Biden, 65, was born on November 20, 1942 in Pennsylvania. He grew up in Delaware, the eldest of four children of a car salesman. In 1972, Biden was elected to the United States Senate, at the age of 29. Shortly afterwards, his wife and their infant daughter were killed in a car accident. In 1977, Biden remarried. In his sixth Senatorial term, he serves on the Judiciary and chairs the Foreign Relations committees.
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