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Joseph R. BidenDEMDemocrat President of the United States
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Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (, BY-dən; born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who is the 46th and current president of the United States. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 47th vice president from 2009 to 2017 under President Barack Obama and represented Delaware in the United States Senate from 1973 to 2009. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Biden moved with his family to Delaware in 1953. He graduated from the University of Delaware before earning his law degree from Syracuse University. He was elected to the New Castle County Council in 1970 and to the U.S. Senate in 1972. As a senator, Biden drafted and led the effort to pass the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act and the Violence Against Women Act. He also oversaw six U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings, including the contentious hearings for Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas. Biden ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988 and 2008. In 2008, Obama chose Biden as his running mate, and he was a close counselor to Obama during his two terms as vice president.

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Education6 - 6 of 4
University of Delaware
Bachelor of Arts study of history
1961 - 1965
Archmere Academy
1961
Garden City Collegiate
Syracuse University
Juris Doctor law
1965 - 1968
Past Positions1 - 7 of 7
President
United States of America
2021 - Current
President
United States Senate
2009 - 2017
Vice President
United States of America
2009 - 2017
Senator
United States Senate
1972 - 2008
Member
New Castle County Council
1970 - 1972
Former Attorney
1969 - 1972
Former Adjunct Professor
Widener University School of Law
Other Experience1 - 6 of 6
Co-Founder
The Biden Foundation
Co-Founder
The Biden Cancer Initiative
Founder
The Biden Institute at the University of Delaware
Founder
The Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement
Former Chair
White House Task Force on Working Families
Former Vice Chair
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Parliamentary Assembly