<sod>Sanders's elder brother, [[Larry Sanders (Green Party)|Larry]], lives in [[England]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Sanders brothers: A tale of two underdogs |publisher=BBC News |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33254500}}</ref> He was a [[Green Party of England and Wales|Green Party]] [[county councillor]], representing the East Oxford [[Electoral division (UK)|division]] on [[Oxfordshire County Council]], until he retired from the Council in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--none given--> |date=June 4, 2009 |title=Election results for East Oxford |publisher=Oxfordshire County Council |url=http://mycouncil.oxfordshire.gov.uk/%28S%2833rhih553gpijinuki3kvf55%29%29/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=27 |accessdate=May 19, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=<!--none given--> |date=June 8, 2013 |title=Green County Councillor Retires |publisher=Oxfordshire Green Party |url=http://www.greenoxfordshire.com/news/green-county-councillor-retires.html |accessdate=July 18, 2015}}</ref> Larry ran as a Green Party candidate for [[Oxford West and Abingdon (UK Parliament constituency)|Oxford West and Abingdon]] in the [[United Kingdom general election, 2015|2015 British general election]] and came in fifth.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hansen |first=Lauren |date=May 8, 2015 |title=Bernie Sanders' brother lost his longshot bid for British Parliament |work=The Week |url=http://theweek.com/speedreads/554052/bernie-sanders-brother-lost-longshot-bid-british-parliament |accessdate=May 8, 2015}}</ref><ref name=Collinson>{{cite news |last=Collinson |first=Stephen |date=May 7, 2015 |title=Bernie Sanders' brotherly love |publisher=CNN |url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/07/politics/bernie-sanders-brother-larry-sanders-uk/index.html |accessdate=May 8, 2015}}</ref> Bernie told CNN, "I owe my brother an enormous amount. It was my brother who actually introduced me to a lot of my ideas."<ref name=Collinson/><eod>
<sod>Sanders's elder brother, [[Larry Sanders (politician)|Larry]], lives in [[England]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Sanders brothers: A tale of two underdogs |publisher=BBC News |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33254500}}</ref> He was a [[Green Party of England and Wales|Green Party]] [[county councillor]], representing the East Oxford [[Electoral division (UK)|division]] on [[Oxfordshire County Council]], until he retired from the Council in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--none given--> |date=June 4, 2009 |title=Election results for East Oxford |publisher=Oxfordshire County Council |url=http://mycouncil.oxfordshire.gov.uk/%28S%2833rhih553gpijinuki3kvf55%29%29/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=27 |accessdate=May 19, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=<!--none given--> |date=June 8, 2013 |title=Green County Councillor Retires |publisher=Oxfordshire Green Party |url=http://www.greenoxfordshire.com/news/green-county-councillor-retires.html |accessdate=July 18, 2015}}</ref> Larry ran as a Green Party candidate for [[Oxford West and Abingdon (UK Parliament constituency)|Oxford West and Abingdon]] in the [[United Kingdom general election, 2015|2015 British general election]] and came in fifth.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hansen |first=Lauren |date=May 8, 2015 |title=Bernie Sanders' brother lost his longshot bid for British Parliament |work=The Week |url=http://theweek.com/speedreads/554052/bernie-sanders-brother-lost-longshot-bid-british-parliament |accessdate=May 8, 2015}}</ref><ref name=Collinson>{{cite news |last=Collinson |first=Stephen |date=May 7, 2015 |title=Bernie Sanders' brotherly love |publisher=CNN |url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/07/politics/bernie-sanders-brother-larry-sanders-uk/index.html |accessdate=May 8, 2015}}</ref> Bernie told CNN, "I owe my brother an enormous amount. It was my brother who actually introduced me to a lot of my ideas."<ref name=Collinson/><eod>