
Joseph R Biden Jr,
Joe Biden (1942-) became vice president of the United States after spending 36 years as a U.S. senator from Delaware. Democratic nominee Barack Obama selected him as a running mate for the 2008 election, and the pair entered office in January 2009 following their defeat of Arizona Senator John McCain and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. As a two-term vice president, Biden focused largely on economic and foreign policy issues. In 2019, he announced he was running for president in the 2020 election.
Education
University of Delaware in Newark, 1965; Syracuse University College of Law, 1968
Professional Experience
Candidate, President of the United States, 1988, 2008, 2020
Vice President, United States of America, 2008-2017
President, United States Senate, 2008-2017
Senator, United States Senate, 1972-2008
Member, New Castle County Council, 1970-1972
General Philosophy
An idea that goes back to our founding principle that all men are created equal. It’s an idea that’s stronger than any army, bigger than any ocean, more powerful than any dictator. It gives hope to the most desperate people on Earth. It instills in every single person in this country the belief that no matter where they start in life, there’s nothing they can’t achieve if they work at it. We’re in a battle for the soul of America. It’s time to remember who we are. We’re Americans: tough, resilient, but always full of hope. It’s time to treat each other with dignity. Build a middle class that works for everybody. Fight back against the incredible abuses of power we’re seeing. It’s time to dig deep and remember that our best days still lie ahead. It’s time for respected leadership on the world stage—and dignified leadership at home. It’s time for equal opportunity, equal rights, and equal justice. It’s time for an economy that rewards those who actually do the work. It’s time for a president who will stand up for all of us.
Political Positions
Do you support banding assault weapons?
Do you support Cash bail reform?
Do you support mandatory gun registration?
Do you support mandatory minimum prison sentences for people charged with drug possession?
Do you support private Prisons?
Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?
Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order to reduce overcrowding?
Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?
Should there be more restrictions on the current process of purchasing a gun?
Should universal background checks for gun purchases be made law?
Should victims of gun violence be allowed to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers?
What is your stance on Gun Control?
What is your stance on the Death Penalty?
Should benefits for Social Security be increased?
Should spending be increased for veterans?
Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?
Should the government raise the retirement age for Social Security?
Should the government regulate social media sites, as a means to prevent fake news and misinformation?
Do you support a tax on the assets held by the wealthiest Americans?
Do you Support Fair Banking for all?
Reparations Should the U.S. pay reparations to descendants of slaves?
Should federal taxes be Increased?
Should our government raise the federal minimum wage?
Should the federal government subsidize U.S. farmers?
Should the government classify Bitcoin as a legal currency?
Should the U.S. increase tariffs on imported products from China?
Should the U.S. raise tax on the rich?
What is your stance on paid leave?
Do you support charter schools?
Do you support Common Core national standards?
Do you support free universal pre-kindergarten education?
Do you support infrastructure grants for Historically Black Colleges & Universities and Minority Serving Institutions?
Do you Support raising pay for teachers?
Do you support Standardized Testing in Schools?
Restore arts, music and recreation to school curriculums?
Should community college be free to anyone who wants to attend?
What is your stance on Debt Relief for student loans?
What is your stance on Free Collage?
Do you support a carbon tax be levied on polluters?
Do you support the green new deal resolution?
Do you support the use of nuclear energy?
Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, and cutlery) that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material be banned?
Should Fracking Be Allowed?
Should the government give tax credits and subsidies to the wind power industry?
Should the government increase environmental regulations to prevent climate change?
Should the U.S. expand offshore oil drilling?
Should the U.S. withdraw from the Paris climate agreement?
Should the US expand fossil fuel extraction on public land?
Do you support a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
Do you support setting a hard date for withdrawal from Afghanistan of all U.S. military forces?
Should the military fly drones over foreign countries to gain intelligence and kill suspected terrorists?
Should the U.S. accept refugees from Syria?
Should the U.S. continue to support Israel?
Should the U.S. increase non-military foreign aid?
Should the U.S. remain in NATO?
Should the U.S. remain in the United Nations?
Should the US re-enter a nuclear deal with Iran?
Would you sign an agreement with North Korea that entailed partial sanctions relief in exchange for some dismantling of its nuclear weapons program but not full denuclearization?
Do you support abolishing the electoral college?
Do you support Abolishing the filibuster?
Do you support eliminating the electoral college in favor of the popular vote?
Do you support Increasing the size of the Supreme Court?
Do you support publicly funded elections?
Do you Support requiring paper ballots to protect election security?
Do you support the impeachment of President Donald Trump?
Do you think congress should expunge Donald Trump's Impeachment congressional record?
Should corporations and unions be permitted to fund advertisements backing political candidates through political action committees (Super PACS)?
Should election day be a national holiday?
Should political candidates be required to release their recent tax returns to the public?
Should the minimum voting age be lowered?
Should there be term limits set for members of Congress?
Should voters be required to show photo identification in order to vote?
Do you support eliminating private health Insurance?
Do you support free healthcare for all?
Do you support giving the federal government the ability to negotiate drug prices for Medicare?
Do you support importing drugs from other countries?
Do you support partially expanding Medicare by allowing people ages 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare?
Do you support the patient protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)?
Should the government increase funding for mental health research and treatment?
Should the government regulate the prices of life-saving drugs?
What is your stance on Medicare-for-All?
What is your stance on Universal Health Care?
Should the U.S. build a wall along the southern border?
Do you support increasing foreign aid to Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala in an effort to reduce the flow of asylum seekers to the U.S.?
Should children of illegal immigrants be granted legal citizenship?
Should illegal immigrants have access to government-subsidized healthcare?
Should illegal immigrants working in the U.S. be granted temporary amnesty?
Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding?
Should the federal government decriminalize illegal immigration?
Should the US Decriminalize Illegal Border Crossings?
Should the US End the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Policy?
Should there be a temporary ban on all immigration into the United States?
Do you support legalizing marijuana?
Should recreational Marijuana be legal Federally?
Do you support Congress passing the Equality Act?
Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?
Should LGBTQ + People Have Protection from Being Fired for Being LGBTQ +?
Should Transgender People Be Allowed to Serve in the US Military?
Where do you stand on gender pay equality?
Are UFOs a Threat to National Security?
D you support sanctions against North Korea, Russia for things like missiles, cyberattacks?
Should foreign terrorism suspects be given constitutional rights?
Should the government cancel production of the F-35 fighter?
Should the government increase military spending?
Should the President be able to authorize military force against terrorist without Congressional approval?
Do you support keeping Title X funding for reproductive health services?
Do you support public funding for abortion services?
Should Federal funds should pay for abortion?
What is your stance on abortion?
What is your stance on Late-term Abortions?
Do you support High-Speed Internet for all?
Do you support net neutrality?
Do you support the Consumer Data Privacy Act?
Do you support the establishment of the U.S. Space Force (USSF) as the sixth branch of the armed forces?
Do you support the use of nuclear energy?
Should our government disclose the UFO cover up?
Should the government fund space travel?
Do you support fund planned parenthood?
Do you support the Drinking Age Be Lowered from 21 to a Younger Age?
Should Animals Be Used for Scientific or Commercial Testing?
Should Euthanasia or Physician-Assisted Suicide Be Legal?
Should Prostitution Be Legal?
Do you support the five-year highway spending bill that will expand roadways?
Should the government increase spending on public transportation?