Presidents of the United States of America
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46 - Joe Biden
Personal Statistics:
Birth Date: November 20, 1942
Birthplace: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Father: Joseph Robinette Biden Sr.
Mother: Catherine Eugenia "Jean" Biden
Professional Statistics:
Elected to the Senate in 1972 and reelected in 1978, 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, and 2008
Became ranking minority member of the Senate Judiciary Committee in 1981
Voted for the Defense of Marriage Act
Ran for president in a failed attempt in 1988
Elected as Barack Obama's Vice President in 2008 and again in 2012
Events During Presidency:
Signed 17 executive orders in his first two days
Signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 in response to COVID-19 being declared a global pandemic
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