Longtime Sanders staffer to retire

Phil Fiermonte, state director for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a rally opposing GOP health care bills in Congress. Photo by Morgan True/ VTDiggerA longtime aide for Sen. Bernie Sanders is leaving his post at the end of the year after decades by the prominent Vermont independent’s side.
Phil Fiermonte, Sanders’ state director, confirmed that he will leave the senator’s office at the end of December.
Fiermonte has been a part of Sanders’ staff for 20 years, w