Posted by GWright on 8/20/15 • Categorized as Media Watch

The wife of Bernie Sanders, the Democrat underdog in the presidential race who is trying to gain on Hillary Clinton, is a social worker.

This article in Bustle said Jane Sanders earned a master’s degree in social work from Goddard College although Sanders’ LinkedIn page said she earned a bachelors degree in social work at that university.

Jane Sanders is most well known for serving as the fourth president of Burlington College but was also director of youth services in Burlington, Vt. and volunteered as press secretary and policy analyst in her husband’s Congressional office.

The two grew up just 15 blocks away from each other in Brooklyn but did not meet until 1981 when Bernie Sanders was celebrating his mayoral election in Burlington. They married in 1988 and have four children and seven grandchildren.

“Yes, she is a soulmate, a sounding board,” Sanders said of his wife in a 1996 Bloomberg interview.

Social workers are often involved in politics and community development. Visit the website of the Congressional Social Work Caucus to find out more about social workers who are members of the U.S. House or Senate.