomasDC|author=Thomas, Ken|date=February 20, 2019|title=NEWS: @BernieSanders announces he's raised $5.9 million online in the first 24&nbsp;hours since his presidential announcement. 225,000 individual donors. Average donation of $27.}}</ref> In November 2019, Sanders said his campaign had over four million donations from individual donors, the largest than any other presidential candidate in American history.<ref name="history2019">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bernie-sanders-campaign-says-it-has-received-a-record-4-million-donations/|title=Bernie Sanders sets a new record with 4 million donations|publisher=CBS News|date=November 19, 2019|author=Caroline Cournoyer}}</ref>

In January 2020, Sanders raised over $34.5 million during the fourth quarter of 2019, the largest of any 2020 Democratic presidential campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalreview.com/news/bernie-sanders-breaks-2020-dem-quarterly-fundraising-record-with-34-5-million-haul/|title=Bernie Sanders Breaks 2020 Dem Quarterly Fundraising Record with $34.5 Million Haul|publisher=National Review|date=January 2, 2020|access-date=January 6, 2020}}</ref>

===Polling===
[[File:Bernie Sanders (48608246436).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sanders at the Presidential Gun Sense Forum in Des Moines, August 2019]]
In April 2019, a national poll had Sanders leading Biden 29% to 24% among Democratic voters for the primaries.<ref name="Aprilpoll">{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/04/16/election-2020-bernie-sanders-leads-joe-biden-national-poll/3482387002/|title=Bernie Sanders leads Joe Biden in Emerson national poll of 2020 contenders|publisher=USA Today|date=April 16, 2019|access-date=April 22, 2019}}</ref>

Sanders polled between 15-20% on most national surveys between May and September of 2019. In September 2019, Warren and Sanders remained in a virtual tie for second place.<ref name=RCP/> Some surveys showed Warren ahead of Sanders, while others showed Sanders ahead of Warren.<ref name="RCP">{{cite web |title=2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination|url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/us/2020_democratic_presidential_nomination-6730.html#!|website=RealClearPolitics |access-date=September 21, 2019}}</ref>

National surveys of a potential general election matchup with [[Donald Trump]] showed Sanders leading by an average of 6.5% as of September of 2019, compared to a 11.7% lead for Biden and a 5% lead for Warren.<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination|url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/National.html!|website=RealClearPolitics |access-date=September 21, 2019}}</ref>  The average of polls in New Hampshire in August and September of 2019 showed a virtual tie between Sanders, Warren, and Biden.<ref>{{cite web |title=New Hampshire Democratic Primary|url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/nh/new_hampshire_democratic_presidential_primary-6276.html#polls|website=RealClearPolitics |access-date=September 21, 2019}}</ref> After constantly being behind Warren and Biden in the polls, in November 2019 Sanders saw a rise in polls beating Warren for the second place spot behind Biden.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/472209-sanders-buttigieg-surge-in-new-hampshire-as-biden-warren-slip-poll|title=Sanders, Buttigieg surge in New Hampshire as Biden, Warren slip: poll|work=The Hill|date=November 27, 2019|access-date=November 28, 2019|archive-date=November 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128094900/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/472209-sanders-buttigieg-surge-in-new-hampshire-as-biden-warren-slip-poll|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In January 2020, an [[Iowa]] poll found Sanders tied for first place behind Biden and [[Pete Buttigieg]] with 23%.<ref name="Januarypoll">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bernie-sanders-starts-2020-in-strong-position-in-iowa-new-hampshire-cbs-news-battleground-tracker-poll/|title=Sanders starts 2020 in strong position in Iowa and New Hampshire — CBS News Battleground Tracker|publisher=[[CBS]]|date=January 6, 2020|access-date=January 6, 2020}}</ref> The same poll found Sanders in first place in [[New Hampshire]] with 27% and Biden in second with 25%.<ref name=Januarypoll/> A few weeks later, Sanders was leading in a nationwide poll with 27% against Biden's 24%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/22/bernie-sanders-surges-nationwide-cnn-poll-102043|title=Sanders surges in new nationwide CNN poll|publisher=Politico|date=January 22, 2020|access-date=January 22, 2020}}</ref>

On February 10, 2020 following the Iowa caucuses, a national poll had Sanders leading the race with 25% while Biden fell to 17%.<ref name="postpoll">{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/10/joe-biden-national-poll-113302|title=Biden plummets in new national poll, ceding top spot to Bernie|publisher=[[Politico]]|date=February 10, 2020}}</ref> A few weeks later on February 27, a new [[Fox News]] national poll showed Sanders at 31% with Biden at 18%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/485070-sanders-holds-13-point-lead-in-fox-news-poll|title=Sanders holds 13-point lead in Fox News poll|work=The Hill|date=February 27, 2020|access-date=February 27, 2020|archive-date=February 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228014120/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/485070-sanders-holds-13-point-lead-in-fox-news-poll|url-status=dead}}</ref> After [[Super Tuesday]] in March, Biden began to expand his lead over Sanders.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2020/03/06/new-poll-joe-biden-opens-up-a-16-lead-over-bernie-sanders/|title=New poll: Joe Biden opens up a 16% lead over Bernie Sanders|publisher=The New York Post|date=March 8, 2020}}</ref>

