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Joe Biden

Democratic · Former President of the United States, 2021–2025 · born 1942 in Scranton, Pennsylvania

Work
Attorney; admitted to the Delaware bar in 1969 and began practicing law in Wilmington.

Source: bioguide.congress.gov

Public service
Member of the New Castle County Council, Delaware, 1970-1972, before his election to the U.S. Senate.

Source: bioguide.congress.gov

Education
Educated at St. Helena's School and Archmere Academy in Delaware; B.A., University of Delaware, 1965; J.D., Syracuse University College of Law, 1968.

Source: bioguide.congress.gov

Ballotpedia · FEC · Wikipedia

10 of 11 sections researched

53 sources · 2020 · updated 2026-09-24

Not yet researched: Endorsements.

What has been checked
  • Profile 9 entries
  • On the ballot 0 entries
  • Where they stand 9 entries One position in his own words and eight paraphrases of his platform, each with the link that states it. The page marks a paraphrase as a paraphrase.
  • What they have said, checked 7 entries Six of the nine rows in the research archive's 2020 fact-check table are published. Three are left out because the archive states the claim in its own words rather than his. Checked: The research archive's 2020 fact-check pass (PolitiFact, FactCheck.org and the Washington Post Fact Checker)
  • Record in office 8 entries
  • Money 8 entries
  • Financial interests 11 entries
  • Polling and approval 2 entries Two head-to-head readings from named surveys. Polling averages and forecast models are not polls and are not published, which is most of what the archive's sentiment section holds for him.
  • Elections 1 entry Only his 2020 candidacy is published. His Senate elections in Delaware are outside the scope of an Ohio site's race records.
  • Endorsements None found in the records checked The research archive's 2020 file records no endorsement he gave and none he received. Checked: The research archive's 2020 candidate file
  • Sources 52 entries
Coverage, by section10 of 11 sections researched.Profile: 9 entriesOn the ballot: 0 entriesWhere they stand: 9 entriesWhat they have said, checked: 7 entriesRecord in office: 8 entriesMoney: 8 entriesFinancial interests: 11 entriesPolling and approval: 2 entriesElections: 1 entryEndorsements: None found in the records checkedSources: 52 entries10 of 11 sections researched · 53 sources
Coverage, by section10 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Joe Biden, 10 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-24 · Download this chart
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Where they are on the ballotOn the ballot for President of the United States.Joe Biden: President of the United States, Democratic
Where they are on the ballotOn the ballot for President of the United States.Source: U.S. House districts of the Ohio Redistricting Commission plan of October 31, 2025 · as of 2026-09-19 · Download this chart
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ChamberDistrictNote
StatewideAll of OhioPresident of the United States

On the ballot

None found in the records checked

The voting scheduleNo race is pending for Joe Biden in the calendars on file.None found in the records checked
The voting scheduleNo race is pending for Joe Biden in the calendars on file.Source: ohiosos.gov · as of 2026-11-04 · Download this chart
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Status
None found in the records checked

Where they stand

COVID-19

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Run a national, science-driven pandemic response: expand testing, push national mask guidance and plan vaccine distribution.

August 21, 2020 · Democratic National Convention, as fact-checked by PolitiFact

Source: politifact.com

Climate and energy

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Spend $2 trillion on clean energy, eliminate carbon pollution from power plants by 2035, reach net-zero emissions economy-wide by 2050, and rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement on the first day.

2020 · Campaign platform, as catalogued by Ballotpedia

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ballotpedia.org

Criminal justice

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

End cash bail and reduce incarceration, a change of direction from the 1994 crime bill he wrote.

July 8, 2020 · The Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force recommendations

Source: npr.org

Health care

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Add a public option that competes with private insurers and build on the Affordable Care Act rather than replace it with Medicare for All, lower the Medicare eligibility age to 60, and cap out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for seniors.

September 2020 · Campaign platform, as catalogued by Ballotpedia and analyzed by McDermott+

Sources: mcdermottplus.com · ballotpedia.org

Immigration

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Restore and expand DACA protections, open a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, and reverse Trump-era immigration restrictions.

2020 · Campaign issue positions as catalogued by Ballotpedia

Source: ballotpedia.org

Jobs and infrastructure

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Build Back Better: invest in infrastructure, the auto industry, public transit and manufacturing, on the scale of the New Deal.

2020 · Campaign platform

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Taxes and the wealthy

Nothing would fundamentally change.

June 18, 2019 · A June 2019 fundraiser in Manhattan

Sources: salon.com · axios.com · commondreams.org

Taxes and wages

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, strengthen union rights, and roll back parts of the 2017 tax cuts for corporations and high earners.

