Larry Sanders (politician)

Larry Sanders
Health Spokesperson of the
Green Party of England and Wales
Assumed office
February 2016
Member of the Oxfordshire County Council
In office
2005–2013
Personal details
Born (1934-04-25) 25 April 1934[1]
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Political party Green Party of England and Wales
Children Jacob
Parents Eli Sanders (1904–1962)
Dorothy Glassberg (1913–1960)
Education Brooklyn College
Harvard Law School
University of Oxford
Occupation Academic, social worker, politician

Lawrence "Larry" Sanders (born 25 April 1934[2]) is a British academic, social worker, and Health Spokesperson of the Green Party of England and Wales. Sanders is the elder brother of United States Senator and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.

Early life, education, and family

Larry Sanders was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Dorothy (née Glassberg) and Eli Sanders.[3][4] Sanders' father was a Jewish immigrant whose family was killed in the Holocaust,[5][3][6] while his mother was born in New York City, to Jewish immigrant parents, on 2 October 1912.[7][8][9] His father Eli – born in Słopnice, Galicia, Austro-Hungarian Empire on 19 September 1904[10] – emigrated from his birthplace to America in 1921 at age 17,[11][12] and supported his family as a paint salesman.[13] As Larry remembers his childhood, the family never lacked for food or clothing, but major purchases, "like curtains or a rug", were difficult to afford.[13] Sanders's mother died in June 1959 at the age of 46.[6] Sanders' father later died on 4 August 1962, at the age of 57.[10] According to Sanders, both brothers attended James Madison High School in Brooklyn.[14] Sanders described both of them as post-WWII, young Jewish radicals, but were part of the crowd, not yet leaders.[15]

Sanders attended one year at Brooklyn College and then later graduated from the University of Chicago, received his law degree from Harvard Law School, and obtained a master's degree in social work from the University of Oxford.[16]

Sanders migrated to Britain in 1968[17] or 1969.[18][19] He became a university lecturer at the University of West London, then at Oxford in the department of social administration.[20] He was an employee and trustee of the Oxfordshire Carers' Forum and Oxfordshire Community Care Rights from 1996.

His son, Jacob Edward (Jake) Sanders (born 26 November 1968), was elected to Oxford City Council in 2000. He was a Green Party parliamentary candidate in the Oxford East constituency at the 2005 general election.

Political career

Sanders was active in the Labour Party in Oxford in the 1980s.[20] He left Labour in 2001 because he felt that it had moved too far to the right under Tony Blair, and joined the Green Party.[21]

First elected in 2005, Sanders was a Green Party county councillor representing the East Oxford division on Oxfordshire County Council, until he retired from the Council in 2013.[22][23] His main focuses in county politics were social and health care services. He resigned from the board of the Oxfordshire Mental Healthcare NHS Trust in October 2005 in a principled stand amid concerns that proposed cuts to services would leave vulnerable patients at greater risk.

He became chairman of the Oxford Community School's Board of Governors in September 2009, following the resignation of the previous chairman, Chris Ballinger, and six other board members.[24] In December of the same year, the Department for Children, Schools and Families approved an application by Oxfordshire County Council to disband the Board of Governors and replace them with an interim executive board. On hearing the decision, Sanders stated that he was "dreadfully disappointed".[25]

Larry Sanders ran as a Green Party candidate for Oxford West and Abingdon in the 2015 British general election and came in fifth, receiving 2,497 votes, or 4.4% of the overall vote.[19][26]

In February 2016 he was appointed Health Spokesperson of the Green Party of England and Wales.[27]

References

  1. ↑ Glenza, Jessica (12 October 2015). "Bernie and Larry Sanders: candidate's brother crosses Atlantic to watch debate". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "1940 United States Federal Census". NARA/Ancestry.com. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 Leibovich, Mark (January 21, 2007). "The Socialist Senator". The New York Times. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  4. ↑ Theis, Paul Anthony; Henshaw, Edmund Lee, eds. (1991). Who's Who in American Politics 2. Bowker. Retrieved December 4, 2013 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ Kelly, Amita (April 29, 2015). "5 Things You Should Know About Bernie Sanders". NPR. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Stone, Kurt (2010). The Jews of Capitol Hill: A Compendium of Jewish Congressional Members. Scarecrow Press. p. 483.
  7. ↑ Gaudiano, Nicole (April 28, 2015). "OnPolitics: 6 things to know about Bernie Sanders". USA Today. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  8. ↑ van Zuylen-Wood, Simon (June 21, 2014). "I'm Right and Everybody Else Is Wrong. Clear About That?". National Journal Magazine. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Dorothy Glassberg". Geni.com. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Eli Sanders". Geni.com. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  11. ↑ Chana, Jas (20 August 2015). "Straight Outta Brooklyn, by Way of Vermont: The Bernie Sanders Story". Tablet (magazine). Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "Bernie Sanders’ ancestral town in Poland kvells over his Iowa performance". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. February 2, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  13. 1 2 Smith, Nicola (17 Jan 2016). "Bernie ropes in British brother for showdown with Clinton". Sunday Times (London). Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  14. ↑ Stein, Ellin.Growing Up With The Bern, Slate, February 4, 2016. Accessed February 11, 2016.
  15. ↑ Roberson, Dana (5 November 2015). "Meet Larry Sanders, Bernie's Big Brother". The Takeaway. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  16. ↑ http://www.sevendaysvt.com/OffMessage/archives/2015/06/15/larry-sanders-on-stickball-and-breaking-bread-in-brooklyn
  17. ↑ Sanchez, Rafe (30 April 2015). "'I'm running for Parliament but my brother is running for President'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  18. ↑ "County councillor's brother elected to US Senate". The Oxford Times (Newsquest Media Group). 8 November 2006. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
  19. 1 2 Hansen, Lauren (May 8, 2015). "Bernie Sanders' brother lost his longshot bid for British Parliament". The Week. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  20. 1 2 "The Sanders brothers: A tale of two underdogs". BBC News.
  21. ↑ Kelly, Kevin (27 May 2015). "Bernie's Bro: Working-Class Brooklyn Roots Shaped My Brother". Seven Days. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  22. ↑ "Election results for East Oxford". Oxfordshire County Council. June 4, 2009. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  23. ↑ "Green County Councillor Retires". Oxfordshire Green Party. June 8, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  24. ↑ Bardsley, Francesca (2 October 2009). "Fight for control at Oxford School". The Oxford Times (Newsquest Media Group). Retrieved 30 January 2010.
  25. ↑ Bardsley, Fran (15 December 2009). "Board ousting 'is a stitch-up'". The Oxford Times (Newsquest Media Group). Retrieved 30 January 2010.
  26. ↑ Collinson, Stephen (May 7, 2015). "Bernie Sanders' brotherly love". CNN. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  27. ↑ Stone, Jon (11 Feb 2016). "Bernie Sanders' British brother Larry Sanders appointed UK Green Party's health spokesperson". Independent (newspaper). Retrieved 11 Feb 2016.

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