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Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
Adjunct Professor 1991 - present

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Business Addresses & Phones:
Wilmington, DE Office
1105 N. Market St., Suite 2000, Wilmington, DE 19801-1233
Phone: 302-573-6345, Fax: 302-573-6351

Milford, DE Office
24 NW Front St., Windsor Building, Suite 101, Milford, DE 19963
Phone: 302-424-8090, Fax: 302-424-8098

Washington, DC Office
201 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-5042, Fax: 202-224-0139, TDD: 202-224-5652

Background Information
  • Undergraduate School: University of Delaware, 1965
  • Law School: Syracuse University College of Law, 1968
  • Courses: Selected Topics in Constitutional Law
  • Admitted to practice law in: Delaware
Fast Facts
courtesy of: http://biden.senate.gov/senator/

Joseph R. Biden, Jr. was born on November 20, 1942 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He was first elected to the United States Senate in 1972 and re-elected in 1978, 1984, 1990, 1996 and 2002. He is currently serving his 6th term.

Senator Biden grew up in New Castle County, Delaware. He graduated from the University of Delaware in 1965, and from the Syracuse University College of Law in 1968. Prior to his election to the Senate, Biden practiced law in Wilmington, Delaware and served on the New Castle County Council from 1970 to 1972. Since 1991, Biden has been an adjunct professor at the Widener University School of Law, where he teaches a seminar on constitutional law.

In January of 1973 Joe Biden was sworn into office at the age of 30 years, one month, and 14 days. He is the fifth youngest person to ever serve in the U.S. Senate (John Henry Eaton of Tennessee, Armistead Mason of Virginia, Henry Clay of Kentucky, and Rush Holt of West Virginia were younger).

Senator Biden lives in Wilmington, Delaware and commutes to Washington, DC when the Senate is in session. He is married to the former Jill Jacobs, and is the father of three children: Beau, Hunter and Ashley. The Bidens also have two daughters-in-law, Kathleen and Hallie, and four granddaughters: Naomi, Finnegan, Roberta Mabel and Natalie.

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