September 14, 2020 · Campaign platform, as analyzed by the Penn Wharton Budget Model

Source: budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu

The case for running

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

The election is a battle for the soul of the nation, framed around the response to Charlottesville.

April 25, 2019 · His campaign launch

Sources: nbcnews.com · ballotpedia.org

What they have said, checked

Said about Joe Biden

Record in office

Record in office, dated entries8 record entries from 1991 to 2016; 4 of them actions; 3 offices held on the record.19801990200020102020Biden (D)United States Senator for Delaware, 1973-01-03 to 2009-01-15Vice President of the United States, 2009-01-20 to 2017-01-20President of the United States, 2021-01-20 to 2025-01-201991-10-11 (action): As chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee he ran the 1991 confirmation hearings for Clarence Thomas. His handling of Anita Hill's sexual1994-09-13 (bill): Wrote and carried the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. Critics across the political spectrum say its incentives for state1994-09-13 (bill): Wrote the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, which he has called his proudest legislative accomplishment. Researchers credit it with helpin2002-10-11 (vote): As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee he voted to authorize the use of military force in Iraq, a vote he later said he regre2005-04-14 (vote): Supported and helped move the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, which made it harder for individuals to disch2009-02-17 (action): As vice president he oversaw implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, a package of roughly $800 billion.2016-01-12 (action): Led the Cancer Moonshot initiative from January 2016, an effort to speed cancer research and treatment.2016-03-29 (action): As vice president he pressed for the removal of Ukraine's prosecutor general, Viktor Shokin, whom the United States, the International Monet
Record in office, dated entries8 record entries from 1991 to 2016; 4 of them actions; 3 offices held on the record.Source: Cracked Buckeye person record for Biden (D), 8 dated entries · as of 2016-03-29 · Download this chart
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PersonDateKindEntry
Biden (D)1973-01-03officeUnited States Senator for Delaware
Biden (D)2009-01-20officeVice President of the United States
Biden (D)2021-01-20officePresident of the United States
Biden (D)1991-10-11action1991-10-11 (action): As chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee he ran the 1991 confirmation hearings for Clarence Thomas. His handling of Anita Hill's sexual
Biden (D)1994-09-13bill1994-09-13 (bill): Wrote and carried the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. Critics across the political spectrum say its incentives for state
Biden (D)1994-09-13bill1994-09-13 (bill): Wrote the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, which he has called his proudest legislative accomplishment. Researchers credit it with helpin
Biden (D)2002-10-11vote2002-10-11 (vote): As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee he voted to authorize the use of military force in Iraq, a vote he later said he regre
Biden (D)2005-04-14vote2005-04-14 (vote): Supported and helped move the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, which made it harder for individuals to disch
Biden (D)2009-02-17action2009-02-17 (action): As vice president he oversaw implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, a package of roughly $800 billion.
Biden (D)2016-01-12action2016-01-12 (action): Led the Cancer Moonshot initiative from January 2016, an effort to speed cancer research and treatment.
Biden (D)2016-03-29action2016-03-29 (action): As vice president he pressed for the removal of Ukraine's prosecutor general, Viktor Shokin, whom the United States, the International Monet

  1. action March 29, 2016

    As vice president he pressed for the removal of Ukraine's prosecutor general, Viktor Shokin, whom the United States, the International Monetary Fund and European allies regarded as insufficiently aggressive on corruption. FactCheck.org found no evidence the push was made to protect his son's Burisma board seat.

    Sources: factcheck.org · en.wikipedia.org

  2. action January 12, 2016

    Led the Cancer Moonshot initiative from January 2016, an effort to speed cancer research and treatment.

    Source: obamawhitehouse.archives.gov

  3. action February 17, 2009

    As vice president he oversaw implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, a package of roughly $800 billion.

    Source: obamawhitehouse.archives.gov

  4. vote April 14, 2005

    Supported and helped move the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, which made it harder for individuals to discharge debt. Consumer advocates, including Elizabeth Warren at the time, said it favored credit-card companies over consumers.

    Sources: propublica.org · npr.org

  5. vote October 11, 2002

    As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee he voted to authorize the use of military force in Iraq, a vote he later said he regretted.

    Source: democracynow.org

  6. bill September 13, 1994

    Wrote the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, which he has called his proudest legislative accomplishment. Researchers credit it with helping reduce the rate of intimate-partner violence between 1993 and 2010.

