Bernard "Bernie" Sanders (born September 8, 1941) is an American politician and the junior United States Senator from Vermont. The longest-serving independent in U.S. Congressional history, Sanders sides with the Democratic Party and has been the ranking minority member on the Senate Budget Committee since January 2015.[5] He is a candidate for President of the United States in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. He is also a proud socialist.

Bernie Sanders