Party: Democrat
Born: Honolulu, Hawaii, August 4, 1961
Age: 47
Religion: Christian
Education:

• Harvard University, Juris Doctor, Law, 1988-1991.
• Columbia University in the City of New York, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, concentration in International Relations, 1981-1983.
• Occidental College (Los Angeles), Political Science 1979-1981.
• Obtained early education in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Hawaii.

Government experience:

• US Senator since 2005.
• Member, Illinois State senate 1997-2004.

Other experience:

• Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Chicago Law School, 1993-2004
• Civil rights lawyer
• Community organiser

Vice-presidential candidate:

• Joseph Biden, Democrat Senator from Delaware; born 1942