Bernie Sanders Independent (Elected 2007), VT Senate district

Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders (I-Vt.) — Bernie Sanders of Burlington, Vt. was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Sept. 8, 1941. Classified as an Independent, Sanders traditionally caucuses with the Democrats but is a self-described Socialist. Sanders earned a B.S. in Political Science from the University of Chicago in 1964. His professional history includes work as a carpenter, writer, college professor, and Mayor of Burlington, Vt., from 1981 to 1989. Sanders was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 6, 1990 and was elected to the U.S. Senate on Nov. 7, 2006. He married Jane O’Meara in 1988 and has four children: Levi, Heather, Carina, and David. Source: Congressional Directory Online via GPO Access

In the 113^th Congress, Bernie Sanders was a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Chairman), the Senate Committee on the Budget, and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.In the 112^th Congress, Bernie Sanders was a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, the Senate Committee on the Budget, the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.In the 111^th Congress, Bernie Sanders was a member of the Senate Committee on the Budget, the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.In the 110^th Congress, Bernie Sanders was a member of the Senate Committee on the Budget, the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Bernie Sanders can be contacted at 202-224-5141 and 202-228-0776 (fax).