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List Of Bernie Sanders Presidential Campaign Endorsements, 2016
This is a list of notable individuals and organizations who voiced their endorsement of Bernie Sanders as the Democratic Party's presidential nominee for the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Primary campaign endorsements U.S. Cabinet members and Cabinet-level officials Former * Robert Reich, 22nd Secretary of Labor (1993–1997) U.S. Senators Current * Jeff Merkley, OR Former * Mike Gravel, AK (1969–1981) * Paul G. Kirk, MA (2009–2010) * Don Riegle, MI (1976–1995) U.S. Representatives Current Former State and territorial governors Former * Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, 9th Governor of Puerto Rico (2005–2009) * Jesse Ventura, 38th Governor of Minnesota (1999–2003) * John Kitzhaber, Governor of Oregon (1995–2003; 2011–2015) State executive officials Current Former State legislators Current Former Tribal leaders and officials Mayors Current Former Municipal officials Current Former Democratic National Committee members ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Reich At The UT Liz Carpenter Lecture 2015
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