===Primaries and caucuses===
[[File:Bernie Sanders (48647012371) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sanders campaigning in [[Altoona, Iowa]], August 2019]]
[[File:Democratic Party presidential primaries results, 2020.svg|thumb|right|210px|Results of the primaries and caucuses:
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On February 3, 2020, the [[Iowa]] caucuses were held, however, due to an issue with apps used to count the votes and spread the delegate votes, the results were announced the following day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/04/us/politics/iowa-caucus-nh-primary.html?action=click&module=ELEX_results&pgtype=Interactive&region=Sentence|title='The Majority' of Iowa Caucus Results Will Be Released This Afternoon: Live Updates|work=The New York Times|date=February 4, 2020|access-date=February 4, 2020}}</ref> The next day, 71% of the votes were released showing [[Pete Buttigieg]] leading Sanders by less than 2%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/elections-2020/buttigieg-sanders-take-lead-in-iowa/ar-BBZEEWj|title=Buttigieg, Sanders Take Lead in Iowa|publisher=[[MSN]]|date=February 5, 2020|access-date=February 5, 2020}}</ref> On February 10, Sanders and Buttigieg asked for a recount.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2020/02/10/bernie-sanders-mayor-pete-buttigieg-request-iowa-caucus-recanvass/4715364002/|title=Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg request caucus recanvass as some Dems suggest it's time for new party leadership|publisher=Des Moines Register|date=February 10, 2020}}</ref> The overall results, Sanders won the popular vote winning 45,842 (26.5%) while Buttigieg won 26.2% of the state delegates equivalents to Sanders' 26.1%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/02/04/us/elections/results-iowa-caucus.html|title=Iowa Caucus Results 2020|work=The New York Times|date=February 10, 2020}}</ref> On February 27, Buttigieg was declared the winner of the Iowa caucus despite Sanders winning the popular vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iowastartingline.com/2020/02/27/final-iowa-caucus-results-pete-buttigieg-wins/|title=Final Iowa Caucus Results: Pete Buttigieg Wins|publisher=Iowa Starting Line|date=February 27, 2020|access-date=February 27, 2020}}</ref>

On February 11, 2020, Sanders won the [[New Hampshire]] primary winning almost 26% of the vote compared to Buttigieg's 24%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/02/11/us/elections/results-new-hampshire-primary-election.html|title=New Hampshire 2020 Primary: Live Results|work=The New York Times|date=February 11, 2020|access-date=February 11, 2020}}</ref> On February 23, Sanders won the [[Nevada]] caucus in a [[landslide victory]] winning 40% of the popular vote and 47% of the county convention delegates.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nevada Caucus 2020: Live Results Updates |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/02/22/us/elections/results-nevada-caucus.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=February 22, 2020 |date=February 22, 2020}}</ref> Following the race, Sanders became the Democratic [[front-runner]] leading with 34 delegates and nearly 26% of the popular vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51601813|title=Bernie Sanders cements front-runner status with Nevada caucuses win|publisher=BBC|date=February 23, 2020|access-date=February 24, 2020}}</ref> He also became the first presidential candidate, Democrat or Republican, to win the popular vote in the first three primary states in a row.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/bernie-sanders-becomes-first-candidate-democrat-republican-win-popular-vote-all-3-three-early-1488638|title=Bernie Sanders Becomes First Candidate, Democrat or Republican, To Win Popular Vote In All Three Early Voting States|publisher=Newsweek|date=February 23, 2020|access-date=February 25, 2020}}</ref> In February 29, Sanders lost the [[South Carolina]] primary winning nearly 20% of the vote to Biden's 48%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/02/29/us/elections/results-south-carolina-primary-election.html|title=South Carolina 2020 Primary: Live Results|work=The New York Times|date=February 29, 2020|access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref>

During [[Super Tuesday]] on March 3, 2020, Sanders won the [[California]], [[Utah]], [[Colorado]] and [[Vermont]] contests.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/03/us/elections/results-utah-president-democrat-primary-election.html|title=Live Results: Utah Presidential Primary 2020|work=The New York Times|date=March 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/03/us/elections/results-colorado-president-democrat-primary-election.html|title=Live Results: Colorado Presidential Primary 2020|work=The New York Times|date=March 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/03/us/elections/results-vermont-president-democrat-primary-election.html|title=Live Results: Vermont Presidential Primary 2020|work=The New York Times|date=March 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article240829511.html|title=Bernie Sanders declared winner in California, the most delegate-rich state in the nation|work=The New York Times|date=March 3, 2020}}</ref> He lost [[American Samoa]] to [[Michael Bloomberg]] and [[Alabama]], [[Arkansas]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Minnesota]], [[North Carolina]], [[Oklahoma]], [[Tennessee]], [[Texas]], and [[Virginia]] to [[Joe Biden]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/bloomberg-notches-first-win-american-012448637.html|title=Bloomberg notches first win — in American Samoa, 6,000&nbsp;miles from U.S. mainland, NBC News projects|publisher=[[Yahoo]]|date=March 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/biden-wins-alabama-primary|title=Biden wins Alabama primary|publisher=[[PBS]]|date=March 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/03/us/elections/results-arkansas-primary-elections.html|title=Live: Arkansas State Primary Election Results 2020|work=The New York Times|date=March 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/03/super-tuesday-massachusetts-primary-results-joe-biden-wins.html|title=Joe Biden wins Massachusetts primary, NBC News projects, a crushing blow to Elizabeth Warren|publisher=[[CNBC]]|date=March 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/485852-biden-wins-minnesota-primary|title=Biden beats Sanders in Minnesota primary|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|date=March 3, 2020|access-date=March 4, 2020|archive-date=March 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304045536/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/485852-biden-wins-minnesota-primary|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/03/super-tuesday-north-carolina-primary-results-joe-biden-wins.html|title=Joe Biden wins North Carolina primary, NBC News projects, continuing his dominance in southern states|publisher=[[CNBC]]|date=March 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/2020/3/3/21157948/oklahoma-primary-winner-joe-biden|title=Joe Biden wins Oklahoma, another notch on his belt|publisher=Vox|date=March 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/484972-biden-wins-tennessee-primary|title=Biden wins Tennessee primary|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|date=March 3, 2020|access-date=March 4, 2020|archive-date=March 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304045213/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/484972-biden-wins-tennessee-primary|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/484811-biden-wins-texas-primary|title=Biden wins Texas, capping off major Super Tuesday victories|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|date=March 4, 2020|access-date=March 4, 2020|archive-date=March 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304085152/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/484811-biden-wins-texas-primary|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/2020/3/3/21154500/virgina-primary-winner-joe-biden|title=Joe Biden wins the Virginia primary|publisher=Vox|date=March 3, 2020}}</ref> On March 11, Sanders won the [[North Dakota]] caucus,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/11/north-dakota-primary-election-results-bernie-sanders-to-win-nbc-news-projects.html|title=Bernie Sanders wins the North Dakota Democratic caucus, NBC News projects|date=March 11, 2020|publisher=[[CNBC]]}}</ref> but lost the [[Michigan]], [[Mississippi]], [[Missouri]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], and [[Idaho]] primaries to Biden.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/03/11/joe-biden-michigan-primary-super-tuesday-ii-2020-vpx.cnn|title=CNN Projects Biden Wins Michigan|website=[[CNN]]|date=March 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/10/us/elections/results-idaho-president-democrat-primary-election.html|title=Live Results: Idaho Presidential Primary 2020|work=The New York Times|date=March 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wapt.com/article/dems-in-mississippi-primary-seek-candidate-to-disrupt-trump/31344051|title=Mississippi Democrats choose Biden over Sanders|publisher=WAPT|date=March 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/10/us/elections/results-washington-president-democrat-primary-election.html|title=Live Results: Washington State Presidential Primary 2020|work=The New York Times|date=March 18, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/2020/3/10/21172085/joe-biden-wins-missouri-primary-2020-super-tuesday-2|title=Joe Biden Wins Missouri|date=March 11, 2020|publisher=Vox}}</ref> On March 14, Sanders won the [[Northern Mariana Islands]] caucus.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/14/politics/democratic-caucuses-northern-mariana-islands-sanders-biden/index.html|title=Bernie Sanders wins Northern Mariana Islands caucuses|publisher=CNN|date=March 14, 2020}}</ref> On March 18, Sanders lost the [[Arizona]], [[Illinois]] and [[Florida]] primaries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/03/17/democratic-primary-arizona-coronavrius-outbreak-joe-biden-bernie-sanders/5040169002/|title=Joe Biden defeats Bernie Sanders to win Arizona's presidential primary|publisher=Arizona Central|date=March 18, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/17/us/elections/results-illinois-primary-elections.html|title=Live: Illinois State Primary Election Results 2020|work=The New York Times|date=March 18, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://delivery.7-eleven.com/order-status/1584509594046168|title=Live: Illinois State Primary Election Results 2020|work=The New York Times|date=March 18, 2020|access-date=March 18, 2020|archive-date=March 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318054751/https://delivery.7-eleven.com/order-status/1584509594046168|url-status=dead}}</ref> On March 23, Sanders won the [[Democrats Abroad]] primary winning 58% of the vote compared to Biden's 23%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/23/bernie-sanders-democrats-abroad-primary-143855|title=Sanders wins Democrats Abroad primary|publisher=Politico|date=March 23, 2020}}</ref>

