Joe Biden Bio 2021: Age, Politics, Net Worth

Introduction

Joe Biden (born 20 November 1942) is a famous American politician and the 46th elected president of The United States. Before defeating Donald J Trump to become the president of the United States he was the attorney and lawyer and also the youngest US Senator of the country.

He is a member of the Democratic Party and was vice president of Barack Obama for 8 years from 2009 to 2017. Biden also earned Presidental member of Freedom provided by Barack Obama. He also represented Delaware for over 40 years as the United States Senates. Joe Biden has been widely praised for his lobby tactics and ability to work with republicans which eventually solved the Debt Ceiling Crisis. Despite being in the position of such enormous responsibility, Joe Biden is still active on social media and has over 40 million social media followers.

Biography

Joe Biden was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. His father’s name was Joseph Biden Sr and his mother’s name was Catherine Biden. Biden was the oldest child in the family and has two brothers James and Francis and also has a sister named Valarie. Joseph Biden Sr was a wealthy businessman however during the time of recession, he lost the majority of his property and also did not find any sustainable work. Biden Sr moved to Mayfield and finally became a car salesman which proved to be successful and was able to provide for his family.

Regarding education, Joe Biden attended Archmere Academy and was very talented in his studies and was also really good at baseball. He played for his college team in the position of wide receiver and halfback where he was very talented. Biden also got graduated from the University of Delaware where he did major in major history and political science. He also got passionate about politics after learning and gaining knowledge about John F Kennedy.

Career

Joe Biden got graduated from the University of Delaware in 1968 and started practicing law in a law firm. He also became a member of the Democratic Party and was also elected in New Castle County in 1970. He started serving as a councilman in the firm but as of 1971, he wanted to be more active as an attorney so he started his own law firm. Just one year after establishing his law firm, Joe Biden was already having a very good impression on other political veterans. At just 28 years of age, he got the required vote to stand for the US Senate position against the veteran Republicans J. Caleb Boggs. Biden and his family worked very hard for the campaign but many believed he had zero chance of winning against the veteran Boggs. Finally, the day came and his hard work did not disappoint him as he became the 5th youngest US Senator which was regarded as the major upset in the world of US politics.

Everything was looking promising for Joe Biden before tragedy struck him in 1972 when his wife and daughter were killed in a car accident which left his both sons seriously injured as well. Biden contemplated suicide as he was inconsolable at the time. However, he felt responsible for the citizen and his post as a Senator and began to take charge in the US Senate. Biden also took oath from the hospital room where his sons were admitted. He used to live in Wilmington but used to go to Washington every day for his duties and took the train for the rest of his career as a United States Senate. Joe Biden was a bonafide US Senator for 36 years.

Biden first started running for the presidency in 1987 however he suffered from headaches due to the presidential campaign so he had to quit the campaign and focus on his health first. Biden only returned for the US presidency after 20 years in 2007. However, they failed during the campaign as they generated low votes than Hillary Clinton at the time. After some months, Barack Obama was starting to gain momentum in US politics and took the advice of Joe Biden and made him his running mate. Biden proved to be crucial for Obama to swing the vote in less favorable states such as Ohio and Pennsylvania. November 2008 proved to be monumental as Barack Obama became the 44th US president and Joe Biden became the 47th vice President.

Obama and Biden’s relationship was really clear and professional which proved to be a successful reign as they created lots of successful policy including treaties with Iraq and Afghanistan and the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with Russia as well. Later in 2017, Joe Biden was honored by President Obama by awarding the Presidental Medal of Freedom and also regarded Biden as the most popular vice president American has ever had. Joe Biden was not done with politics and was very unhappy with the campaign of Donald Trump and used to often criticize his practices and believes. In 2019, Biden for the first time raised the interest in running for President in an interview with Al Sharpton. He also made the same announcement in the video in April 2019 that he would like to run for president.

There was already conflict between Biden and Trump and it grew, even more, when Trump was starting to investigate Biden and his son for their Ukraine-based energy company. However, Biden did not lose his composure and accused Trump of abuse of power, and provided support in favor of the Impeachment of Donald Trump. Biden had already declared he would choose women for a presidential mate and appointed Kamala Haris when the time came. Joe Biden was very far off during the first day of the presidential election however after the next day he managed to pull the victory in Wisconsin and Michigan and also led in Arizona, Nevada, and Georgia. However, on the other side, Trump was not going to leave his position in peace and filed a lawsuit for electoral votes fault and pleaded for stopping the vote.

The day finally came on November 7, 2020, Joe Biden got the record-breaking over 81 million votes to become 46th President of the USA. He also became the oldest president in US history at 78 years of age.

Net Worth

Joe Biden is a popular politician and 46th elected president of the United States of America. He is regarded as one of the most powerful people in the world. The salary of Joe Biden and his properties are not released to the public and has been kept private. Currently, Joe Biden has a net worth of approximately $18 million as of 2021.

Interesting Facts

• Joe Biden started his career as a law practicioner in a law firm.
• Biden suffered a personal loss as his wife and daughter died in the car accident.
• Joe Biden received Presidental Medal of Freedom in 2017
• In November 2020, He was elected Presdient of the USA after receiving the record 81 million votes.