Bernie Sanders on biography: what the evidence says · JRE #2341
FACT CHECK // JRE #2341 // EXHIBIT LOG
EPISODE AIRED JUN 24, 2025 · THE JOE ROGAN EXPERIENCE
CLAIM CMRGC53GSTATUS: PUBLISHED
SUBJECT: BIOGRAPHY
SUBJECT: BIOGRAPHY
RulingNeeds Context
Not a true/false call. Every claim is logged with its sources; read the exhibits below.
I became mayor of Burlington, Vermont in 1981. There was not a computer in the building.
Bernie Sanders@ 42:48
►Watch on YouTubeJUMP TO 42:48What the evidence says 01 / RECORD
Sanders, running as an independent, won the Burlington mayoral election held March 3, 1981, defeating incumbent Democrat Gordon Paquette by a margin of about ten votes after a recount. His official U.S. Senate biography states that in 1981 he was elected to the first of four terms as mayor of Burlington. He was sworn in on April 6, 1981, becoming the city's first socialist mayor. The claim that he became mayor of Burlington in 1981 is accurate.