![bernie-sanders-portrait-01](http://blogs.jccc.edu/campusledger/files/2016/02/bernie-sanders-portrait-01.jpg)
by Pete Schulte
Editor-in-Chief
pschult6@jccc.edu
![Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will be speaking at the KC Convention Center on Feb. 24.](http://blogs.jccc.edu/campusledger/files/2016/02/bernie-sanders-portrait-01-1024x726.jpg)
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will appear at the Kansas City Convention Center Wednesday, Feb. 24. He is expected to begin speaking around 1 p.m., according to berniesanders.com.
Sanders is expected to discuss a range of issues, including making college tuition-free, battling climate change and removing big money from politics.
To attend the event, tickets are not required, but guests are encouraged to RSVP. Admission is first come, first served.
![Guests line up in front of the Kansas City Convention Center in anticipation of a visit by Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders. Photo by Andrew Hartnett.](http://blogs.jccc.edu/campusledger/files/2016/02/Slack-for-iOS-Upload-300x225.jpg)
The visit precedes the Kansas caucuses on March 5 and Missouri’s primary on March 15.
Doors open at 11 a.m. at Bartle Hall – Hall B, 301 W 13th St., Kansas City, MO 64105.
Follow The Campus Ledger on Twitter for live tweets of the event.