page_title: Bernie Sanders
section_title: U.S. House of Representatives (1991–2007)
hierarchical_section_title: Bernie Sanders / U.S. House of Representatives (1991–2007)
caption_attribution_description: English: Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders 1993
context_page_description: Bernard Sanders is an American politician who has served as the junior United States Senator from Vermont since 2007 and as U.S. Representative for the state's at-large congressional district from 1991 to 2007. He is the longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history, although he has a close relationship with the Democratic Party, having caucused with House and Senate Democrats for most of his congressional career. Sanders unsuccessfully sought the Democratic Party nomination for president of the United States in 2016 and 2020, finishing in second place in both campaigns.
  An advocate of social democratic and progressive policies, Sanders is known for his opposition to economic inequality and neoliberalism. On domestic policy, he supports labor rights, universal and single-payer healthcare, paid parental leave, tuition-free tertiary education, and an ambitious Green New Deal to create jobs addressing climate change. On foreign policy, he supports reducing military spending, pursuing more diplomacy and international cooperation, and putting greater emphasis on labor rights and environmental concerns when negotiating international trade agreements.
caption: Sanders meeting in 1993 with Hillary Clinton (his future rival in the 2016 Democratic primaries) to discuss her plan to reform the healthcare system
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