'''Bernie Sanders''', born September 8, 1941 (age {{age|1941|9|8}}), is the only self-identified [[socialist|democratic socialist]] in the [[United States Congress]], and in 2006 became the first admitted socialist elected to the U.S. Senate to represent [[Vermont]]. Previously, he served in the House of Representatives for eight terms, after serving several terms as mayor of Burlington, the state's largest city. He usually caucuses with [[Democrats]]. | '''Bernie Sanders''', born September 8, 1941 (age {{age|1941|9|8}}), is the only self-identified [[socialist|democratic socialist]] in the [[United States Congress]], and in 2006 became the first admitted socialist elected to the U.S. Senate to represent [[Vermont]]. Previously, he served in the House of Representatives for eight terms, after serving several terms as mayor of Burlington, the state's largest city. He usually caucuses with [[Democrats]]. |