Levi Sanders  Bernie Sanders' Son Runs for Office
Levi Sanders
Bernie Sandersâ son is following in his fatherâs footstepsâheâs announcing his plans to run for Congress in New Hampshire.  Levi Sanders  is joining seven other Democrats and three Republicans in this year's race for the seat now held by Democratic Rep. Carol Shea-Porter  who is stepping down after her term ends.
The 48-year-old Levi currently works as a legal services analyst and has lived in New Hampshire for 15 years. Heâs running to represent New Hampshireâs 1st Congressional District  though he actually lives in the stateâs other district (thatâs legal under the Constitution).  Sen. Sanders   meanwhile  is running for reelection in Vermont this year  and is considered a potential candidate for president in 2020.
Hereâs what you need to know about the Son of  Sanders .
The bunny ears had to come out after he defeated me in chess. pic.twitter.com/T98bTyXBD5 â Levi Sanders (@Celentra) September 11  2017
His language even mimics his fatherâs in his statement announcing his candidacy. âFor over 17 years  I have represented the working class who have been beaten up by the system â his statement reads. âIt is time to demand that we have a system which represents the 99% and not the 1% who have never had it so good.â His father beat Hillary Clinton by 22 points in the New Hampshire Democratic primary  Vice News notes. âThe basic difference [between us] is that Iâm a vegetarian and heâs not â  Levi  told the site.
The New York Times points out how  Levi  has always been by  his  fatherâs side during his political campaigns. He also picked up his fatherâs penchant for activism  writing in a local newspaper about progressive issues and animal rights. Currently  he works as an advocate for people who are looking for Social Security benefits in Massachusetts. He has never held public office  though he once ran for city council in Claremont  New Hampshire  and he worked as a strategist for his fatherâs presidential run.
 Levi Sanders   center  with  his  father and Sen. Paul Wellstone in 1995. Getty Images
Heâs not the first  Sanders  relative to run.
 Levi Sanders'  stepsister  Carina Driscoll  is running for mayor of Burlington  Vermont  a post held by  Bernie Sanders  four decades ago. Fox News adds that Driscollâs campaign has attracted some controversy over payments her business once received from a college her mother  Jane OâMeara Sanders  used to run.
 Levi âs wife  Raine Riggs  is a neuropsychologist who studies psychiatric conditions connected to cancer diagnoses  according to the New York Times. They have three children they adopted from China: Sunnee  Ryleigh  and Grayson  ABC News reports.
Tweet threads from users Dean Barker and Aphra Behn have gone viral since Sandersâ candidacy was announced. The threads both post old tweets  purportedly from Leviâs account  that seemingly trash political dynasties  support the NRA  and oppose a law to remove the Confederate flag from Virginia license plates  among other controversial topics.  Levi  has not yet commented about  his  past tweets.
Bernie Sandersâ son is following in his fatherâs footstepsâheâs announcing his plans to run for Congress in New Hampshire.   [TGT] is joining seven other Democrats and three Republicans in this year's race for the seat now held by Democratic Rep. Carol Shea-Porter  who is stepping down after  [TGT]  term ends.
 [TGT]  currently works as a legal services analyst and has lived in New Hampshire for 15 years.  [TGT]  running to represent New Hampshireâs 1st Congressional District  though  [TGT]  actually lives in the stateâs other district (thatâs legal under the Constitution).   [TGT] meanwhile  is running for reelection in Vermont this year  and is considered a potential candidate for president in 2020.
Hereâs what you need to know about the Son of  [TGT]  .
The bunny ears had to come out after he defeated me in chess. pic.twitter.com/T98bTyXBD5 â  [TGT] 
 [TGT]  language even mimics  [TGT]  fatherâs in  [TGT]  statement announcing  [TGT]  candidacy. âFor over 17 years  I have represented the working class who have been beaten up by the system â  [TGT]  statement reads. âIt is time to demand that we have a system which represents the 99% and not the 1% who have never had it so good.â  [TGT]  father beat Hillary Clinton by 22 points in the New Hampshire Democratic primary  Vice News notes. âThe basic difference [between us] is that Iâm a vegetarian and heâs not â  Levi  told the site.
The New York Times points out how  Levi  has always been by  his  fatherâs side during his political campaigns. He also picked up his fatherâs penchant for activism  writing in a local newspaper about progressive issues and animal rights. Currently  he works as an advocate for people who are looking for Social Security benefits in Massachusetts. He has never held public office  though he once ran for city council in Claremont  New Hampshire  and he worked as a strategist for his fatherâs presidential run.
  [TGT] center  with   [TGT]   father and Sen. Paul Wellstone in 1995. Getty Images
Heâs not the first   [TGT] relative to run.
 Levi Sanders'  stepsister  Carina Driscoll  is running for mayor of Burlington  Vermont  a post held by   [TGT]   four decades ago. Fox News adds that Driscollâs campaign has attracted some controversy over payments her business once received from a college her mother  Jane OâMeara Sanders  used to run.
 Levi âs wife  Raine Riggs  is a neuropsychologist who studies psychiatric conditions connected to cancer diagnoses  according to the New York Times. They have three children they adopted from China: Sunnee  Ryleigh  and Grayson  ABC News reports.
Tweet threads from users Dean Barker and Aphra Behn have gone viral since Sandersâ candidacy was announced. The threads both post old tweets  purportedly from Leviâs account  that seemingly trash political dynasties  support the NRA  and oppose a law to remove the Confederate flag from Virginia license plates  among other controversial topics.  Levi  has not yet commented about  his  past tweets.