Sanders lost the [[Alaska]] primary on April 11, 2020 after winning 44.7% of the vote to Biden's 55.3%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/11/us/elections/results-alaska-president-democrat-primary-election.html|title=Alaska Primary Election Results 2020|work=The New York Times|date=April 11, 2020}}</ref> Two days later, Sanders lost the [[Wisconsin]] primary to Biden with a 63.8% to 30.9% margin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/13/us/elections/live-analysis-wisconsin.html|title=Live Analysis: Wisconsin Primary Election Results|work=The New York Times|date=April 13, 2020}}</ref>

===Ending the campaign===
On April 8, 2020 one day after the [[Wisconsin]] primary, Sanders ended his campaign. He had not beaten Biden in many primary contests after Super Tuesday.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/08/bernie-sanders-suspends-his-presidential-campaign-175137|title=Bernie Sanders suspends his presidential campaign|publisher=Politico|date=April 8, 2020|access-date=April 8, 2020}}</ref> Sanders said that he would stay on the ballot in the remaining states and continue to keep delegates because he wanted to add progressive ideas to the Democratic Party and to [[Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign|Biden's campaign]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/sanders-will-continue-gathering-delegates-to-influence-dnc-platform-2020-4|title=Bernie Sanders vows to stay on upcoming ballots and continue to gather delegates so he can 'exert significant influence over the party platform'|last=Epstein|first=Kayla|work=Business Insider|date=April 8, 2020|access-date=April 10, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.msnbc.com/andrea-mitchell-reports/watch/sanders-drops-out-will-work-with-biden-but-remain-on-ballot-to-influence-policy-81781317998|title=Sanders drops out, remains on ballot to press issues important to political agenda|first=Andrea|last=Mitchell|work=MSNBC|date=April 8, 2020|access-date=April 9, 2020}}</ref> On April 13, Sanders said voters should vote for Biden for President.<ref name="Bidenin">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/13/us/politics/bernie-sanders-joe-biden-endorsement.html|title=Bernie Sanders Endorses Joe Biden for President|work=The New York Times|date=April 13, 2020}}</ref>

In a May 2020 interview, Sanders said that he might run for a third time in [[2024 United States presidential election|2024]] but that it was unlikely.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.axios.com/bernie-sanders-presidential-run-2024-b1f8c1a9-b98c-4927-b4c2-388be66297cf.html|title=Sanders says there is "very, very slim" chance he will run for president again|website=Axios|last=Knutsen|first=Jacob|date=May 11, 2020|access-date=November 11, 2020}}</ref>

Sanders spoke on the first day of the [[2020 Democratic National Convention]] on August 17, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Obamas, Hillary Clinton to speak at 2020 Democratic National Convention |url=https://6abc.com/politics/obamas-hillary-clinton-to-speak-at-dnc/6363923/ |website=6abc Philadelphia |publisher=WPVI-TV |access-date=10 August 2020 |language=en |date=10 August 2020}}</ref>

