Bernie Sanders
March 10, 2016
Correction: Bernie Sanders was reelected as U.S. senator in 2012 and is still serving his term.
Bernie Sanders, 74, of Burlington, Vt., began his presidential campaign on May 26. He served as mayor of Burlington from 1981-1989, a U.S. representative from 1991-2007 and U.S. senator from 2007-2012. He agrees abortion is a women’s unrestricted right, does not have an opinion on absolute right to gun ownership, disagrees that marijuana is a gateway drug, agrees on higher taxes on the wealthy and agrees with avoiding foreign entanglements.