--- title: Bernie Sanders First Campaign Ads description: The presidential campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders announced Sunday that it will be releasing its first television ad starting Tuesday. canonical: https://time.com/4095868/bernie-sanders-first-campaign-ads/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-11-01T21:25:11.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:48:27.939Z article:section: Politics og:title: Bernie Sanders Releases First Campaign Ad og:description: "This ad marks the next phase of this campaign" og:url: https://time.com/4095868/bernie-sanders-first-campaign-ads/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaa04857989e8f328/69886f188e060110824631d6/bernie-sanders-002.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: FAIRFAX, VA - OCTOBER 28: Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. 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Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a "National Student Town Hall" at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., on Oct. 28, 2015. Alex Wong—Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Nov 1, 2015 9:25 PM UTC The presidential campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders announced Sunday that it will be releasing its first television ad starting Tuesday. The spots will air in Iowa and New Hampshire, and were purchased for $2 million, the same amount that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spent on her first set of ads, according to [NPR](http://www.npr.org/2015/11/01/453693320/5-messages-bernie-sanders-is-sending-in-his-first-campaign-ad). “This ad marks the next phase of this campaign. We’re bringing that message directly to the voters of Iowa and New Hampshire,” Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver said in a statement. The endorsement acts as an overarching introduction of the Senator to the masses, highlighting his recognized platforms of tackling income inequality and climate change. 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