After Biden won the election, may have joined the [[Cabinet of the United States|cabinet]] as [[United States Secretary of Labor]] in the Biden administration.<ref name=USSecLabor>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/10/politics/bernie-sanaders-joe-biden-labor-department/index.html|title=Bernie Sanders seeks support from allies in push to lead Biden's Labor Department|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=November 10, 2020|access-date=November 11, 2020}}</ref> Sanders said that he would accept the position if Biden offered it to him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/11/politics/sanders-labor-secretary-biden-cnntv/index.html|title=Bernie Sanders says he would accept Labor secretary job if Joe Biden asks|publisher=CNN|date=November 12, 2020}}</ref> He asked Senate allies and labor unions to support him as a possible Labor secretary.<ref name=USSecLabor/> In January 2021, Biden picked Mayor of [[Boston]], [[Marty Walsh (politician)|Marty Walsh]], to be Labor Secretary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/01/07/biden-commerce-labor-cabinet/|title=Biden to name Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo as commerce secretary, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for labor|first1=David J.|last1=Lynch|first2=Jeff|last2=Stein|first3=Eli|last3=Rosenberg|first4=Andrew|last4=Freedman|access-date=January 8, 2021|via=www.washingtonpost.com}}</ref> Biden said he thought about picking Sanders but did not want to risk the Democratic majority in the next Senate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-considered-bernie-sanders-labor-secretary-senate-control-2021-1|title=Biden says he seriously considered Bernie Sanders for labor secretary, but couldn't risk Senate control|publisher=[[Business Insider]]|access-date=January 11, 2021|date=January 9, 2021}}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:Bernie & Jane Sanders (25526096860) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|180px|Sanders with his wife [[Jane O'Meara Sanders|Jane O'Meara]] in [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]], [[Arizona]], March 2016]]
Sanders married Deborah Shiling in 1964.<ref name="CNNFF"/> The couple divorced two years later in 1966.<ref name="CNNFF"/> He met his second wife, [[Jane O'Meara Sanders|Jane O'Meara]], when Sanders became mayor of Burlington, Vermont in 1981.<ref name="Greenhouse">{{cite news|last1=Greenhouse|first1=Emily|title=Getting to Know Jane Sanders, Wife of Bernie|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-05-12/getting-to-know-jane-sanders-wife-of-bernie|access-date=19 January 2016|publisher=Bloomberg|date=12 May 2015}}</ref> They were married in 1988.<ref name=Greenhouse/> Sanders has a son, Levi Sanders, who was born out of [[wedlock]] with his [[Domestic partnership|domestic partner]] Susan Campbell Mott.<ref name="CNNFF"/> Sanders and Mott were partners only one year before splitting in 1969.<ref name=Greenhouse/> Sanders has three step-children from O'Meara: Dave, Carina and Heather Driscoll. He thinks of them as his own children.<ref name=Greenhouse/> His brother, [[Larry Sanders (politician)|Larry]], was a [[Green Party of England and Wales|Green Party]] [[County Councillor]] representing [[Oxford East (UK Parliament constituency)|East Oxford]] in England until his retirement in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Councillor Larry Sanders| url=http://mycouncil.oxfordshire.gov.uk/mgDeclarationSubmission.aspx?UID=162&HID=56&FID=0&HPID=3199129 |access-date=May 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519150033/http://mycouncil.oxfordshire.gov.uk/mgDeclarationSubmission.aspx?UID=162&HID=56&FID=0&HPID=3199129|archive-date=May 19, 2014}}</ref>

Sanders says he is "proud to be [[Jewish]]" but is not very religious.<ref name="The Huffington Post"/> He likes [[Pope Francis]]. Sanders says he feels "very close to the teachings of Pope Francis,". He calls the pope "incredibly smart and brave".<ref name="The Huffington Post">{{cite web | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/30/bernie-sanders-faith_n_7174514.html | title=5 Faith Facts About Unabashedly Irreligious Bernie Sanders | work=The Huffington Post | date=30 April 2015 | access-date=7 June 2015 | author=Markoe, Lauren}}</ref>

In 2016 and 2017, Sanders had earnings of just over $1&nbsp;million, mostly royalties for his published books.<ref>{{cite news| last = Calfas| first = Jennifer| title = Bernie Sanders Made More Than $1 Million in 2016| newspaper = Money| date = June 5, 2017| url = http://time.com/money/4805379/bernie-sanders-2016-income/| access-date = July 10, 2017| archive-date = July 9, 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170709124514/http://time.com/money/4805379/bernie-sanders-2016-income/| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref name="NewsweekMoney">{{cite web |url=https://www.newsweek.com/bernie-sanders-makes-one-million-dollars-second-straight-year-book-deals-992845|title=Bernie Sanders pockets $1 million for second year in a row, thanks to book deals and political revolution |last=Hutzler|first=Alexandra |work=Newsweek|quote= It is has not been said how Sanders will use this increased nest egg or if he will donate any of the money to his nonprofit organization Our Revolution, which aims to help progressive candidates get elected to office.|date=June 23, 2018 |access-date=February 26, 2019}}</ref> He and his wife own two houses in [[Capitol Hill]] and in Burlington, and a lakefront summer home in [[North Hero, Vermont|North Hero]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sevendaysvt.com/OffMessage/archives/2016/08/08/bernie-sanders-buys-a-summer-home-in-north-hero|title=Bernie Sanders Buys a Summer Home in North Hero|first=Sasha|last=Goldstein|date=August 8, 2016|publisher=Seven Days}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/08/bernie-sanders-summer-house|title=Bernie Sanders Buys His Third House|last=Nguyen|first=Tina|date=August 9, 2016|website=Vanity Fair - The Hive|language=en|access-date=February 7, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/bernie-sanders-criticized-twitter-users-having-three-houses-587721|title=Bernie Sanders tweeted about billionaires' greed, then some Twitter users brought up his three homes|last=Marcin|first=Tim|date=April 21, 2017|website=Newsweek|language=en|access-date=February 7, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2016/08/10/bernie-sanders-buys-a-half-million-dollar-vacation-home-and-the-internet-cries-hypocrisy/|title=Bernie Sanders buys a $575,000 vacation home and the Internet cries hypocrisy|last=Andrews-Dyer|first=Helena|date=August 10, 2016|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=February 5, 2019}}</ref>

