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- Sen. Bernie Sanders is running for reelection in 2024.
- The 82-year-old is the last senator to announce his reelection plans this year.
- His 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns helped ignite the contemporary progressive movement.
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the longest-serving independent in American history, will seek a 4th term in the US Senate later this year.
The 82-year-old Democratic socialist made the announcement in a nearly 9-minute video on X, touting his record while listing off several progressive priorities he hopes to accomplish in the years ahead.