For 15 years, New Hampshire has been my family’s home.

Levi is the eighth Democrat to enter the race, with the deadline ending in June and the primary election occurring in September. Levi Sanders, Bernie Sanders' son, is running for Congress in New Hampshire. Sen Bernie Sanders' son Levi Sanders seems to make it official… he's out with a new campaign website announcing his run for Congress in New Hampshire https://t.co/au4X4gryAV, — MaryAlice Parks (@maryaliceparks) February 27, 2018. Then in 1987, when Bernie had a cable access show called Bernie Speaks, Levi even returned for the season finale, holding the mic in freezing rain. #nhpolitics", "Proud to endorse Levi Sanders for Congress NH-1.

Levi is married to Raine Riggs, a neuropsychologist whose studies include researching psychiatric syndromes connected to cancer diagnoses. Levi wasn’t far behind. Levi lives out his values by being a vegan. Professional softball here I come. He has a Facebook page for his campaign where he’ll also be sharing updates. He also posted a petition seeking to boycott Larson Dairy for the inhumane treatment of animals, writing: “I was really disgusted at how these cows were treated. His career echoes many of the sentiments in his campaign platform. It is time to demand that we have a system which represents the 99% and not the 1% who have never had it so good. From 1994 to 2000, he was the general manager of Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf in the Vermont area. We need an educational system which says that whether you are rich or poor, you have the ability to go to a public college and/or university tuition free.”. New Details On Jane O’Meara Sanders. Levi isn’t the only member of Bernie’s family running for office this year.

He is married to Raine Riggs, a neuropsychologist and they have three adopted children from China. Bob Brockman Wiki: Facts about the Texas Billionaire Indicted for Tax Evasion, Bernt Bodal Wiki: Facts about Elizabeth Lyn Vargas’ Ex, Molly Holm Wiki: Facts about Blake Mycoskie’s Relationship, Blair O’Neal Wiki: Facts about the Golf Channel Star, Brian Kleinschmidt Wiki: Facts about the Star of HGTV’s “100 Day Dream House”, Harlan Hill Wiki: Facts about President Trump’s Campaign Adviser. Levi is one of four children in the family but the only biological son of Sanders. And although the Democrat narrowly beat out Guinta again in 2016, the district favored Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton at the top of the ticket. Powered by. Levi Sanders, son of U.S. Meanwhile, some of Bernie’s supporters are lining up behind state Rep. Mark MacKenzie. Here’s another photo from that day, with Levi: Dressed and ready for Halloween! He’s an agency-wide advocate for all health and disability cases, seeking to help disabled people and others after they’ve been turned down by the system. By signing up you are agreeing to our, USPS Fails to Update 1.8 Million Addresses, Sign up to receive the top stories you need to know now on politics, health and more, © 2020 TIME USA, LLC. And though he does not have a law degree, he currently works as a Social Security Senior Legal Analyst where he manages “Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefits specialist; represent clients in cases at initial, denial, reconsideration, administrative law and appeals council level.”, RELATED: 5 Inspiring Details About Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, The Democratic Candidate Who Could Become The Youngest Woman Ever Elected To Congress.


Levi stayed out of the eye of the public for much of the presidential campaign of his father. Levi graduated from the University of Oregon in 1992 with a degree in history and worked as an analyst for a Massachusetts legal services office. Levi Sanders, the son of independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, announced he will seek to join his father in Congress. This is a unique opportunity to listen to the hard working men and women of New Hampshire about the issues that matter to them.”, “The majority of voters in New Hampshire, and around this country, agree that we need a Medicare For All healthcare system which guarantees healthcare to every man, women, and child without out of pocket expenses. Just one glance at his Facebook page shows you that Levi Sanders cares about animal welfare. Talking to Princeton students in the classroom where Albert Einstein taught. So perhaps he just has a policy of not endorsing family members. He represents clients in cases at initial denial, reconsideration, and the administration law level. But it won’t be an easy campaign, and it will likely be controversial. Raine met Levi when they worked at an emergency food shelter. With Sanders jumping into the race, there are now eight Democratic candidates in the race and three Republicans. In our family, however, we do not believe in dynastic politics. Levi is running his own campaign in his own way.” There were rumors at the time that “running his own campaign in his own way” was a veiled criticism for a campaign that many critics called inept. Sanders, too, was married one other time to Deborah Schilling, with whom he had no children, though for years reporters erroneously believed Levi to be her son. Rebekah Kuschmider has been writing about celebrities, pop culture, entertainment, and politics since 2010.