Joseph Biden
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<table><tr><td>http://www.goalsforamericans.org/images/JoeBidenLrg.jpg</td><td>Joe Biden was born 20 Nov 1942 in Scranton, Lackawanna County, [[Pennsylvania]], the eldest child of [[#Joseph Robinette Biden|Joseph Robinette Biden, Sr.]] and his wife [[#Catherine Eugenia Finnegan|Catherine Eugenia "Jean" Finnegan]]. | <table><tr><td>http://www.goalsforamericans.org/images/JoeBidenLrg.jpg</td><td>Joe Biden was born 20 Nov 1942 in Scranton, Lackawanna County, [[Pennsylvania]], the eldest child of [[#Joseph Robinette Biden|Joseph Robinette Biden, Sr.]] and his wife [[#Catherine Eugenia Finnegan|Catherine Eugenia "Jean" Finnegan]]. | ||
− | The family moved to Delaware when Joe was ten years old and he was raised in New Castle County, [[Delaware]] where his father was a car salesman. Joe Jr graduated from the University of Delaware and Syracuse University College of Law. He was first elected to the Senate in 1972 when he was 29. | + | The family moved to Delaware when Joe was ten years old and he was raised in New Castle County, [[Delaware]] where his father was a car salesman. Joe Jr graduated from the University of Delaware and Syracuse University College of Law. He was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1972 when he was 29. |
− | While he was in law school he married Neilia Hunter, they had three children: Joseph R "Beau" Biden III, Robert Hunter Biden, and Amy Biden. His wife and infant daughter died in a car accident | + | While he was in law school he married Neilia Hunter, they had three children: Joseph R "Beau" Biden III, Robert Hunter Biden, and Amy Biden. His wife and infant daughter died in a car accident sometime between 1972 and 1974. In 1977 he married Jill Tracy Jacobs. They had one daughter Ashley. Currently Joseph Biden is a U.S. Senator from Delaware, he has been in government for 33 years. |
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− | + | Joseph Biden ran on the Democratic ticket for the U.S. Presidential Election of 2008, but has sinced dropped from the race. His Democratic challengers were: [[Hillary Diane Rodham|Hillary Clinton]], [[Christopher Dodd]], [[John Edwards]], [[Dennis Kucinich]], [[Barack Obama]], [[William Richardson|Bill Richardson]] and [[Mike Gravel]]. | |
− | Joseph Biden is Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. | + | Joseph Biden is Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He is also on the short-list to be Barack Obama's vice-presidential running-mate. |
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