Bernie Sanders will hold a rally in Asheville on Friday, May 17 at 12:00 pm at the Salvage Station on Riverside. Doors open at 10:30 am and attendees are encouraged to arrive earlier that morning to increase their chances of entry.
People are encouraged to walk, bike, carpool, or take a taxi or ride-share service to the event as there will be limited parking available. A $10 parking fee will be charged per car at the event. Free shuttle service and free parking will be available at the UNC Asheville campus lot off Edgewood Road in Lot #28 where the Tailgate Market operates on Saturdays. Shuttles will be available every fifteen minutes and will operate from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.
There will likely be an overflow crowd so pre-registration and early arrival is highly encouraged. Visit act.berniesanders.com/event/bernie-rally-campaign_attend/7194/ to pre-register for the event. However, please note that pre-registration does not guarantee entry.
After the Asheville event, he’s scheduled to have a rally in Charlotte at 5:30 pm.
Bernie Sanders is currently serving his third term in the U.S. Senate after winning re-election in 2018. His previous 16 years in the House of Representatives make him the longest serving independent member of Congress in American history. Born in 1941 in Brooklyn, Sanders attended James Madison High School, Brooklyn College, and the University of Chicago.
After graduating in 1964, he moved to Vermont. In 1981, he was elected (by 10 votes) to the first of four terms as mayor of Burlington. Sanders lectured at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and at Hamilton College in upstate New York before his 1990 election as Vermont’s at-large member in Congress. The Almanac of American Politics calls Sanders a “practical and successful legislator.”
Throughout his career he has focused on the shrinking American middle class and the growing income and wealth gaps in the United States. As chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Sanders in 2014 passed legislation reforming the VA health care system. Congressional Quarterly said he was able “to bridge Washington’s toxic partisan divide and cut one of the most significant deals in years.”
Today, Sanders remains on the veterans committee and was tapped by Senate leadership to be the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee. He also serves on the Environment and Public Works Committee, where he has focused on global warming and rebuilding our nation’s crumbling infrastructure. He is a member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, where he has championed efforts to transform our energy system from fossil fuels to renewable power sources like solar and wind. He also sits on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, where he has fought for greater access to affordable health care and improved education programs from pre-K to college.
Please visit the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign website for additional information.