| Joe Biden | |
|---|---|
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| 45th President of the United States | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2017 | |
| Vice President | Elizabeth Warren |
| Preceded by | Barack Obama |
| 47th Vice President of the United States | |
| In office January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Dick Cheney |
| Succeeded by | Elizabeth Warren |
| United States Senator from Delaware | |
| In office January 3rd, 1973 – January 15th, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | J. Caleb Boggs |
| Succeeded by | Ted Kaufman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. November 20, 1942 Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Neilia Hunter until 1972 Jill Jacobs m.1977 |
| Children | 4 (including Beau Biden and Hunter) |
| Residence | 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue |
| Alma mater | University of Delaware Syracuse University |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden is the 47th and current Vice President of the United states, as well as the President-Elect of the United States. Biden represented the state of Delaware in the Senate from 1973 until his ascension to the Vice Presidency in 2009. In 2016, Joe Biden was elected as President of the United States, becoming the first president from Delaware and the second President to have been born in Pennsylvania.
Biden was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in 1942, and lived there for ten years before moving to Delaware. He became an attorney in 1969, and was elected to the New Castle County, County council in 1970. Biden was first elected to the Senate in 1972, and became the sixth-youngest senator in U.S. history. He was re-elected to the Senate six times, and was the fourth most senior senator at the time of his resignation to assume the Vice Presidency in 2009. Biden was a long-time member and former chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. He opposed the Gulf War in 1991, but advocated U.S. and NATO intervention in the Bosnian War in 1994 and 1995. Biden voted in favor of the Iraq War resolution authorizing the Iraq War in 2002, but opposed the surge of U.S. troops in 2007. He has also served as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, dealing with issues related to drug policy, crime prevention, and civil liberties, and led the legislative efforts for creation of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, and the Violence Against Women Act. He chaired the Judiciary Committee during the contentious U.S. Supreme Court nominations of Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas.
Biden sought the Democratic Nomination for presidency three times, 1988, 2008, and 2016, finally securing both the Democratic nomination and the presidency in 2016. At age 74, Biden will the oldest person to assume the office of President, beating president Ronald Reagan by roughly 4 years.
As Vice President, Biden oversaw the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and worked with both Senate Democrats and Republicans to pass Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010.
On his campaign for President, Biden promised to reform and amended The Affordable Care Act, and fully cover an additional 10 million Americans, and increase infrastructure spending to put Americans back to work and combat worker depreciation. After securing the nomination, Biden would select Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren. Biden and Warren would handily defeat their opponents, Real Estate Tycoon Donald Trump and Indiana Governor Mike Pence.