    Sources: ebsco.com · millercenter.org

  7. bill September 13, 1994

    Wrote and carried the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. Critics across the political spectrum say its incentives for states to build prisons and lengthen sentences contributed to mass incarceration, particularly of Black Americans.

    Sources: thehill.com · 19thnews.org

  8. action October 11, 1991

    As chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee he ran the 1991 confirmation hearings for Clarence Thomas. His handling of Anita Hill's sexual-harassment allegations, including the decision not to call other corroborating witnesses, was criticized at the time and afterward, and he later telephoned Hill to express regret.

    Sources: ebsco.com · millercenter.org

Money

Where the money went, as filedJoe Biden raised $1.07B, spent $1.07B as of December 31, 2020; $260K of what was raised is not accounted for in the filed totals; no cash on hand is filed.Raised to Spent: $1.07BRaised to Not in the filed totals (derived): $260KJoe Biden: Raised, $1.07B as filed, as of 2020-12-31Raised$1.07BJoe Biden: Spent, $1.07B as filed, as of 2020-12-31Spent$1.07BJoe Biden: Not in the filed totals (derived), $260K as filed, as of 2020-12-31Not in the filed totals (derived)$260KIn, as filedWhere it went, as filed
Where the money went, as filedJoe Biden raised $1.07B, spent $1.07B as of December 31, 2020; $260K of what was raised is not accounted for in the filed totals; no cash on hand is filed.Source: FEC filings, committee C00703975, through 2020-12-31 · as of 2020-12-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
FromToDollarsShare of totalNote
RaisedSpent1,073,919,501100.0%
RaisedNot in the filed totals (derived)260,4750.0%Derived: raised exceeds spent plus cash on hand in this filing; the difference is not itemized in the totals filed.
Money, as filedJoe Biden raised $1.07B, spent $1.07B as of December 31, 2020; 1 filing on file.2020 PresidentRaisedJoe Biden, 2020 President: raised $1.07B as filed with the FEC, as of 2020-12-31$1.07BSpentJoe Biden, 2020 President: spent $1.07B as filed with the FEC, as of 2020-12-31$1.07BCash on handJoe Biden, 2020 President: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researched
Money, as filedJoe Biden raised $1.07B, spent $1.07B as of December 31, 2020; 1 filing on file.Source: FEC filings, committee C00703975 · as of 2020-12-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
2020 PresidentRaised1,074,179,976
2020 PresidentSpent1,073,919,501
2020 PresidentCash on handNot yet researched
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing on file for Joe Biden breaks itemized contributions down by state.None found in the records checked
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing on file for Joe Biden breaks itemized contributions down by state.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-11-04 · Download this chart
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Status
None found in the records checked

Totals as filed

RaceFilerRaisedSpentCash on handAs of
President of the United States FEC C00703975 $1,074,179,976$1,073,919,501December 31, 2020

Sources: fec.gov · opensecrets.org · cnn.com

Donors, filed amounts first6 donors on file: 5 filed, totaling $13.1M, 1 reported, not filed; the top filed entry is Alphabet at $4.4M.AlphabetAlphabet: $4.4M$4.4MUniversity of California employeesUniversity of California employees: $3.9M$3.9MMicrosoftMicrosoft: $2.4M$2.4MAmazonAmazon: $2.3M$2.3MHarvey SchwartzHarvey Schwartz: $100K$100KWall Street and the securities and investment industryreported, not filedWall Street and the securities and investment industry: $74.0M reported, not filed$74.0M
Donors, filed amounts first6 donors on file: 5 filed, totaling $13.1M, 1 reported, not filed; the top filed entry is Alphabet at $4.4M.Source: FEC filings, committee C00703975 · as of 2020-12-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
Alphabet4,400,000
University of California employees3,900,000
Microsoft2,400,000
Amazon2,300,000
Harvey Schwartz100,000
Wall Street and the securities and investment industry, reported, not filed74,000,000

Top donors, filed amounts first

An amount reported, committed or refunded rather than filed, or lent by the candidate, says so beside it and comes after every filed one.

Outside spending

Outside spending, as reported$2.68B supporting, reported, not filed.2020 PresidentSupportingreported, not filedSupporting Joe Biden, 2020 President: $2.68B reported, not filed, as of 2020-11-03$2.68BOpposingOpposing Joe Biden, 2020 President: not yet researchedNot yet researched
Outside spending, as reported$2.68B supporting, reported, not filed.Source: issueone.org · as of 2020-11-03 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
2020 PresidentSupporting, reported, not filed2,680,000,000
2020 PresidentOpposingNot yet researched

Financial interests

Disclosed holdings

  • His May 2020 candidate financial disclosure reported no individual company stock: a brokerage cash account of $15,001 to $50,000, a TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Index 2010 fund, a variable annuity spread across about eleven mutual funds, and roughly $950,000 in cash across six bank accounts.

