- Attended James Madison High School.
- Attended Brooklyn College before transferring to the University of Chicago, where he graduated in 1964, according to Biography.
- Moved to Vermont and worked as a carpenter and documentary filmmaker.
- 1981- Elected mayor Burlington by 10 votes. He would be elected three more times.
- 1990 - Became first independent elected as Vermont's only congressman, beating the incumbent. He caucused with Democrats, according to Biography.
- 1991 - Voted against the measure that gave President George H.W. Bush the authorization to use military force in the Gulf War.
- 1993 - Voted against the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
- 1996 - Voted against the Defense of Marriage Act.
- 1999 - Became the first member of Congress to take seniors across the border to Canada to buy low-cost prescription drugs. He continues to sponsor the trips today.
- 2001 - voted against the USA Patriot Act and voted against it when the law came up for re-authorization in 2006 and 2011.
- 2006 - Sanders beat Rich Tarrant to be elected to the U.S. Senate. He was running as an independent but was supported by the state's Democratic Party.
- 2015 - Announces candidacy for Democratic nomination for president.
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