Sanders received an [[Honorary degree]] from [[Brooklyn College]] on May 30, 2017.<ref>
{{cite news
| last = Singman
| first = Brooke
| title = Bernie Sanders slams GOP health care plans at New York college graduation
| newspaper = foxnews.com
| location = New York City
| publisher = Fox News
| date = May 30, 2017
| url = http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/30/bernie-sanders-slams-gop-health-care-plans-at-new-york-college-graduation.html
| access-date = 2017-05-30}}</ref> In 2018 a species of [[Theridiidae]] [[spiders]], ''[[Spintharus berniesandersi]]'', was named after him.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Lewis|first1=Rachel|title=Meet the New Spider Species Named After Bernie Sanders|url=http://time.com/4957265/bernie-sanders-barack-obama-spider/|access-date=28 September 2017|magazine=Time|date=26 September 2017}}</ref>

Sanders had a [[cameo appearance|small role]] in the 1988 movie ''[[Sweet Hearts Dance]]''.<ref name="movie1"/> He played a man who gave candy to kids.<ref name="movie1">{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/article/who-knew-bernie-sanders-had-career-low-budget-rom--231777|title=Bernie Sanders has appeared in not one, but two low-budget rom-coms|publisher=A.V. Club.com|access-date=February 5, 2016|date=February 5, 2016|author=Joe Blevis}}</ref> In 1999, he had another small role in the low-budget movie ''My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception''.<ref name="movie2"/> He played the role of [[Rabbi]] Many Shevitz.<ref name="movie2">{{cite news| url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/bernie-sanders-played-rabbi-1999-romantic-comedy-article-1.2519921 |work=New York Daily News | title=Bernie Sanders plays rabbi Manny Shevitz in 1999 romantic comedy, goes on long-winded Brooklyn Dodgers rant | date=February 4, 2016 | access-date=February 4, 2016 |author=Meg Wagner}}</ref> On February 6, 2016, Sanders was a guest-star on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.<ref name="SNL">{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2016/02/07/465892623/with-a-little-help-from-larry-david-bernie-sanders-does-snl|title=With A Little Help From Larry David, Bernie Sanders Does SNL|publisher=NPR.org|access-date=February 7, 2016|date=February 7, 2016}}</ref> He played a Polish immigrant on a [[steamboat]] that was sinking near the [[Statue of Liberty]].<ref name="SNL"/>
[[File:Bernie Sanders Family.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Sanders with his family in {{circa|1993}}]]
===Memoirs===
In 1987, when Sanders was mayor, he recorded an [[album]] called ''[[We Shall Overcome (Bernie Sanders album)|We Shall Overcome]]''.<ref name="folkalbum">{{cite news|last=Davis|first=Mark|url=http://www.sevendaysvt.com/OffMessage/archives/2014/09/17/bernie-sanders-recorded-a-folk-album-no-punchline-required|title=Bernie Sanders Recorded a Folk Album. No Punchline Required|publisher=[[Seven Days (newspaper)|Seven Days]]|date=September 17, 2014|access-date=December 9, 2015}}</ref> In 1997, [[Huck Gutman]] and Sanders wrote a political [[memoir]] called ''[[Outsider in the White House]]''.<ref name="AlexSeitzWals">{{cite news|last1=Seitz-Wald|first1=Alex|title=The 25 best things we learned from Bernie Sanders' book|url=http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/the-25-best-things-we-learned-bernie-sanders-book|access-date=22 January 2016|publisher=MSNBC|date=28 May 2015}}</ref> It was published again in 2015 during Sanders' presidential campaign.<ref name=AlexSeitzWals/>

Sanders wrote a [[memoir]] titled, ''[[Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In]]'', which was released on November 15, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bernie-sanders-book-revolution-a-911034|title=Bernie Sanders Writing Book With Policy Ideas, Primary Reflections|date=14 July 2016 |publisher=Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/14/bernie-sanders-book-our-revolution-coming-november-2016|title=Bernie Sanders wrote a book that's out in November|publisher=ew.com}}</ref> In November 2017, Sanders and [[Mark Ruffalo]] were nominated for the [[Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album|Best Spoken Word Album]] for their narration of the memoir.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-grammys-2018-nominations-live-carrie-fisher-nets-grammy-nod-in-1511886397-htmlstory.html |title=Carrie Fisher nets Grammy nod in spoken-word category, faces off with Springsteen and Bernie Sanders |last=Rodman |first=Sarah |date=November 28, 2017 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=November 28, 2017}}</ref>

In August 2017, Sanders published another political book titled ''[[Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution]]'' which is aimed to help [[teenagers]] to get involve in the political scene.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/aug/04/bernie-sanders-aims-for-young-adult-readers-bernie-sanders-guide-to-political-revolution|title=Bernie Sanders aims to inspire revolution among young adult readers|last1=Flood|first1=Alison|date=August 4, 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=September 8, 2017}}</ref> In November 2018, he published another book titled ''Where We Go From Here'', talking about how the aftermath of his 2016 campaign created a progressive movement and what Americans need to do to stand against the Trump presidency.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/bernie-sanderss-new-book-where-we-go-from-here-is-a-guide-to-fighting-donald-trumps-agenda-8283939|title=Bernie Sanders's New Book 'Where We Go From Here' Is A Guide To Fighting Donald Trump's Agenda|publisher=Bustle|date=February 21, 2019|access-date=April 22, 2019}}</ref>

