"Chairman of theSenate Committee on Veterans' Affairs" . . . . . . . . . . . . "Bernie Sanders signature.svg" . . . "Bernie Sanders"@en . . "Bernard \"Bernie\" Sanders (born September 8, 1941) is an American politician and the junior United States Senator from Vermont. He is a candidate for the Democratic Party's nomination for president in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.Sanders is the longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history. A self-described democratic socialist, he favors policies similar to those of social democratic parties in Europe, particularly those instituted by the Nordic countries."@en . . . . . "Mayor of Burlington" . . . "1941-09-08Z"^^ . . . . . .