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Beau Biden
Beau Biden
Joseph R. Biden III
Delaware Army National Guard. He is a member of the Democratic Party and the son of Vice President Joe Biden.
Early life and family
Biden was born February 3, 1969 in Wilmington, Delaware, the eldest son of past U.S. Senator and current U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and his first wife, Neilia Hunter. His mother and younger sister, Naomi Christina Biden, were killed in an automobile accident in 1972, in which he and his brother Hunter were badly injured. He and his brother encouraged his father to remarry,[2] and Jill Jacobs became his stepmother in 1977. His half-sister Ashley was born in 1981. He is a graduate of Archmere Academy (his father’s high school alma mater as well), the University of Pennsylvania where he was a member of the Psi Upsilon fraternity, and Syracuse University College of Law. From 1995 to 2004, he worked at the United States Department of Justice in Philadelphia. At first he served as a Counsel in the Office of Policy Development and later as a Federal Prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office. In 2004, he became a partner in the Wilmington law firm, Bifferato, Gentilotti, Biden & Balick. He is married to wife, Hallie, and they have two children: a daughter, Natalie and a son, Hunter.[1][3] At the 2008 Democratic National Convention, after Joe Biden was nominated for Vice President of the United States, Beau introduced his father. He recounted the auto accident that killed his mother and sister and the subsequent parenting commitment his father made to his sons, a speech at which many delegates wept.[4][5]
Beau Biden at a charity volleyball game in Dover, Delaware
Attorney General of Delaware Incumbent Assumed office January 2, 2007 Governor Preceded by Born Ruth Ann Minner Jack Markell Carl Danberg February 3, 1969 (1969-02-03) Wilmington, Delaware, USA Democratic Hallie Biden (2 children)[1] Wilmington, Delaware, USA Syracuse University College of Law (J.D.) University of Pennsylvania
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Political party Spouse Residence Alma mater
Profession Religion Military service Service/ branch Rank
Lawyer Roman Catholic
Delaware Army National Guard (Judge Advocate General’s Corps) Captain
Political career
In his first bid at political office, Biden ran for Attorney General of Delaware in 2006. Biden’s opponent was a veteran state prosecutor and Assistant U.S. Attorney, Ferris Wharton. Major issues in the campaign included the candidates’ experience and proposed efforts to address sex offenders,
Joseph Robinette "Beau" Biden III (born February 3, 1969) is an American politician, soldier, and lawyer from Wilmington, Delaware. He currently serves as the Attorney General of Delaware and a Captain in the
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Internet predators, senior abuse, and domestic abuse. Biden won the election by approximately five percentage points. After being elected, he appointed former Delaware Attorney General and International Judge Richard S. Gebelein as Chief Deputy Attorney General, and former assistant U.S. Attorney Richard G. Andrews was appointed as State Prosecutor. As Attorney General, Biden has supported and enforced stronger registration requirements for sex offenders.[6][7] Joe Biden’s victory in the 2008 presidential election left a vacancy in the U.S. Senate upon the time he would resign his seat. Beau Biden was once believed to have been a frontrunner for the seat, but, while deployed in Iraq, stated that he would not seek or accept an appointment to the Senate.[8] On November 24, 2008, Governor Ruth Ann Minner named Ted Kaufman to the seat, but Kaufman indicated he would not be a candidate in the 2010 special election. This has fueled speculation Beau will run at that time.[9] Biden’s father stated after the announcement of Kaufman’s appointment, "It is no secret that I believe my son, Attorney General Beau Biden, would make a great United States Senator just as I believe he has been a great attorney general. But Beau has made it clear from the moment he entered public life that any office he sought he would earn on his own ... [I]f he chooses to run for the Senate in the future, he will have to run and win on his own. He wouldn’t have it any other way."[10]
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Vice President,[15] then returned to Iraq.[16] Biden continued to serve as Delaware Attorney General during his deployment, working in conjunction with his office’s senior staff back in Delaware.[17]
Almanac
Public Offices Office Type Location Elected 2006 Took Office
Term Ends
Attorney Executive Dover General
January Januar 2, 2007 3, 201
Election r Year Office Election Subject Party Joseph R. Biden, III 2006 Attorney General General
Votes
Democratic 133,15
References
[1] ^ "Attorney General Joseph Robinette ’Beau’ Biden III (DE)". votesmart.org. http://www.votesmart.org/ bio.php?can_id=69559. Retrieved on 2008-08-26. [2] Seelye, Katharine Q. (2008-08-24). "Jill Biden Heads Toward Life in the Spotlight". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/25/us/ politics/25wife.html. Retrieved on 2008-08-25. [3] Banks, Adelle M. (2008-08-24). "Biden provides Catholic link, but renews abortion debate". Religion News Service. USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/ news/religion/2008-08-25-catholicbiden_N.htm. Retrieved on 2008-08-26. [4] Kevin Connolly (August 28, 2008). "Biden shows more bark than bite". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/ 7585384.stm. [5] John M. Broder (August 28, 2008). "Biden Opens New Phase With Attack on McCain". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/us/ politics/28biden.html. [6] Nadia Singh (March 29, 2007). "Lawmakers Endorse Tougher Penalties On Sex Offenders". WMDT.
