Senator Joseph Biden (D-Delaware)

Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-DE) is the top Democrat on both the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1972 at the age of 29, Senator Biden is a key player on some of the most important issues facing the United States, from national security and civil liberties to international relations and arms control. A strong leader on anti-crime and drug policy, Senator Biden has been instrumental in crafting virtually every major piece of crime legislation over the last decade, including the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, also known as the Biden Crime Law, which dramatically increased funds spent on law enforcement. Senator Biden lives in Wilmington, Delaware, and commutes to Washington, D.C. when the Senate is in session. He is married to the former Jill Jacobs, and is the father of three children.