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US Senate career of Joe Biden

Career of Joe Biden in the United States Senate

Joe Biden

Biden in 2005, during the 109th Congress

In office
January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017
Preceded byDick Cheney
Succeeded byMike Pence
In office
January 3, 1973 – January 15, 2009
Preceded byJ. Caleb Boggs
Succeeded byTed Kaufman
In office
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009
Preceded byRichard Lugar
Succeeded byJohn Kerry
In office
June 6, 2001 – January 3, 2003
Preceded byJesse Helms
Succeeded byRichard Lugar
In office
January 3, 2001 – January 20, 2001
Preceded byJesse Helms
Succeeded byJesse Helms
In office
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009
Preceded byChuck Grassley
Succeeded byDianne Feinstein
In office
January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1995
Preceded byStrom Thurmond
Succeeded byOrrin Hatch

Joe Biden served as a United States Senator representing Delaware from January 3, 1973, to January 15, 2009, then served a

Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. was born on November 20, 1942, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. In 1953, the Biden family moved from Pennsylvania to Delaware. Joe Biden graduated from the University of Delaware and Syracuse Law School and served on the New Castle County Council. In 1972, at the age of 29, he was elected to the United States Senate.

Just weeks after the election, tragedy struck the Biden family. Biden's wife, Neilia, and their one-year-old daughter, Naomi, were killed and their two young sons, Joseph “Beau” III and Hunter, critically injured in a car accident. Biden took the Senate oath of office at the hospital and began commuting to Washington every day by train, a practice he maintained throughout his career in the Senate.

In 1977, Biden married Jill Jacobs. Jill Biden, who holds a doctorate (Ed.D.) in Education, has worked as an educator for over two decades. The Bidens raised three children: Beau, Hunter, and Ashley. In 2015, Beau Biden passed away from brain cancer.

As Chairman or Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee for 17 years, Biden was recognized f

Joe Biden

President of the United States from 2021 to 2025

"Joseph Biden" and "Biden" redirect here. For his first-born son, Joseph Biden III, see Beau Biden. For other uses, see Biden (disambiguation).

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Joe Biden

Official portrait, 2021

In office
January 20, 2021 – January 20, 2025
Vice PresidentKamala Harris
Preceded byDonald Trump
Succeeded byDonald Trump
In office
January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byDick Cheney
Succeeded byMike Pence
In office
January 3, 1973 – January 15, 2009
Preceded byJ. Caleb Boggs
Succeeded byTed Kaufman
Born

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr.


(1942-11-20) November 20, 1942 (age 82)
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (since 1969)
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Independent (1968–1969)
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Neilia Hunter

(m. ; died )​
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