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Joseph Biden III
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 Beau Biden at a charity volleyball game in Dover, Delaware |
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| Assumed office January 2, 2007 |
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| Governor | Ruth Ann Minner |
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| Preceded by | Carl C. Danberg |
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| Born | February 3, 1969 Wilmington, Delaware |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Hallie Biden1 |
| Residence | Wilmington, Delaware |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University College of Law (J.D.) University of Pennsylvania (B.A.) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
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| Service/branch | Delaware Army National Guard (Judge Advocate General's Corps) |
| Rank | Captain |
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 Delaware Army National Guard. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Early life and family
Biden was born February 3, 1969 in Wilmington, Delaware, the older son of U.S. Senator and U.S. Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and his first wife Neilia Hunter. His mother and younger sister Amy were killed in an automobile accident in 1972, in which he and his brother Hunter were also 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, 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, daughter, Natalie, age 4, and a son, Hunter, age 2.13
At the 2008 Democratic National Convention after Joe Biden was nominated for Vice President of the United States, Beau Biden introduced his father. He recounted the auto accident which killed his mother and sister and the subsequent parenting commitment his father made to his sons, a speech at which many delegates wept. 45
Political career
In his first bid at political office, Biden ran for Attorney General of Delaware in 2006. Biden's opponent was the 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, Internet predators, senior abuse, and domestic abuse. He 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.67
Joe Biden 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 be a frontrunner for the position, but while deployed in Iraq stated that he would not seek and would not accept an appointment to the Senate.8 On November 24, 2008, the elder Biden's former chief of staff Ted Kaufman was named by Governor of Delaware Ruth Ann Minner to the seat. Kaufman indicated he would not be a candidate in the 2010 special election to complete the term, fueling speculation Beau Biden will run at that time.9 Joe Biden 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....If 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
Military service
Biden is a member of the Delaware Army National Guard, and serves as a Captain in the Judge Advocate General's Corps as part of the 261st Signal Brigade in Smyrna.1112 In August 2007, he received notice that his unit would be deployed to Iraq in 2008. He was deployed on October 3, 2008,13 the day after his father participated in the 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
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| Office | Type | Location | Elected | Took Office | Term Ends | notes | |
| Attorney General | Executive | Dover | 2006 | January 2, 2007 | January 3, 2011 | ||
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| Year | Office | Election | Subject | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | ||
| 2006 | Attorney General | General | Joseph R. Biden, III | Democratic | 133,152 | 52.5% | Ferris Wharton | Republican | 120,062 | 47.4% | ||
Notes
- ^ a b "Attorney General Joseph Robinette 'Beau' Biden III (DE)". votesmart.org. Retrieved on 2008-08-26.
- ^ Seelye, Katharine Q. (2008-08-24). "Jill Biden Heads Toward Life in the Spotlight", The New York Times. Retrieved on 25 August 2008.
- ^ Banks, Adelle M. (2008-08-24). "Biden provides Catholic link, but renews abortion debate", usatoday.com. Retrieved on 26 August 2008.
- ^ Kevin Connolly (August 28, 2008). "Biden shows more bark than bite", BBC News.
- ^ John M. Broder (August 28, 2008). "Biden Opens New Phase With Attack on McCain", New York Times.
- ^ Nadia Singh (March 29, 2007). "Lawmakers Endorse Tougher Penalties On Sex Offenders", WMDT.
- ^ staff (January 7, 2008). "Delaware's enhanced sex offender law starts", Associated Press / The News Journal.
- ^ http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ikXdkhGpxM9rLnLYzrmagNZhJMIAD94I5KKG0
- ^ Former Biden advisor picked as Senate replacement
- ^ Brumfield, Sarah (2008-11-25). "Attorney General of Delaware", Associated Press for Yahoo! News. Retrieved on 25 November 2008.
- ^ "Joe Biden bids farewell to son Beau Biden, headed to Iraq," Los Angeles Times, Michael Finnegan, October 4, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-11-01.
- ^ Delaware National Guard Office of the Staff Judge Advocate Webpage, retrieved on 2008-11-01.
- ^ Shailagh Murray (August 20, 2008). "Biden's Son Off to Iraq", Washington Post.
- ^ Staff (2007-08-16). "Biden's Son Headed to Iraq in 2008", Associated Press / ABC News.
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