He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic presidential nomination in 19. Supreme Court confirmation hearings, including the contentious hearings for Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas. He also chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee from 1987 to 1995, dealing with drug policy, crime prevention, and civil liberties issues led the effort to pass the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act and the Violence Against Women Act and oversaw six U.S. Biden was the chair or ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for 12 years and was influential in foreign affairs during Obama's presidency. history after he was elected to the United States Senate from Delaware in 1972, at age 29. He was elected to the New Castle County Council in 1970 and became the sixth-youngest senator in U.S. He studied at the University of Delaware before earning his law degree from Syracuse University in 1968. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice president from 2009 to 2017 under Barack Obama and represented Delaware in the United States Senate from 1973 to 2009.īiden was born and raised in Scranton, Pennsylvania, moving with his family to New Castle County, Delaware, in 1953 when he was ten.
( / ˈ b aɪ d ən/ BY-dən born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who is the 46th and current president of the United States.
