Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Saturday, January 12th, 2008Biography
Full Name: Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.
Party: Democratic Party: http://www.senate.gov/
Political Office: U.S. Senator from Delaware; elected 1972; reelected 1978, 1984, 1990, 1996, and 2002
Business/Professional Experience: Attorney (in Wilmington), 1968-72; Councilman, New Castle County (Delaware), 1970-72
Date of Birth: November 20, 1942
Place of Birth: Scranton, Pa.
Education: B.A., University of Delaware, 1965; J.D., Syracuse University College of Law, 1968
Spouse: married (2d) Jill Jacobs, 1977
Children: sons Joseph R. III, born 1969 and Robert, b. 1970 (with first wife Neilia Hunter, m. 1966; died 1972 in auto accident with infant daughter Naomi); daughter Ashley, born 1981
Religion: Roman Catholic
Home: Wilmington, Del
Campaign Web Site: http://www.joebiden.com/
Books
Books by Joe Biden: Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics [July 2007]
About Joe Biden: What it Takes: The Way to the White House (in part, an account of Biden’s 1988 presidential campaign), by Richard Ben Cramer [1992]

