Joe Bidon has been in the public spotlight for nearly half a century, having first been elected to office in 1972. After 36 years in the United States Senate and two terms as Vice President under Barack Obama, he was elected as the 46th President of the United States in November 2020.
The father of four is known for both his groundbreaking career legislation, like the 1994 Violence Against Women Act, and his accessible blue-collar beginnings. He’s often the focus of viral memes about his presumed “bromance” with Obama, or the signature aircraft sunglasses he’s worn since he was a lifeguard in the 1960s.
Introduction
Joe Bidon was born and raised in Scranton, Pennsylvania, before moving to New Castle County, Delaware, with his family when he was ten years old.
He attended the University of Delaware before graduating from Syracuse University with a law degree in 1968.
In 1970, Joe Bidon was elected to the New Castle County Council, and in 1972, at the age of 29, he was elected to the United States Senate from Delaware, making him the US Senate’s sixth-youngest member.
For 12 years, Biden served as the chair or ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and he was a key figure in foreign policy during Obama’s presidency.
Joe Bidon’s family
Current President Joe Bidon became one of the youngest members of the United States Senate when he was elected at the age of 29. Following his Senate victory, tragedy struck the Biden family when his wife and daughter were killed in a car accident, and his sons Hunter and Beau were seriously injured.
At his boys’ hospital bedsides, Biden was sworn into the United States Senate, and he began commuting from Wilmington to Washington every day, first by vehicle, then by train, to be with his family. He would maintain to do so during his service in the Senate.
Joe Bidon married Jill Jacobs in 1977, and their family was complete when Ashley Blazer Biden was born in 1980. Jill returned to teaching as an English professor at a community college in Virginia after earning her PhD in education.
Beau Biden, the Attorney General of Delaware and Joe Bidon’s eldest son, died in 2015 after a long battle with brain cancer. Every day of his life, he demonstrated his courage and strength. President Biden’s life mission is to put an end to cancer as we know it, inspired by Beau’s struggle with cancer.
Joe Bidon as Vice president
He used his Senate experience to represent the administration in negotiations with congressional Republicans during his eight years as vice president, including on the Budget Control Act of 2011, The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, which addressed the imminent “fiscal cliff,” resolved a debt ceiling problem.
In 2009, Joe Bidon managed infrastructure expenditures to help the country recover from the Great Recession. Biden was a close adviser to Obama on foreign policy, and he played a key role in planning the US troop departure from Iraq in 2011. Biden received the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction from Obama in 2017.
Joe Bidon as President
On January 20, 2021, Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. He is the oldest individual to hold the position, at the age of 78.
Joe Bidon is the first president from Delaware and the second Catholic president. He is the second non-incumbent vice president to be elected president. He’s also the first president from the generation known as the Silent Generation.
Reputation
Biden was consistently ranked as one of the Senate’s poorest members, which he indicated in his youth.
He backed campaign finance reform measures during his first term, anticipating that less wealthy public officials might be tempted to accept contributions in exchange for political favours.
In November 2009, Joe Bidon’s net worth was $27,012. Due to book sales and paid speeches after Biden’s vice presidency, the Bidens had amassed a net worth of $9 million by November 2020.
