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Joseph Biden
NameJoseph Biden
CaptionOfficial portrait, 2021
Office46th President of the United States
VicepresidentKamala Harris
Term startJanuary 20, 2021
PredecessorDonald Trump
Office247th Vice President of the United States
President2Barack Obama
Term start2January 20, 2009
Term end2January 20, 2017
Predecessor2Dick Cheney
Successor2Mike Pence
Office3United States Senator from Delaware
Term start3January 3, 1973
Term end3January 15, 2009
Predecessor3J. Caleb Boggs
Successor3Ted Kaufman
PartyDemocratic
Children4, including Hunter Biden
Alma materUniversity of Delaware (BA), Syracuse University (JD)

Joseph Biden is the 46th and current President of the United States, having assumed office on January 20, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 47th Vice President of the United States under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2017 and represented Delaware in the United States Senate for 36 years. His political career, spanning over five decades, is one of the longest in modern American history.

Early life and education

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was born on November 20, 1942, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to Catherine and Joseph Biden Sr. His family later moved to New Castle County, Delaware, where he attended Archmere Academy. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in history and political science from the University of Delaware in 1965 and a Juris Doctor from the Syracuse University College of Law in 1968. During his time at Syracuse University, he served on the Syracuse Law Review board.

Early political career

After practicing law in Wilmington, Delaware, Biden entered politics, serving on the New Castle County Council from 1970 to 1972. In 1972, at age 29, he defeated incumbent Republican J. Caleb Boggs to become one of the youngest individuals ever elected to the United States Senate. He was sworn into the Senate just weeks after a tragic car accident that killed his first wife, Neilia, and infant daughter. He commuted daily from Wilmington to Washington, D.C., to care for his sons Beau and Hunter Biden.

Vice presidency (2009–2017)

Selected by presidential nominee Barack Obama as his running mate in 2008, Biden helped the ticket win the 2008 election. As Vice President, he oversaw implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and was a key advisor on foreign policy, including the withdrawal from Iraq and the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. He also led the Cancer Moonshot initiative and the White House Task Force on the Middle Class.

2020 presidential campaign and election

Biden announced his candidacy for president in April 2019, positioning himself as a stabilizing force after the presidency of Donald Trump. After a slow start, his campaign gained momentum following a decisive win in the 2020 South Carolina Democratic primary. He secured the Democratic nomination and selected Kamala Harris, a senator from California, as his running mate. He defeated incumbent Donald Trump in the 2020 election, winning the Electoral College 306 to 232.

Presidency (2021–present)

Biden was inaugurated on January 20, 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic and heightened political tensions following the January 6 United States Capitol attack. Major legislative achievements early in his term included the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. His administration has focused on foreign policy challenges such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, and competition with China. He signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and appointed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court of the United States.

Political positions and public image

Throughout his career, Biden has been characterized as a pragmatic centrist within the Democratic Party. His political evolution includes moving from support of the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act to advocating for criminal justice reform, and from opposing busing for racial integration to championing civil rights. He is a strong supporter of NATO and international alliances. His public image has been shaped by his personal narrative of resilience, his reputation for bipartisanship in the Senate, and his frequent communication directly with the American public.

Personal life

Biden married Neilia Hunter in 1966; she and their daughter died in a 1972 car accident. Their sons, Beau Biden and Hunter Biden, survived the crash. In 1977, he married Jill Tracy Jacobs, an educator who became First Lady of the United States; they have one daughter, Ashley Biden. The family is known for their residence in Wilmington, Delaware, and their Catholic faith. Biden has publicly discussed his struggles with stuttering and the profound personal grief following the deaths of his first wife, daughter, and later his son Beau in 2015 from brain cancer.

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