Richard Sugarman was an advisor to a 2016 presidential candidate that was 1st elected to the House of Representatives in what year? 
Richard Sugarman:  He was an advisor to presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on his 2016 presidential campaign. Bernie Sanders:  Since his election to the House of Representatives in 1990, he has caucused with the Democratic Party, which has entitled him to congressional committee assignments and at times given Democrats a majority.
1990