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Sanders was the first independent elected to the U.S. House of Representatives since Frazier Reams of Ohio won his second term in 1952, as well as the first socialist elected to the House since Vito Marcantonio, from the American Labor Party, who won his last term in 1948.
- Larry Sanders
Early life, education, and family. Larry Sanders was born in...
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Mary Jane O'Meara Sanders (née O'Meara, formerly Driscoll;...
- Democratic Socialism
Labour Party politician Peter Hain, who identifies with...
- Electoral History of Bernie Sanders
The electoral history of Bernie Sanders includes the 2016...
- Political Positions of Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders speaks at a rally in Portland, Oregon during...
- Liberty Union
The Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party (GMPJP), known as...
- Bernie Saunders
Bernie Saunders (born June 21, 1956) is a Canadian former...
- Independent politician
An independent, non-partisan politician or non-affiliated...
- Larry Sanders
Third-party and independent members of the United States Congress are generally rare. Although the Republican and Democratic parties have dominated U.S. politics in a two-party system since 1856, some independents and members of other political parties have also been elected to the House of Representatives or Senate, or changed their party affiliation during their term.
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May 1, 2015 · Vermont Senator and former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is America's longest-serving independent politician in Congress. Updated: Aug 17, 2020.
Mar 14, 2019 · March 14, 2019. Political Independents: Who They Are, What They Think. Most ‘lean’ toward a party; ‘true’ independents tend to avoid politics. Independents often are portrayed as political free agents with the potential to alleviate the nation’s rigid partisan divisions.
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May 15, 2019 · Short Reads. |. May 15, 2019. 6 facts about U.S. political independents. By John LaLoggia. While 38% of Americans identify as political independents, most in this group lean toward one party or the other. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Partisan divides in the United States are as wide as they’ve ever been in the modern political era.
An independent politician (sometimes known as a non-partisan politician) is someone who chooses to be involved in politics but not as a member of a political party. In the US for example, where voters and politicans are divided up into two camps on many divisive issues, an indpependent candidate may wish to stand to represent a mix of beliefs ...
