Solomon was elected as a pledged Bernie Sanders delegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention . As a resident of Marin County , he was elected to represent California 's 2nd congressional district . He helped to organize , and was the coordinator of , the Bernie Delegates Network independent from the official Sanders campaign organization . Solomon said , " As much as we love Bernie , we do n't take orders from him . " The network included 1,250 Sanders delegates , about two-thirds of the total . Sanders urged his delegates not to boo or engage in disruption on the convention floor . According to Solomon , a survey of the Sanders delegates showed that 28 % felt no obligation to comply with Sanders ' appeal
2016 Democratic National Convention
2016 Democratic National Convention
Norman Solomon