Who is Bernie Sanders’ supportive wife of 37 years, Jane O’Meara Sanders? She first locked eyes with the Vermont-based senator in 1981 at a mayoral debate, and she has a PhD in policy studies
Despite Sanders’ recent ‘anti-oligarchy’ rallies with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, he says he has no plans to run for president because he’s ‘tired’ – but who is his political adviser wife Jane?
During the interview, aired on March 23, he accused the show’s co-anchor, Jonathan Karl, of “doing nonsense” when asked if he would like to see her join the Senate. After Sanders had stepped out of the frame, Karl asked him if he could answer one more question about his future and whether he was planning to run for president again. “No, right now I’m very proud that the people of the state of Vermont sent me back to the Senate with 63 per cent of the vote,” he said. “Right now I’m Vermont’s senator. That’s what I do. And I’m very happy to do it. I am 83 years of age. So – and I’m tired.”
One woman who’s seen all his ups and downs over the years is Sanders’ wife, Jane O’Meara Sanders. Here’s what we know about her.
What is Jane O’Meara Sanders’ background?
O’Meara Sanders was born in Brooklyn, New York, on January 3, 1950, to Benedict and Bernadette O’Meara. She grew up attending Catholic schools.
Her family struggled financially, with her father working as a taxi driver and her mother attending secretarial school in the evenings to support the family, according to an interview she gave to The Cut.
What is Jane O’Meara Sanders doing now?
