Joe Biden is the former Vice President of the United States. He announced his run for President on April 25, 2019. (For debate info, visit our home page.)
Personal info:
Birthdate: November 20, 1942
Birthplace: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Birth name: Joseph Robinette Biden Jr.
Father: Joseph Robinette Biden Sr., car salesman
Mother: Catherine Eugenia (Finnegan) Biden
Marriages: Jill (Jacobs) Biden (June 17, 1977-present); Neilia (Hunter) Biden (August 27, 1966-December 18, 1972, her death)
Children: with Jill (Jacobs) Biden: Ashley; with Neilia (Hunter) Biden: Naomi Christina, Robert Hunter, Joseph Robinette "Beau" III
Education: University of Delaware, B.A., 1965; Syracuse University Law School, J.D., 1968
Religion: Roman Catholic
Campaign website: https://joebiden.com/
Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube
Other Facts (Wikipedia and CNN)
- Defense attorney for criminal cases in Wilmington, Delaware from 1968 to 1970.
- Biden was elected to the New Castle (Delaware) County Council in 1970
- Is first elected to the Senate in 1972 at age 29. Wins re-election in 1978, 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002 and 2008.
- Runs for President twice, in 1988 and 2008.
- In 2008, is named the vice-presidential running mate of Barack Obama, and wins election to that office. Biden was the fourth most senior senator when he resigned to assume the vice presidency in 2009.
Links to other candidate profiles are on our 2020 Candidates page.
