Lived

November 20, 1942

Home State

Delaware

Party

Democratic

Vice President

Kamala Harris

Joe Biden was the oldest person ever inaugurated as President and a veteran Delaware senator who served as Vice President under Barack Obama. His term produced the American Rescue Plan Act, the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act. He withdrew U.S. forces from Afghanistan after two decades and assembled Western support for Ukraine after the 2022 Russian invasion. Concerns over his age led him to withdraw from the 2024 race, ending a half-century career in national politics. New Castle County councilman, U.S. Senator from Delaware (1973–2009, one of the longest-serving in the state's history), Vice President under Obama.

University of Delaware, 1965; Syracuse University College of Law, 1968.

Signed the American Rescue Plan Act. Signed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act. Signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the first significant federal gun legislation in decades. Signed the Respect for Marriage Act. Withdrew U.S. forces from Afghanistan after two decades. Assembled the Western coalition supporting Ukraine after the 2022 Russian invasion. Nominated Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Signed the American Rescue Plan Act (2021), the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (2021), the CHIPS and Science Act (2022), the Inflation Reduction Act (2022), the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (2022), and the Respect for Marriage Act (2022).

The Afghanistan withdrawal in August 2021 was widely criticized for its execution, including the deaths of thirteen U.S. service members at Abul Airport. Inflation reached forty-year highs in 2022. The southern border became a sustained political issue throughout his term. Concerns over his age and fitness dominated the last year of his presidency; after a June 2024 debate performance, he withdrew from the race in July 2024 and endorsed Vice President Harris.