Chair of Outreach, Democratic Leadership, United States Senate, 2017-present

Senator, United States Senate, Vermont, 2006-present

Candidate, President of the United States, 2016, 2020

Candidate, United States Senate, Vermont, 1972, 1974, 2006, 2012, 2018

Representative, United States House of Representatives, Vermont, District At-Large, 1990-2006

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Vermont, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004

Mayor, City of Burlington, 1981-1989

Candidate, Governor of Vermont, 1972, 1976, 1986

Member, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Member, Committee on Environment and Public Works Committee

Chair, Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

Member, Committee on the Budget

Member, Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight

Member, Subcommittee on Children and Families

Member, Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety

Member, Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety

Chair, Subcommittee on Energy

Member, Subcommittee on National Parks

Member, Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security

Member, Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Member, Subcommittee on Water and Power

Member, Veterans' Affairs and The Military

Co-Chair, Prescription Drug Task Force

Former Chair, Senate Budget Committee

Member, Senate Budget Committee

Former Chair, Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, United States Senate

Former Member, Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight Subcommittee, United States Senate

Member, the Energy and Natural Resources Committeee

Member, the Environment and Public Works Committee

Chair, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee

Co-Chair, Congressional Child Care Caucus, 2003-2004

Officer, Congressional Progressive Caucus, 1991-1998

Co-Founder, Congressional Progressive Caucus, 1991

Former Employee, Bread and Law Task Force

Former Researcher, Vermont Department of Taxes

Lecturer, Hamilton College, 1989-1990

Lecturer, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1989

Director, American People's Historical Society, 1976-1981

Member, Coalition on Population and Development

Member, Friends of Ireland

Member, National Guard and Reserve Components Organization

Member, Northeast-Midwest Coalition

Chair, Vermont Liberty Union Party, 1971-1976

Astrological Sign:

Virgo

Father's Occupation:

Paint Salesman

Mother's Occupation:

Homemaker

Number of Grandchildren:

7

Publications:

Absolutely Absurd: The Life & Times of Bernie Sanders, Sleepy Hollow Press, 2002; Outsider in the House, Verso, 1997