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Joe Biden, a Democrat, is the senior U.S. senator from Delaware. Before that, he practiced law. Biden has also been a law professor in Delaware since 1991. His wife, Jill, is a schoolteacher.

Committee Assignments

In the Senate, Biden chairs the Committee on Foreign Relations and is on the Committee on the Judiciary.

Presidential Campaign

Biden declared his candidacy for the presidency on January 7, 2007, on a taping of NBC’s Meet the Press.  He withdrew from the race on January 3, 2008, after the Iowa Caucuses.

Finance Reports

Presidential

  • Biden for President 2008
  • Joe Biden for President Committee 1988

    Leadership PAC (federal)

  • Unite Our States 2008 2006

    Leadership PAC (state)

  • Unite Our States (New Hampshire) 2006

    Campaign Committees (federal)

  • Citizens for Biden (Senate) 2008 2006 2004 2002 2000 1998 1996 1994 1992 1990 1988 1986 1984 1982 1980

    Interview

    The Center has not yet requested an interview with Biden.

    Financial Disclosure Statements

  • 2008 Presidential campaign, 2006
  • U.S. Senate, 2006
  • U.S. Senate, 2005
  • U.S. Senate, 2004
  • U.S. Senate, 2003
  • U.S. Senate, 2002
  • U.S. Senate, 2001
  • U.S. Senate, 2000
  • U.S. Senate, 1999
  • U.S. Senate, 1998
  • U.S. Senate, 1997

    Major Campaign Officials and Consultants

  • Valerie Biden Owens, national chairwoman
  • Ted Kaufman, senior adviser
  • Christine Koerner, finance director
  • Celinda Lake, pollster
  • John Marttila, senior adviser
  • Kory Mitchell, senior adviser
  • Melvyn Monzack, treasurer
  • Luis Navarro, campaign manager
  • Danny O’Brien, political director
  • Missy Owens, political operations manager
  • Larry Rasky, senior communications adviser/communications director
  • Evan Ryan, deputy campaign manager
  • Muthoni Wambu, deputy political director
  • David Wilhelm, senior adviser

    Major Fundraisers

  • TBD

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