Bernie Sanders Will Seek Re-Election

BERNIE SANDERS ANNOUNCES HE WILL SEEK RE-ELECTION

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1/1 Bernie Sanders announces he will seek re-election

(CNN) – Senator Bernie Sanders announced Monday that he will seek a third term in office.

Sanders’ 2018 reelection campaign will begin in June.

He is a Vermont independent who caucuses with Democrats.

Sanders mounted an energetic though ultimately unsuccessful bid for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination.

He is using his increased influence from that campaign to push for progressive causes in the Democratic party.

In his reelection campaign announcement, he listed priorities including a $15.00 an-hour national minimum wage.

The 76-year-old Senator is also pushing for free public college tuition and a medicare-for-all single-payer healthcare program.