===Health===
[[File:Zz99 (34) (48906917018) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sanders returning to the campaign trail following his [[heart attack]], October 2019]]
On November 30, 2015, Sanders had a [[hernia]] surgery at the [[George Washington University Hospital]] in [[Washington, D.C.]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/30/politics/bernie-sanders-hernia-surgery/|title=Bernie Sanders Undergoes Elective Hernia Surgery|publisher=CNN.com|access-date=November 30, 2015|date=November 30, 2015|author=Tom LoBianco}}</ref> He made a full recovery later that week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/bernie-sanders-undergo-hernia-procedure-n471461|title=Bernie Sanders Undergoes Hernia Procedure in DC|publisher=[[NBC News]].com|access-date=November 30, 2015|date=November 30, 2015}}</ref>

In December 2016, Sanders had [[skin cancer]] removed from his cheek.<ref name="cancer">{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/bernie-sanders-had-skin-cancer-removed-from-his-cheek-2016-12|title=Bernie Sanders had skin cancer removed from his cheek|newspaper=Business Insider|date=December 15, 2016|access-date=March 6, 2017}}</ref> He made a full recovery the next day.<ref name="cancer"/>

Sanders had chest pains at a campaign event in [[Las Vegas]] on October 1, 2019 and was soon hospitalized.<ref name=chest/> He had surgery because his [[artery|arteries]] were blocked.<ref name=chest/> He had two [[stent]]s planted and recovered from the surgery.<ref name="chest">{{cite web |last1=Parks |first1=Maryalice |last2=Margolin |first2=Josh |last3=Karson |first3=Kendall |title=Bernie Sanders hospitalized with chest pain, campaign events canceled |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bernie-sanders-78-canceled-events-notice-hospitalized/story?id=66003850 |publisher=[[ABC News]] |access-date=October 2, 2019 |date=October 2, 2019}}</ref> Sanders left the hospital on October 4 and his doctors said that Sanders actually had a [[heart attack]].<ref name="ChoiOtterbein">{{cite news |last1=Choi |first1=Matthew|last2 = Otterbein|first2 = Holly|title=Bernie Sanders suffered heart attack, has been discharged from hospital |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/04/bernie-sanders-heart-attack-000276 |work=[[Politico]] |access-date=October 4, 2019 |date=October 4, 2019}}</ref>

A few days after returning home, Sanders said that he had been having [[fatigue]] and chest discomfort for a month or two before the incident and regretted not going to the hospital beforehand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/bernie-sanders-i-was-dumb-to-ignore-symptoms-before-heart-attack/ar-AAItjVB|title=Bernie Sanders to scale back campaign schedule in the wake of heart attack|last1=Krieg|first1=Gregory|last2=Nobles|first2=Ryan|date=2019-10-08|website=www.msn.com|access-date=2019-10-09}}</ref> Sanders participated in the October 15 Democratic debate in [[Ohio]] on [[CNN]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Bernie Sanders Will Participate In Oct. 15 Democratic Debate, CNN Confirms |url=https://news.yahoo.com/bernie-sanders-participate-oct-15-170605594.html |work=[[Yahoo! News]] |access-date=October 8, 2019 |date=October 4, 2019}}</ref>

===Bank Fraud investigation===
In June 2017, the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] launched an investigation into Sander's wife Jane's involvement in a bank loan for [[Burlington College]] of which she was president.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://heavy.com/news/2017/06/jane-sanders-bank-fraud-investigation-fbi-burlington-college-brett-seglem-bernie/|title=Jane Sanders Bank Fraud Investigation: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know"|publisher=[[Heavy]]|access-date= June 26, 2016|date=June 26, 2017}}</ref> This was after Brady Toensing, [[Donald Trump]]'s campaign chairman in Vermont, accused Sanders of bank fraud.<ref name="Beavers">{{cite web|author=Olivia Beavers|url=http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/332313-fbi-investigating-jane-sanders-for-alleged-bank-fraud-report|title=FBI investigating Jane Sanders for alleged bank fraud: report|date=7 May 2017|publisher=TheHill.com|access-date=27 June 2017|archive-date=2 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102220510/https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/332313-fbi-investigating-jane-sanders-for-alleged-bank-fraud-report|url-status=dead}}</ref> Both CBS and Politico reported that Bernie Sanders was also under investigation,<ref name="politicoloan">{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/06/22/bernie-sanders-jane-sanders-lawyer-bank-fraud-investigation-burlington-college-215297|title=Jane Sanders Lawyers Up|last=Jaffe|first=Harry|date=June 22, 2017|work=Politico|access-date=26 June 2017}}</ref> however that was not true.<ref name="Weigel">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/06/25/sanders-responds-to-ongoing-probe-into-wifes-2010-bank-loan/?utm_term=.08a739d48324|title=Bernie Sanders: FBI inquiry into 2010 bank loan will clear wife|last=Weigel|first=David|date=June 25, 2017|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=June 26, 2017}}</ref> Both Sanders and his wife have hired well known defense lawyers to represent them.<ref name = politicoloan/>

