The Jamaica Plain Forum hosts Vermont Senator Bernard Sanders in his only public Boston appearance. Senator Sanders is the longest serving independent member of Congress in U.S. history. He has been an outspoken champion for peace, worker rights, energy independence, environmental health, and fair taxation.
SenatorSanders was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006 after serving 16 years in the House of Representatives. He serves on five Senate committees: Budget; Veterans; Energy; Environment; and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.