Bernie Sanders Announces Bid for 4th Term

At age 82, the Vermont independent, who caucuses with Senate Democrats, says his seniority puts him in a place to help Vermonters ‘in these difficult times.’
Bernie Sanders Announces Bid for 4th Term
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) talks to the media as he walks to the House chamber before President Joe Biden's State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on March 7, 2024. Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo
Jackson Richman
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced on May 6 that he is running for reelection.

In a video just more than eight minutes long, Mr. Sanders, 82, who caucuses with the Democrats, remarked that given his seniority on committees, he would be “in a strong position to provide the kind of help the Vermonters need in these difficult times.”

Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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