Bernie Sanders to hold first Vermont 2020 campaign rally in Montpelier

Bernie Sanders is holding a rally in Montpelier on Saturday, May 25, his first rally in the state since announcing his 2020 presidential bid on Feb. 19.

Sanders held his first campaign rallies in Brooklyn and Chicago on the weekend of March 2. He noted in a Tweet at the time that he had spent the first 19 years of his life in Brooklyn.

Saturday's rally in Montpelier is scheduled for 2 p.m. on the State House lawn at 115 State St. People can start gathering at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, according to the Sanders campaign.