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text_A: Bernie Sanders is thought to be in line with Nixon-era American progressivism.
text_B: Bernard Sanders -LRB- born September 8 , 1941 -RRB- is an American politician who has been the junior United States Senator from Vermont since 2007 .. Vermont. Vermont. junior. Seniority in the United States Senate. United States Senator. United States Senate. Sanders is the longest serving independent in U.S. congressional history .. independent. independent politician. Since his election to the House of Representatives in 1991 , he has caucused with the Democratic Party , which has entitled him to congressional committee assignments and at times given Democrats a majority .. Democratic. Democratic Party ( United States ). House of Representatives. United States House of Representatives. Democratic Party. Democratic Party ( United States ). congressional committee. congressional committee. Sanders became the ranking minority member on the Senate Budget Committee in January 2015 ; he had previously been chair of the Senate Veterans ' Affairs Committee for two years .. ranking minority member. ranking minority member. Senate Budget Committee. Senate Budget Committee. Since January 2017 , he has been Chair of the Senate Democratic Outreach Committee .. Democratic. Democratic Party ( United States ). Senate Democratic Outreach Committee. United States Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee. Sanders 's campaign against Hillary Clinton for the party 's 2016 U.S. presidential nomination raised more money in small , individual contributions than any other in American history , and helped him rise to international recognition .. Hillary Clinton. Hillary Clinton. A self-described democratic socialist , Sanders is pro-labor and emphasizes reversing economic inequality .. democratic socialist. Democratic socialism. pro-labor. pro-labor. economic inequality. economic inequality. Many scholars consider his views to be more in line with social democracy and New Deal-era American progressivism than democratic socialism .. social democracy. social democracy. New Deal. New Deal. American progressivism. Progressivism in the United States. Sanders was born and raised in the Brooklyn borough of New York City and graduated from the University of Chicago in 1964 .. Brooklyn. Brooklyn. New York City. New York City. New York. New York ( state ). University of Chicago. University of Chicago. While a student he was an active protest organizer for the Congress of Racial Equality and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee during the Civil Rights Movement .. Congress of Racial Equality. Congress of Racial Equality. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Civil Rights Movement. Civil Rights Movement. After settling in Vermont in 1968 , Sanders ran unsuccessful third-party campaigns for governor and U.S. senator in the early to mid-1970s .. Vermont. Vermont. third-party. third party ( United States ). governor. Governor of Vermont. U.S. senator. List of United States Senators from Vermont. As an independent , he was elected mayor of Burlington -- Vermont 's most populous city of 42,417 in 2010 -- in 1981 , by a margin of ten votes .. Vermont. Vermont. independent. independent politician. Burlington. Burlington, Vermont. He went on to be reelected as mayor three times .. reelected. United States Senate election in Vermont, 2012. In 1990 , he was elected to represent Vermont 's at-large congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives , where he co-founded the Congressional Progressive Caucus in 1991 .. Vermont. Vermont. House of Representatives. United States House of Representatives. U.S. House of Representatives. U.S. House of Representatives. Congressional Progressive Caucus. Congressional Progressive Caucus. He served as a congressman for 16 years before being elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006 .. elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006. United States Senate election in Vermont, 2006. In 2012 , he was reelected with 71 % of the popular vote .. reelected. United States Senate election in Vermont, 2012. Polls indicate that he is among the senators most popular with their constituents , ranking third in 2014 and first in both 2015 and 2016 .. Sanders rose to national prominence following his 2010 filibuster against the Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2010 , which extended the Bush tax cuts that favored the wealthiest Americans .. filibuster. filibuster. Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2010. Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2010. Bush tax cuts. Bush tax cuts. He has built a reputation as a leading progressive voice on issues such as campaign finance reform , corporate welfare , global warming , income inequality , LGBT rights , parental leave , and universal healthcare .. progressive. Progressivism in the United States. campaign finance reform. Campaign finance reform in the United States. corporate welfare. corporate welfare. global warming. global warming. income inequality. Income inequality in the United States. LGBT rights. LGBT rights in the United States. parental leave. parental leave. universal healthcare. universal healthcare. Sanders has long been critical of U.S. foreign policy and was an early and outspoken opponent of the Iraq War , the First Gulf War , and U.S. support for the Contras in Nicaragua .. U.S. foreign policy. U.S. foreign policy. Iraq War. Iraq War. First Gulf War. First Gulf War. Contras. Contras. Nicaragua. Nicaragua. He is also outspoken on civil liberties and civil rights , particularly criticizing racial discrimination in the criminal justice system as well as advocating for privacy rights against mass surveillance policies such as the USA PATRIOT Act and the NSA surveillance programs .. civil liberties. civil liberties. civil rights. civil rights. racial discrimination in the criminal justice system. Race and crime in the United States. privacy rights. Privacy. mass surveillance. Mass surveillance in the United States. USA PATRIOT Act. Patriot Act. NSA surveillance programs. Global surveillance disclosures ( 2013–present ). Sanders announced his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination on April 30 , 2015 .. Democratic. Democratic Party ( United States ). his campaign. Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, 2016. Democratic presidential nomination. 2016 Democratic National Convention. Initially considered a long shot , Sanders won 23 primaries and caucuses and approximately 43 % of pledged delegates to Clinton 's 55 % .. primaries and caucuses. Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016. His campaign was noted for the enthusiasm of its supporters , as well as his rejection of large donations from corporations , the financial industry , and any associated Super PAC .. Super PAC. Super PAC. On July 12 , 2016 , Sanders formally endorsed Clinton against her Republican general election opponent Donald Trump , while urging his supporters to continue the `` political revolution '' his campaign had begun .. his campaign. Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, 2016. Republican. Republican Party ( United States ). Donald Trump. Donald Trump. In November 2016 , Sanders 's book Our Revolution  : A Future to Believe In was released ; upon its release , it was on The New York Times best-seller list at number 3 .. New York. New York ( state ). Our Revolution. Our Revolution. In 2016 Sanders formed a political organization , Our Revolution , to educate voters about issues , get people involved in the political process , and work to organize and elect progressive candidates .. progressive. Progressivism in the United States. Our Revolution. Our Revolution. In February 2017 , Sanders began webcasting The Bernie Sanders Show on Facebook .. Facebook. Facebook
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