Joe Biden

46th President of the United States; Vice President; US Senator from Delaware

A Senator from Delaware and a Vice President of the United States; born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., November 20, 1942; educated at St. Helenas School, Wilmington, Del., and Archmere Academy, Claymont, Del.; graduated, University of Delaware, Newark, 1965, and Syracuse (N.Y.) University College of Law 1968; admitted to the Delaware bar in 1969 and commenced practice in Wilmington; served on the New Castle County Council 1970-1972; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1972 and reelected in 1978, 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, and again in 2008 and served from January 3, 1973, until January 15, 2009, when he resigned to become Vice President; chair, Committee on the Judiciary (One Hundredth through One Hundred Third Congresses), Committee on Foreign Relations (One Hundred Seventh Congress [January 3-20, 2001; June 6, 2001-January 3, 2003], One Hundred Tenth Congress); was an unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for president in 2008, but was elected Vice President of the United States on the Democratic ticket headed by Barack Obama, and was inaugurated on January 20, 2009.

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Leadership & Staff

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Kate Bedingfield Biden White House communications director, 2020 deputy campaign manager

• communications director (Aug '15→?)*

Ali Zaidi Biden deputy national climate advisor

• Deputy National Climate Advisor (Jan 20 '21→?)

Mike Donilon Counselor to the Vice President (Appointed 11-30-08)

• Counselor (Nov '08→?) [+1]

• 2020 Campaign Aide

Heather Zichal Former Chief Advisor to the President for Energy and Climate Change Policy (2011-2013)

• climate advisor for 2020 campaign

Steve Ricchetti Joe Biden's most trusted advisor

• 2020 Campaign Manager

Kevin O’Connor White House physician to Joe Biden

• White House Physician (past)

Doug Jones politician, attorney, CNN contributor, former U.S. Senator from Alabama

• Nomination Advisor for Legislative Affairs ('22→?)

Damon Wilson VP of Atlantic Council

• Special Assistant

DJ Patil Data Scientist, Obama Policy Advisor

• Transition Team ('20→'21)

Emily Horne

• Position

Board Memberships

National Constitution Center Non-profit, non-partisan museum dedicated to the U.S. Constitution

• Chairman of the Board

Smithsonian Institution

• Regent (Jan 20 '09→?)

Senate Judiciary Committee

• Chairman (past)

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations One of the original committees of the Senate

• Chairman (past)

Government Positions

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Executive Branch Led by the president and vice president

• 46th President of the United States (Jan 20 '21→?) [+1]

• Vice President of the United (Jan 20 '09→Jan 20 '17)

White House Office Includes multiple levels of presidential advisory boards and advisors

• 46th president

Obama Cabinet President Obama's Cabinet

• Position

United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control Committee

• Cochairman

Crime and Drugs Subcommittee

• Chairman

Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs Subcommittee

• Ex Officio

Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs Subcommittee

• Ex Officio

International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and International Environmental Protection Subcommittee

• Ex Officio

European Affairs Subcommittee

• Ex Officio

East Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee

• Ex Officio

Donors

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Leslie Jacobs Charter school activist | Founder, Educate Now!

• Bundled Contribution · 133,532 USD

Ronald D Abramson Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC

• Campaign · 12,200 USD

Pamela Hamamoto Former Representative of the United States, European Office of the United Nations

• Campaign · 5,600 USD

Randi Levine

• Campaign · 5,600 USD

Stephen J Davis Partner, Banneker Partners

• Campaign · 5,600 USD

Carrin F Patman Partner, Bracewell & Patterson

• Campaign · 5,600 USD

Heather Murren Retired managing director at Merrill Lynch; cofounder and former CEO, Nevada Cancer Institute (NVCI)

• Campaign · 5,600 USD

Bonnie Lautenberg Widow of Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ)

• Campaign · 3,550 USD

Leonard Jernigan

• Campaign · 3,300 USD

James Gianopulos Headed Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Fox

• Campaign · 3,300 USD

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

Louisiana for American Security Political Action Committee

• 1 contribution · 2,000 USD ('02)

Campaign Donors

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Larry Rockefeller Attorney' New York League of Conservation Voters

• 16 contributions · 40,000 USD (Apr 25 '19→Nov 9 '20)

