Joseph Biden
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==Joseph Robinette Biden Jr== | ==Joseph Robinette Biden Jr== | ||
| − | Joe Biden was born [[Nov 20]], 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 [[Nov 20]], 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 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 in 1972/4. In 1977 he married Jill Tracy Jacobs. They had one daughter Ashley. Currently a US Senator from Delaware, he has been in government for 33 years. | 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 in 1972/4. In 1977 he married Jill Tracy Jacobs. They had one daughter Ashley. Currently a US Senator from Delaware, he has been in government for 33 years. | ||
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He is currently running on the Democratic ticket for the US Presidential Election of 2008. His Democratic challengers are: [[Hillary Diane Rodham|Hillary Clinton]], [[Christopher Dodd]], [[John Edwards]], [[Dennis Kucinich]], [[Barack Obama]], [[William Richardson|Bill Richardson]] and [[Mike Gravel]]. | He is currently running on the Democratic ticket for the US Presidential Election of 2008. His Democratic challengers are: [[Hillary Diane Rodham|Hillary Clinton]], [[Christopher Dodd]], [[John Edwards]], [[Dennis Kucinich]], [[Barack Obama]], [[William Richardson|Bill Richardson]] and [[Mike Gravel]]. | ||
