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Sanders, 63, said his background in both the academic and corporate worlds will give him the insight necessary to perform well in government.
"It is very appropriate to have a citizen politician which is what our forefathers envisioned as opposed to having [the government] run by career politicians," Sanders said.
Sanders identified education and health care as two issues which stand at the top of his political agenda.
"There's no magic list," Sanders said. "Everyone pretty much agrees on the problems of crime, personal safety and substance abuse, but for North Carolina, specifically, I'm looking to improve education and health care."
Sanders will face several challenges in his bid for a Senate seat. Having lived in North Carolina for only six years, he will have difficulty claiming long-time allegiance to state issues, said Tom Drew, a Durham public relations consultant.