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Joseph R. Biden
Office history
Current office and 2026 campaign
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. served as the 46th President of the United States from January 20, 2021 through January 20, 2025. He appeared on the 2024 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary ballot on Super Tuesday (March 5, 2024), winning all 63 of the state's delegates as the only candidate who met ballot qualification requirements. In July 2024, following a widely criticized debate performance and pressure from within the Democratic Party, Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee.
Background and education
Born on November 20, 1942, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Biden grew up in a working-class Catholic family. He graduated from the University of Delaware in 1965 with degrees in history and political science, and earned his J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law in 1968.
Career
Biden was first elected to the New Castle County Council in Delaware in 1970. In 1972, at age 29, he was elected to the U.S. Senate from Delaware and served six terms (1973–2009). He chaired both the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He served as the 47th Vice President under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2017. Biden won the 2020 presidential election over Donald Trump. As president, he signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (2021), the Inflation Reduction Act (2022), and the Respect for Marriage Act (2022).
Family
Biden's first wife, Neilia Hunter Biden, and infant daughter Naomi were killed in a 1972 car accident. Beau Biden, his son from that marriage, died of brain cancer in 2015. Biden married Jill Tracy Jacobs in 1977; they have one daughter, Ashley Biden.
Sources
Public filings
Candidates and officeholders are required by law to file campaign finance reports and statements of economic interest. The sites below don't support direct links to an individual record — search by last name on each.
Tennessee — campaign finance (search)
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State offices (Governor, TN Senate, TN House, State Executive Committee, statewide judiciary) —
Tennessee Registry of Election Finance.
Click Search for Candidates and PACs, enter last name “Biden”, and submit.
US House, US Senate, and Presidential candidates file with the FEC — see the federal section below. - County and municipal offices (County Mayor, Commissioner, Sheriff, School Board, court clerks, municipal alderman, etc.) — most major TN counties use the EasyVote portal. Select the relevant county and search by candidate name (“Biden”).
Tennessee — statement of interest
- Required for state and local officials and candidates — Tennessee Ethics Commission Conflict of Interest Search. Enter last name “Biden”and, if needed, select the applicable position.
Federal offices — campaign finance
- US House, US Senate, and Presidential candidates file with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), not with state systems — FEC candidate search. Filter by office, state, and cycle to narrow the results. Financial disclosures (personal assets and income) for members of Congress and congressional candidates are filed with the US House Clerk or US Senate Office of Public Records, depending on the office.