===Internet popularity===
Sanders and his two presidential campaigns have become popular on the internet and have been made into [[Internet meme|Internet memes]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Can Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash Swing the Election?|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/d7ypwa/bernie-sanders-dank-meme-stash-facebook-page|access-date=2021-01-21|website=www.vice.com|date=22 February 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ashkinaze|first=Josh|title=Politicians Should Embrace Internet Memes|url=https://oberlinreview.org/9607/opinions/politicians-should-embrace-internet-memes/|access-date=2021-01-21|website=The Oberlin Review}}</ref> During the 2020 primary season, a screenshot from a fundraising video where Sanders tells the viewers "I am once again asking for your financial support" became a popular meme.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=The Bernie Sanders Meme Pile on Has Commenced|url=https://time.com/5779804/bernie-sanders-memes/|access-date=2021-01-21|magazine=Time}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ewart|first=Asia|title=Bernie Sanders' Campaign Ad Became A Viral Meme & We Are Here For It|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/02/9347494/bernie-sanders-meme-i-am-once-again-asking-viral|access-date=2021-01-21|website=www.refinery29.com|date=2 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> In March 2020, a video of the [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]] streamer Neekolul wearing a Bernie 2020 shirt lip singing "Oki Doki Boomer" also went viral.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Let the 'OK Boomer' Girl Live|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxe34n/let-the-ok-boomer-girl-live|access-date=2021-01-21|website=www.vice.com|date=10 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref> In 2021, a picture of Sanders from the [[inauguration of Joe Biden]] showing him sitting in a chair wearing mittens and a jacket from the "I am once again asking" meme went viral.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Romano|first=Aja|date=2021-01-20|title=Bernie Sanders inauguration memes are liberal comfort food|url=https://www.vox.com/2021/1/20/22241280/bernie-sanders-inauguration-day-memes-coat|access-date=2021-01-21|website=Vox|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Ives|first1=Mike|last2=Victor|first2=Daniel|date=2021-01-21|title=Bernie Sanders Is Once Again the Star of a Meme|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/us/politics/bernie-sanders-meme.html|access-date=2021-01-21|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==Political views==
[[File:Sanders Introduces $15 Minimum Wage (cropped2).jpg|thumb|right|210px|Sanders at a [[Minimum wage|Fight for $15 Minimum wage]] rally in [[Washington, D.C.]] in April 2017]]
[[File:U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders at the Stop the Bans rally.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sanders at the "Stop the Bans" rally outside the [[United States Supreme Court|Supreme Court]], May 2019]]
Sanders is a [[democratic socialist]].<ref name="views"/> He supports the [[Nordic model]] of [[social democracy]]. He thinks a [[workplace democracy]] is a good idea.<ref name="views">{{cite web|author=Ben Schreckinger and Jonathan Topaz|date=July 6, 2015|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/bernie-sanders-socialist-surge-119785.html#ixzz3fKDyp0Me|title=The Socialist Surge|publisher=[[Politico]].com|access-date=August 18, 2015}}</ref> He focuses on [[Income inequality in the United States|income]], banning assault weapons,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ben|first1=Kamisar|title=Gun control push complicates Sanders's 2020 ambitions -|url=http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/375927-gun-control-push-complicates-sanderss-2020-ambitions|website=The Hill|date=28 February 2018|access-date=March 25, 2018|archive-date=26 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326141626/http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/375927-gun-control-push-complicates-sanderss-2020-ambitions|url-status=dead}}</ref> raising [[taxes]] on the wealthy,<ref>{{cite web|title=On the Issues: Income and Wealth Inequality|url=https://berniesanders.com/issues/income-and-wealth-inequality/|website=BernieSanders.com|access-date=August 19, 2015}}</ref> raising the [[minimum wage]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Samantha Lachman|date=July 22, 2015|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-minimum-wage-bill_55afbbd1e4b0a9b9485332eb|title=Bernie Sanders Introduces $15 Minimum Wage Bill As Federal Contract Workers Strike|work=The Huffington Post|access-date=August 18, 2015}}</ref> federal background checks for guns,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://projects.propublica.org/represent/votes/113/senate/1/97 |title=Represent: Senate Vote 97: Defeats Manchin–Toomey Background Checks Proposal |work=ProPublica |access-date=May 28, 2018 |first1=Derek |last1=Willis |first2=Allison |last2=McCartney |first3=Jeremy B. |last3=Merrill|date=12 August 2015 }}</ref> [[universal healthcare]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Jaffe |first=Sarah |date=July 14, 2009 |title=Sanders Schools McCain on Public Healthcare |work=[[The Nation]] |quote=Senator Bernie Sanders is one of the Senate's fiercest advocates for real healthcare reform that puts Americans, not private insurance companies, first. Recently, Sanders told The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel, '[I]f you are serious about real healthcare reform, the only way to go is [[single-payer]].' |url=http://www.thenation.com/video/sanders-schools-mccain-public-healthcare |access-date=October 16, 2013}}</ref> lowering [[student debt]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Dash |first=Stephen |date=April 22, 2015 |title=What Is Bernie Sanders' Endgame for College Affordability and Student Loans? |work=The Huffington Post |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-dash/what-is-bernie-sanders-en_b_7119602.html |access-date=August 18, 2015}}</ref> making [[Tuition payments|tuition]] free at public colleges and universities,<ref>{{cite news |last=Resnikoff |first=Ned |date=May 19, 2015 |title=Bernie Sanders unveils plan for tuition-free public colleges |publisher=Al Jazeera America |url=http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/5/19/bernie-sanders-unveils-plan-for-tuition-free-public-colleges.html |access-date=August 18, 2015}}</ref> and expanding [[Social Security (United States)|Social Security]] benefits.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-calls-on-congress-to-strengthen-and-expand-social-security|title=Sanders Files Bill to Strengthen, Expand Social Security|publisher=Senate.gov|date=March 12, 2015|access-date=September 27, 2015|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924094216/http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-calls-on-congress-to-strengthen-and-expand-social-security|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Sanders is a supporter of [[paternity leave]], [[sick leave]], and [[Annual leave|vacation time]].<ref name="agenda">{{cite web |title=Family values agenda: Paid family leave, paid sick leave, paid vacation |url=http://www.sanders.senate.gov/download/061115-familyvaluesagendafactsheet?inline=file |format=PDF |access-date=August 18, 2015 |archive-date=June 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615011347/http://www.sanders.senate.gov/download/061115-familyvaluesagendafactsheet?inline=file |url-status=dead }}</ref> He also supports rules that would make it easier for workers to join or form a [[labor union|union]].<ref name="Economic Agenda">{{cite web|author=Bernie Sanders|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-bernie-sanders/an-economic-agenda-for-am_b_6249022.html|title=An Economic Agenda for America: 12 Steps Forward|date=December 2014 |publisher=The Huffington Post.com<!-- comment dates until they can be resolved |date=December 1, 2014|date=June 27, 2015-->}}</ref> Sanders knows that [[global warming]] is real and he wants to fix it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.democracynow.org/2014/9/22/bernie_sanders_at_peoples_climate_march|title=Bernie Sanders at People's Climate March: To Stop Global Warming, Get Dirty Money Out of Politics|publisher=Democracy now!|author=Bill McKibben|date=September 22, 2014}}</ref> He is against the [[Trans-Pacific Partnership]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Sanders |first=Bernie |date=May 21, 2015 |title=The TPP Must Be Defeated |work=The Huffington Post |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-bernie-sanders/the-tpp-must-be-defeated_b_7352166.html |access-date=August 18, 2015}}</ref> Sanders was against the [[U.S. invasion of Iraq]]. He thinks that the government should not engage in [[Mass surveillance in the United States|mass surveillance]] of American citizens. He has been against [[Patriot Act]] since it was created.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanders.senate.gov/video/flashback-rep-bernie-sanders-opposes-iraq-war|title=Flashback: Rep. Bernie Sanders Opposes Iraq War|publisher=Senate.gov|access-date=January 18, 2016|archive-date=July 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160729151943/http://www.sanders.senate.gov/video/flashback-rep-bernie-sanders-opposes-iraq-war|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Sanders is more [[liberal]] on social issues such as supporting [[same-sex marriage]], [[Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals|DACA]], [[citizenship]] for [[illegal immigrant]]s and [[abortion]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Lyons |first=Kim |date=April 29, 2015 |title=Bernie Sanders' Views on Gay Marriage Show He's Been a Supporter for a Long Time |url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/79951-bernie-sanders-views-on-gay-marriage-show-hes-been-a-supporter-for-a-long-time |access-date=August 19, 2015}}</ref> On November 15, 2015, in response to [[ISIS]]' [[November 2015 Paris attacks|attacks]] in [[Paris]], Sanders said: "We [have got to] be tough, not stupid," in the war against ISIS.<ref name="ISIS"/> He said that the United States should still welcome [[Syria]]n [[refugee]]s.<ref name="ISIS">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/16/politics/bernie-sanders-cleveland-isis/index.html|title=Bernie Sanders in Cleveland Talks ISIS|publisher=CNN.com|author=Tom LoBianco|date=November 16, 2015|access-date=November 21, 2015}}</ref>

