Bernie Sanders was first elected to represent Vermont in the U.S. Senate in 2006 and took office the following year. He had previously been elected to the U.S. House of Representatives where during his first term, in 1991, he founded the Congressional Progressive Caucus. As a senator, Sanders has been committed to working on progressive issues, including universal health care, tax reform, free tuition at public universities and colleges, and campaign-finance reform.
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