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Hillary's Major Rivals: Bernie Sanders

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One of Hillary 's major rivals is Bernie Sanders. Bernie Sanders first rose to elective office in 1981 and holds an elected position to this day. Sanders has served as an elected official for a total of 34 years. His political experiences are Senator, United States Senate, Representative, United States House of Representatives, Mayor, City of Burlington, Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Candidate, Governor of Vermont, Candidate, United States Senate,(pres. Candidates). He is also an author like Hillary, documentary filmmaker. Additionally, he lectured in Hamilton College in 1989 and Harvard University also in 1989. Another rival is Martin O 'Malley. Martin O 'Malley first rose to elective office in 1991 and stepped down
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