Watch: Bernie Sanders is in Tucson to campaign for David Garcia

Former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is back in Tucson today to campaign for Democrat David Garcia.

The Vermont senator is speaking at the University of Arizona campus as he campaigns for the Democratic gubernatorial candidate on Tuesday, Oct. 23, marking his fourth visit to Tucson in the last two years.

“I am proud to support David Garcia for governor of Arizona,” said Sanders. “As a first-generation college graduate, who went to school on the GI Bill, David knows what it means to have access to an affordable education. The Arizona Constitution says college should be ‘as nearly free as possible’ and David has a plan to make that a reality.”

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The get-out-the-vote event featuring Sanders and Garcia is being held at the Richard Jefferson Gymnasium, 720 N. Martin Ave.

During the 2016 presidential campaign, Sanders held massive rallies in Reid Park and inside the Tucson Convention Center for his presidential campaign and then later headlined an event at the UA to support Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.

After the Tucson event on Tuesday, Sanders will headline a similar event with Garcia at 5 p.m. at Arizona State University.