Members of Congress / Joe Biden
Biographical InformationBIDEN, Joseph Robinette, Jr., a Senator from Delaware and a Vice President of the United States; born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., November 20, 1942; educated at St. Helena’s School, Wilmington, Del., and Archmere Academy, Claymont, Del.; graduated, University of Delaware, Newark, 1965, and Syracuse (N.Y.) University College of Law 1968; admitted to the Delaware bar in 1969 and commenced practice in Wilmington; served on the New Castle County Council 1970-1972; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1972 and reelected in 1978, 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, and again in 2008 and served from January 3, 1973, until January 15, 2009, when he resigned to become Vice President; chair, Committee on the Judiciary (One Hundredth through One Hundred Third Congresses), Committee on Foreign Relations (One Hundred Seventh Congress [January 3-20, 2001; June 6, 2001-January 3, 2003], One Hundred Tenth Congress); was an unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for president in 2008, but was elected Vice President of the United States on the Democratic ticket headed by Barack Obama, and was inaugurated on January 20, 2009. (Source.) More coverage of Joe Biden on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 111th Congress: Senator, Delaware, Democratic.
Jan. 3, 2009, to Jan. 3, 2011. Key VotesSee how Joe Biden voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com. Missed VotesJoe Biden has missed 3 votes (60.0%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers. Voting with PartyJoe Biden has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 100.0% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Biden did not vote. See a list of his votes against his party since 1991, a list of all Senators in the 111th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters. |  State InformationDelaware demographic profile (2000 Census) Financial DisclosureView Joe Biden's official financial disclosure statements, which describe the sources, types and amounts of income earned in a given year. (See more disclosure reports.) |
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| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 5: S J RES 5: S.J.Res. 5; A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of obligations under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 4: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.181; Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 3: S 22: S.22 as Amended.; Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 2: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S.22.; Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 1: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 22; A bill to designate certain land components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. | Not Voting | None | Yes |
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