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Bernie (now 77 years old) was born September 8th of 1941, in Brooklyn. His family was fairly poor, and had a strong faith in Judaism. He was interested in politics from an early age, as a result of WW2. In the 1940s, many of Sanders' relatives in German-occupied Poland were killed in the Holocaust.

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Both his parents were of Jewish faith. his father, Elias Ben Yehuda Sanders, was an immigrant from Austria. His mother however, was born in New York City. Their family lost many relatives during the Holocaust, however Bernie's parents lived good and full lives. His mother lived to be 46, and a few years later his father passed away at 57 years old.

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Bernie attended every grade in Brooklyn, New York. Later he would go on to University of Chicago. In elementary school he won a borough championship on the basketball team. He also attended a Hebrew school in the afternoons, and eventually went to high school at James Madison High. There he was known for being an exemplary student and captain of the track team. After high school, he studied for a year at Brooklyn College, before earning a bachelor's degree in political sciences at the University of Chicago.

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During his time at University of Chicago, Sanders was a large political activist. He joined the Young People's Socialist League of America and was also active in the civil rights movement as a student for the Congress of Racial Equality. Additionally, he led and attended many protests as a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Comitee.

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Bernie's political career began in 1971, when he ran for governor of Vermont and later US Senator under the Liberty Union Party. Later on in 1980, he became the Mayor of Burlington, Vermont. He ended up staying for 8 years as Mayor (April 6, 1981, to April 4, 1989). Sanders later went on to become a congressman under the House of Representatives in 1990. His victory made him the first independent candidate to be elected to Congress since 1950. Sanders served in the HoR from 1991 until he became a senator in 2007.

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As a democratic socialist, Bernie's main goal is to create an economy that works for everyone. One of his objectives is to achieve equal treatment among the social classes, specifically he wants to fight the billionaire class and share their wealth with other

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Sanders is also a big environmental health supporter, as can be seen in his campaign goals. During his 2016 run, he proposed numerous changes to the way we treat our planet and environment including: climate change awareness/prevention, carbon (Co2) tax, green energy investments, fossil fuel repeal and many others.

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One of Sanders' larger goals is to reform our country's educational system, by taxing the rich to invest in our schools. He also plans to abolish college tuition

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- BBC.com
- Wikipedia.com
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