A U.S. senator from Vermont, previously a U.S. representative and former mayor of Burlington. Bernie Sanders, 73, has described himself as a Democratic Socialist. Although he declared himself to be independent as a senator, he has caucused with Democrats and is running for the Democratic nomination for president in 2016.
Watch Sen. Sanders' Meet the Press interview on July 26, 2015:
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