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Bernie Sanders for President
Bernie Sanders 2016 logo.svg
Campaign United States presidential election, 2016
Candidate Bernie Sanders
U.S. Senator (2007–present)
U.S. Representative (1991–2007)
Mayor of Burlington (1981–1989)
Affiliation Democratic Party
Status Announced: April 30, 2015
Formal launch: May 26, 2015
Lost nomination: July 26, 2016
Headquarters 131 Church Street, Suite 300
Burlington, Vermont
Key people Jeff Weaver, campaign manager
Symone D. Sanders, press secretary
Receipts US$73,000,000 (2015-12-31)
Slogan Not Me. Us.
A Future To Believe In
A Political Revolution Is Coming
Not For Sale
Chant Feel the Bern
Enough Is Enough!

The 2016 presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders, the junior United States Senator from Vermont, and former Congressman of the same, began with a formal announcement by Sanders on May 26, 2015 in Burlington, Vermont, which followed an informal announcement on April 30.

Sanders had been considered a potential candidate for President of the United States, both as an Independent and a Democrat since at least November 2013. Although Sanders became an independent after briefly aligning with the left-wing Liberty Union Party in the 1970s, many of his views align with those of the Democratic Party. Sanders caucuses with Democrats in the Senate, and he has confirmed that he is running as a Democrat.

On July 26, 2016, during the roll-call vote at the convention, Sanders lost the nomination to Clinton.

Images for kids

  • Sanders presidential campaign kickoff, May 2015 (24317181804)

    Sanders at his campaign launch in Burlington, Vermont, late May 2015

  • Jorge Ramos & Bernie Sanders by Gage Skidmore

    Sanders speaks with Jorge Ramos at the January 2016 Brown & Black Presidential Forum in Iowa

  • BernieSanders

    Sanders in Minneapolis facing the first large crowd of his campaign, May 31, 2015

  • Senator of Vermont Bernie Sanders Campaign Field Office In Nashua NH 06

    A Sanders campaign field office

  • Bernie Sanders by Gage Skidmore

    Sanders at a town meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, July 2015

  • Bernie Sanders before a crowd in Conway, NH, on August 24, 2015 (20876809366)

    Sanders before a crowd in Conway, New Hampshire, August 2015

  • Bernie Sanders rally in Portland, Oregon, August 2015 (20261929680)

    Bernie Sanders rally in Portland, Oregon, August 2015

  • Sanders supporters in Iowa, January 31, 2016

    Sanders supporters, January 2016

  • Bernie Sanders DNC July 2016

    Bernie Sanders speaking at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, on July 25, 2016.

  • Larry David at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival 2

    Larry David parodied Sanders on Saturday Night Live

  • WellsFargo-(2) (28668415066)

    Bernie or Bust protesters (with some carrying Bernie or Bust picket signs) at the Wells Fargo Center during the roll call vote when nominating Hillary Clinton at the DNC

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Campaña presidencial de Bernie Sanders de 2016 para niños

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