OVERVIEW:
FULL NAME:
Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.
BORN:
November 20, 1942;
Scranton, Pennsylvania
SPOUSES:
Jill Biden (m. 1977),
Neilia Hunter Biden (m. 1966–1972)
CHILDREN:
Hunter Biden,
Beau Biden,
Ashley Biden,
Naomi Christina Biden
EDUCATION:
University of Delaware, Newark;
Syracuse University College of Law
POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1969:
Admitted to Delaware Bar;
Began Practicing Law in Wilmington, Delaware
1970-1972:
Served on New Castle County City Council
1973-2009:
U.S. Senator (D-DE);
Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee;
Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
1988:
Unsuccessful Candidate for the Democratic Nomination for President
2008:
Unsuccessful Candidate for the Democratic Nomination for President
2009-2017:
Vice President of the United States
2021-
46th President of the United States
FIRST LADY:
VICE PRESIDENT:
RESOURCES:
Miller Center
Biographical Directory of Congress
PORTRAITS:
2020 ELECTION:
DEMOCRATS:
JOSEPH R. BIDEN (PRESIDENT)
KAMALA HARRIS (VICE PRESIDENT)
Electoral Vote: 306 (56.9%)
Popular Vote: 81,283,361 (51.3%)
REPUBLICANS:
DONALD J. TRUMP (PRESIDENT)
MIKE PENCE (VICE PRESIDENT)
Electoral Vote: 232 (43.1%)
Popular Vote: 74,222,960 (46.8%)
OTHER CANDIDATES:
Popular Vote: 2,890,933 (1.79%)
2021 INAUGURATION:
MEDIA COVERAGE:
Washington Post
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION:
CHIEF OF STAFF:
Ronald A. Klain (2021-2023)
Jeffrey D. Zients (2023-2025)
PRESS SECRETARY:
Jennifer Psaki (2021-2022)
Karine Jean-Pierre (2022-2025)
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE:
Tom Vilsack (2021-2025)
SECRETARY OF COMMERCE:
Gina M. Raimondo (2021-2025)
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE:
Lloyd J. Austin III (2021-2025)
CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF:
Mark A. Milley (2019-2023)
Charles Q. Brown, Jr.
SECRETARY OF EDUCATION:
Miguel A. Cardona (2021- )
SECRETARY OF ENERGY:
Jennifer M. Granholm (2021-2025)
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES:
Xavier Becerra (2021-2025)
SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY:
Alejandro N. Mayorkas (2021- )
SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT:
Marcia L. Fudge (2021-2024)
Adrianne Todman (Acting, 2024-2025)
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR:
Deb Haaland (2021-)
ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Merrick B. Garland (2021- )
SECRETARY OF LABOR:
Martin J. Walsh (2021-2023 )
Julie A. Su
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY DIRECTOR:
William J. Burns (2021- )
DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE:
Avril D. Haines (2021- )
NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL DIRECTOR:
Brian Deese (2021-2023)
Lael Brainard (2023-2025)
CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISORS:
Cecilia E. Rouse (2021-2023)
Jared Bernstein
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR
Jake Sullivan (2021-2025)
SCIENCE ADVISOR:
Eric Lander
SECRETARY OF STATE:
Antony J. Blinken (2021- )
SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION:
Pete Buttigieg (2021- )
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY:
Janet L. Yellen (2021-)
UNITED NATIONS AMBASSADOR:
Linda Thomas-Greenfield (2021- )
U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE:
Katherine Tai (2021- )
SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS:
Denis R. McDonough (2021- )
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET DIRECTOR:
Neera Tanden (Nomination Withdrawn)
Shalanda Young (2022- )
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ADMINISTRATOR:
Michael S. Regan (2021- )
CHAIRMAN OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE:
Jerome H. Powell (2018-)
OTHER STAFF/ ADVISORS:
Anthony Fauci
John Kerry
Mitch Landrieu
Gina McCarthy
Susan E. Rice
Cedric L. Richmond
Neera Tanden
Rochelle Walensky
SUPREME COURT NOMINATIONS:
CONGRESS:
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE:
Nancy Pelosi (2019-2022)
Kevin McCarthy (2023)
Mike Johnson (2023- )
SENATE MAJORITY LEADER:
Charles E. Schumer (2021-2025)
NOTABLE BOOKS:
MEDIA COVERAGE:
VP SELECTION (8/23/2008):
New York Times
Washington Post
PROFILES:
After Cheney (NYT Magazine, 11/24/2009)
Joe Biden Isn’t Finished (New York Magazine, 9/2/2012)
Joe Biden in Winter (Politico, 3/2014)
The Biden Agenda (New Yorker, 7/28/2014)
Biden and Obama Relationship (NYT, 4/28/2019)
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCEMENT (4/25/2019):
Washington Post
New York Times
Wall Street Journal
Politico