Charles R Bronfman Heir to the Seagrams fortune; Palm Beach Florida

• 8 contributions · 31,200 USD (Jul 13 '19→Jun 11 '20)

Frank Marshall Film producer; Kennedy-Marshall

• 11 contributions · 22,700 USD (Aug 30 '20→Nov 17 '20)

Robert L Boughner

• 6 contributions · 22,400 USD (May 22 '19→Sep 30 '19)

Edwin Arthur Schlossberg Husband of Caroline Kennedy; designer, NBBJ Architects

• 19 contributions · 21,000 USD (Dec 5 '19→Jun 21 '21)

Elise Schmidt

• 5 contributions · 19,600 USD (Apr 11 '20→Oct 6 '20)

Cathy A Lindy Lindy Property Management - Marco Island, Florida and Phoenixville Pennsylvania

• 62 contributions · 18,571 USD (Jun 4 '19→Sep 30 '20)

Frank W Bastian Lichtsinna Haensel - Tax Attorney, Elm Grove Wisconsin

• 3 contributions · 17,200 USD (Aug 1 '20→Aug 7 '20)

Brad Garlinghouse CEO, Ripple

• 3 contributions · 16,800 USD (Aug 20 '20→Nov 12 '20)

John Pritzker Hyatt heir; Aperture Capital, Geolo Capital

• 5 contributions · 16,800 USD (Mar 11 '20→May 1 '20)

Memberships

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Democratic Party The U.S. Democratic Party

• Member

US Senate upper house of the United States Congress

• Senator (Jan 3 '73→Jan 15 '09)

Alfalfa Club Exclusive DC club for the rich and powerful since 1913

• Member ('02→?)

United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control Committee

• Member

Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security Subcommittee

• Member

Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Refugees

• Member

Human Rights and the Law Subcommittee

• Member

Crime and Drugs Subcommittee

• Member

Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Subcommittee

• Member

International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and International Environmental Protection Subcommittee

• Member

Family

Hunter Biden Former lobbyist, son of Joe Biden

• son

Howard Krein Philadelphia-based head and neck surgeon, Startup Health chief medical officer

• son-in-law ('12→?)

Frank Biden Florida real estate developer; younger brother of former Vice President Joe Biden

• brother

Beau Biden Late son of former VP Joe Biden, former Attorney General of Delaware

• son

Valerie Biden Owens Joe Biden's sister; Media consultant, Joe Slade White

• sister

Jill Biden Educator; First Lady; Second Lady

• wife

James Biden brother of Joe Biden

• brother

Services & Transactions

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Deborah Wesson Gibson Interpreter for Democratic party candidates as Signs of Excellence; Ran for a seat in the Florida House in 2018; accused Republican candidate Roy Moore of dating her as a teenager;

• ASL Interpretor services ('12)

Contras Nigaraguan right-wing militias who waged anti-communist guerilla warfare (1979–1990) against the Marxist governments

• Service/Transaction

Creative Artists Agency LLC Entertainment and sports agency, based in Los Angeles with offices in Nashville, New York City, London, and Beijing

• Service/Transaction

Ash Carter 25th Secretary of Defense

• Medal of Freedom

Hillary Clinton US Secretary of State & NY Senator; 2016 Democratic Presidential candidate

• Medal of Freedom

Magic Johnson Partner of Guggenheim Baseball Management; part owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers

• Medal of Freedom

Denzel Washington Actor

• Medal of Freedom

George Soros Currency speculator and major donor to liberal groups

• Medal of Freedom

Walter Dellinger Former Acting Solicitor General in Clinton Administration

• 2020 campaign "special litigation team"

Donald B Verrilli Former Solicitor General

• 2020 campaign "special litigation team"

Schools

Syracuse University College of Law

• JD (?→'68)

University of Delaware

• BA (?→'65)

Miscellaneous Relationships

TikTok Online Video Sharing Service / Social Media Based in China

• Affiliation

Tamara Totah Picache managing partner of Flatiron Venture Partners

• Colorado fundraiser ('23→?)

Rudy Giuliani Trump adviser; former mayor of New York City

• Affiliation

Xavier Becerra Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services

• works at the behest of

ChristianaCare Delaware-area hospital network

• COVID-19 vaccine provider (Jan '21→?)

Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Obama-era HUD regulation

• supported by

Zionist Organization of America 501(c)(3) with no FARA registration

• Affiliation