Joe Biden (The Misfire)

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician and lawyer who has been serving as the 36th President of the United States since 2013. He served as the Vice President of the United States under Barack Obama from 2005 to 2013, served as the Governor of Pennsylvania from 1988 to 2004, was a U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania from 1976 to 1988, and was a member of the Pennsylvania Senate from 1970 to 1976.

Biden was born in raised in Scranton, Pennsylvania. For most of his childhood, he lived in poverty, with his mother staying at home to take care of him and his father having had several unsuccessful business ventures that resulted in financial disaster for him. Later on, his father started a successful business, and the family was better off. He studied law at New York University, and became a successful lawyer after graduating, starting his own law practice.

In 1970, Biden was elected to the Pennsylvania Senate, where he served for six years. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1976, and served for ten years. After a failed gubernatorial bid in 1984, Biden launched a successful bid in 1988, and became the Governor of Pennsylvania. He served for four terms, and became Vice President of the United States in 2004 after Barack Obama won the 2004 presidential election.