After [[Donald Trump]]'s victory in the 2016 presidential elections, Sanders said that the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] needs a "series of reforms" and "must break loose from its corporate establishment ties and, once again, become a grass-roots party of working people, the elderly and the poor."<ref name="TrumpPrez">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/12/opinion/bernie-sanders-where-the-democrats-go-from-here.html|title=Bernie Sanders: Where the Democrats Go From Here|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 11, 2016|access-date=November 14, 2016|author=Bernie Sanders}}</ref>

In September 2017, Sanders called [[Saudi Arabia]] "an undemocratic country that has supported terrorism around the world, it has funded terrorism.&nbsp;... They are not an ally of the United States".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://theintercept.com/2017/09/21/bernie-sanders-interview-saudi-arabia-iran-trump/ |title=Bernie Sanders: Saudi Arabia Is "Not an Ally" and the U.S. Should "Rethink" Its Approach to Iran |work=[[The Intercept]] |date=September 21, 2017 |first=Mehda |last=Hasan |access-date=February 28, 2018 }}</ref>

In an October 2018 column for ''[[The New York Times]]'', Sanders called on the United States to end its backing of the Saudi intervention in [[Yemen]] and said Congress should have authorized it first.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sanders |first=Bernie |date=October 24, 2018 |title=Bernie Sanders: We Must Stop Helping Saudi Arabia in Yemen|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/24/opinion/bernie-sanders-saudi-arabia-war-yemen.html|work=The New York Times |access-date=October 26, 2018 }}</ref>

In June 2019, Sanders called on [[Brazil]]ian authorities to release former President [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]] from prison and drop all charges against him after leaked documents showed his arrest was politically motivated.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jake |last=Johnson |date=June 12, 2019 |url=https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/06/12/bernie-sanders-says-former-brazilian-president-lula-should-be-freed-after-leaked|title=Bernie Sanders Says Former Brazilian President Lula Should Be Freed After Leaked Documents Expose 'Politicized Prosecution'|website=Common Dreams|language=en|access-date=June 13, 2019}}</ref>

On July 9, 2019, Sanders and Representatives [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] and [[Earl Blumenauer]] proposed legislation that would declare climate change a national and international emergency.<ref>{{cite news |last=Day |first=Meagan |date=July 10, 2019 |title=The US Government Should Declare Climate Emergency|url=https://jacobinmag.com/2019/07/climate-emergency-legislation-bernie-sanders-aoc|work=[[Jacobin (magazine)|Jacobin]] |access-date=July 10, 2019 }}</ref> In September 2019, Sanders said that family planning and controlling overpopulation in third world countries can help fight climate change.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bernie Sanders in climate change 'population control' uproar |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49601678 |publisher=BBC News |date=5 September 2019}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==More reading==
* Rice, Tom W. "Who Votes for a Socialist Mayor?: The Case of Burlington, Vermont," ''Polity,'' vol. 17, no. 4 (Summer 1985), pp.&nbsp;795–806. [https://www.jstor.org/stable/3234575 In JSTOR]
* Rosenfeld, Steven. ''Making History in Vermont: The Election of a Socialist to Congress.'' Wakefield, NH: Hollowbrook Publishing, 1992.
* Soifer, Steven. ''The Socialist Mayor: Bernard Sanders in Burlington, Vermont.'' Westport, CT: Bergin & Garvey, 1991.
* Sanders, Bernie. '' The Speech: A Historic Filibuster on Corporate Greed and the Decline of Our Middle Class'' (2011)
* Sanders, Bernie. ''Outsider in the House'' (1998, Verso)

==Other websites==
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* [http://www.sanders.senate.gov Official U.S. Senate Site]
* [https://berniesanders.com/ Official Presidential Campaign Site]
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* [https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2015/04/30/your-online-guide-to-bernie-sanders/ Your online guide to Bernie Sanders]. ''[[The Washington Post]],'' April 30, 2015

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