Key things to know about Bernie Sanders of Vermont
Brooklyn native expected to enter 2016 Democratic presidential campaign on Thursday
Key things to know about independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is expected to enter the 2016 Democratic presidential campaign on Thursday, according to people familiar with his decision:
THE BRIEF
A self-described “democratic socialist” who says he likes Scandinavian-style government, Sanders was credited as mayor of Burlington in the 1980s with leading an urban rebirth in Vermont’s largest city, then went on to serve eight terms in the U.S. House. He is in his second term in the U.S. Senate.