    May 15, 2020

    Sources: forbes.com · snopes.com

Disclosed income

  • The same disclosure reported about $900,000 in income since January 2019.

    May 15, 2020

    Source: forbes.com

  • Forbes found he and his wife earned $11.1 million in 2017, from an $8 million multi-book deal with Flatiron Books, $1.8 million in book-tour events, $2.4 million in speaking fees and $775,000 from the University of Pennsylvania.

    2017

    Source: forbes.com

  • They reported $624,000 to $630,000 in income for 2020, nearly half of it from Social Security, pension and annuity payments.

    May 17, 2021

    Source: forbes.com

Reported conflicts

  • A Republican-led Senate report documented that his son Hunter Biden sat on the board of the Ukrainian gas company Burisma Holdings from 2014 to 2019 for reported payments of about $50,000 a month while his father was the administration's point person on Ukraine, that State Department officials flagged the arrangement internally as a perceived conflict, and that how far the board seat affected United States policy was not clear.

    September 23, 2020 · Reported by The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Finance Committees, and CBS News

    Sources: finance.senate.gov · cbsnews.com · kcrg.com

  • Reported that in a lawsuit and bankruptcy proceeding his brother James Biden was alleged to have told business partners he could use his brother's standing to attract Middle Eastern and Turkish investment for a rural-hospital venture, that Americore sent about $600,000 to James and Sara Biden's personal accounts, and that the FBI searched the company chief executive's home and an affiliated hospital in January 2020.

    February 17, 2020 · Reported by RealClearInvestigations

    Source: realclearinvestigations.com

  • Reported that the University of Pennsylvania paid him about $775,000 between 2017 and 2019 in connection with the Penn Biden Center, which he led before the campaign, and that the university's Chinese-sourced donations rose from about $21.2 million in the 37 months before the center opened to about $72.3 million in the 39 months after. The university and the center say they received no Chinese money directly and that the center itself received $1,100, from two American donors.

    2020 · Reported by The Washington Examiner and the Capital Research Center, with a Newsweek fact-check of the same question

    Sources: washingtonexaminer.com · capitalresearch.org · newsweek.com

  • Reported that MBNA, the Delaware credit-card company, was for years his single largest source of campaign money, about $200,000 to $241,000 from its employees over his career, and that it employed his son Hunter Biden from 1996 to 2005, including consulting fees paid while he was moving the 2005 bankruptcy bill the industry sought.

    August 25, 2008 · Reported by NPR, ProPublica and the Washington Examiner

    Sources: npr.org · propublica.org · washingtonexaminer.com

Net worth, as estimated

  • $9,000,000 to $9,000,000, 2019

    Estimated by Forbes.

    Sources: forbes.com · factcheck.org

  • $10,000,000 to $10,000,000, 2023

    Estimated by PolitiFact, sourcing Forbes reporting.

    Source: politifact.com

  • $-897,000 to $489,000, 2017

    Estimated by His January 2017 financial disclosure, as reported in the research archive's sources.

    Source: opensecrets.org

Polling and approval

Polls, President of the United States, as published1 field date from October 8, 2020 to October 8, 2020; the latest has Biden at 55.0%25%50%75%100%Nov 2020Election dayJoe Biden 55% - Surveys reported by CNBC and Newsweek, 2020-10-08Field date
Polls, President of the United States, as published1 field date from October 8, 2020 to October 8, 2020; the latest has Biden at 55.Source: Cracked Buckeye poll log for Joe Biden, 1 poll, as published by Surveys reported by CNBC and Newsweek · as of 2020-10-08 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Field dateCandidateSharePoll
Oct 8, 2020Joe Biden55Surveys reported by CNBC and Newsweek

Elections

Election results, share of the vote1 race on file, 1 won; shares from 51.3% to 51.3%.2020 PresidentJoe Biden, President of the United States: won, 51.3%51.3%
Election results, share of the vote1 race on file, 1 won; shares from 51.3% to 51.3%.Source: Ohio Secretary of State, official canvass, 2020 · as of 2020 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemPCTNote
2020 President51.3
RacePartyResultVotesShare
President of the United States (2020) DemocraticWon 81,283,501 51.3%

Offices held

Endorsements

None found in the records checked

Sources

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 2020 United States presidential election · Build Back Better Plan · Viktor Shokin · Wikipedia

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