Military service
Biden is a member of the Delaware Army National Guard and serves as a Captain in the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps as part of the 261st Signal Brigade in Smyrna, Delaware.[11][12] His unit was activated to deploy to Iraq on October 3, 2008, and sent to Fort Bliss, Texas for pre-deployment training,[13] the day after his father participated in the 2008 presidential campaign’s only vice presidential debate. His father is on the record as saying, "I don’t want him going. But I tell you what, I don’t want my grandson or my granddaughters going back in 15 years, and so how we leave makes a big difference."[14] Biden traveled to Washington, D.C. from Iraq in January 2009 for the presidential inauguration and his father’s swearing-in as
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Legal offices Preceded by Carl C. Danberg Attorney General of Delaware 2007–present Succeeded by Incumbent
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http://www.wmdt.com/topstory/ [16] Gibson, Ginger (2009-03-10). "Poll shows topstory.asp?id=2640. Castle over Beau Biden for Senate". The [7] "Delaware’s enhanced sex offender law News Journal. starts". Associated Press. The News http://www.delawareonline.com/article/ Journal. January 7, 2008. 20090310/NEWS/90310036. Retrieved http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/ on 2009-03-17. story?section=news/local&id=5874960. [17] Attorney General of Delaware [8] "Rumors regarding Joe Biden III’s (2008-09-29). Open Letter to potential run for his father’s old seat in Delawareans. Press release. the U.S. Senate". Associated Press. http://www.attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/ http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/ media/releases/2008/openletter.pdf. article/ Retrieved on 2009-04-18. ALeqM5ikXdkhGpxM9rLnLYzrmagNZhJMIAD94I5KKG0. [9] Former Biden advisor picked as Senate replacement • Delaware Attorney General Office [10] Brumfield, Sarah (2008-11-25). "Attorney • Delaware’s Attorney General General of Delaware". Associated Press. Yahoo! News. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ Persondata ap/20081125/ap_on_go_co/biden_senate. NAME Biden, Joseph R., III Retrieved on 2008-11-25. ALTERNATIVE [11] "Joe Biden bids farewell to son Beau NAMES Biden, headed to Iraq", Los Angeles SHORT Lawyer, Politician and Son Times, Michael Finnegan, October 4, DESCRIPTION of the current Vice Presid2008. Retrieved on 2008-11-01. ent of the United States [12] Delaware National Guard Office of the Staff Judge Advocate Webpage, retrieved DATE OF February 3, 1969 on 2008-11-01. BIRTH [13] Shailagh Murray (August 20, 2008). PLACE OF Wilmington, Delaware, "Biden’s Son Off to Iraq". The BIRTH USA Washington Post. DATE OF http://voices.washingtonpost.com/theDEATH trail/2008/08/20/ PLACE OF bidens_son_off_to_iraq.html. DEATH [14] "Biden’s Son Headed to Iraq in 2008". Associated Press. ABC News. 2007-08-16. http://www.abcnews.go.com/ Politics/wireStory?id=3489485. [15] "Beau Biden gets D.C. duty, will attend inauguration". The News Journal. http://www.delawareonline.com/article/ 20090115/NEWS/90115047/1006. January 15, 2009. Retrieved on 2009-01-28.
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