Bernie Sanders’ son, Levi, running for Congress in N.H.

Then-Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, his wife, Jane, and his... — Then-Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, his wife, Jane, and his son, Levi, arrive at a primary night rally in Essex Junction, Vt., March 1, 2016. Credit: AP / Jacquelyn Martin

By The Associated PressFebruary 27, 2018

Bernie Sanders’ son says he’s running for Congress in New Hampshire.

Levi Sanders is joining seven fellow Democrats and three Republicans in this year’s race for the 1st Congressional District. Democratic Rep. Carol Shea-Porter is stepping down after her term ends.

Sanders, 48, has lived in New Hampshire for 15 years. He’s in Claremont, in the 2nd Congressional District. The U.S. Constitution requires only that U.S. House members reside in the state they serve, but not necessarily in the same district.

The son of the Independent Vermont senator proposes a “Medicare for all health care system;” tuition-free public college; a higher minimum wage; and “sensible gun legislation.”

He’s a legal services analyst in Massachusetts. His stepsister, Carina Driscoll, is running for mayor of Burlington, Vermont, a post once held by Bernie Sanders.

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