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0000017a-15d9-d736-a57f-17ff8e130001Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is an independent politician who, on April 30th, made an official announcement of his candidacy for the 2016 Democratic presidential primary. Sanders, a self-described "Democratic Socialist," is a native of Brooklyn, New York.Sanders served four terms as the mayor of Burlington, and in 1990, defeated Republican Peter Smith to become the first Independent candidate elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in four decades. In 2006, he was elected to the U.S. Senate after receiving the endorsements of prominent national Democrats, including New York's Senator, Chuck Shumer, and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid.

Clinton, Sanders to Talk Student Debt in New Hampshire

Kate Brindley for NHPR

 

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders are scheduled to talk about student debt and college affordability in New Hampshire.

The two are expected to campaign Wednesday at the Field House at the University of New Hampshire in Durham.

Clinton's campaign says she and Sanders will talk about how student debt should not hold Americans back after graduation. They also plan to discuss free in-state college educations for qualified families.

Polls have generally given Clinton an edge over Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in New Hampshire. Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren campaigned Saturday for Clinton in Manchester, Nashua and Durham.

The campaign said Clinton wants supporters to keep volunteering up until Election Day and get people they know to fill out a "Commit to Vote" card.

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