CURRENT CANDIDATES: The Vice Presidential Candidates
BIDEN, Joseph Robinette, Jr., a Senator from Delaware
• born in Scranton, PA, November 20, 1942
• educated at St. Helena’s School, Wilmington, DE and Archmere Academy, Claymont, DE
• graduated, University of Delaware, Newark, 1965 with bachelor’s degrees in History and Political Science
• graduated, Syracuse (NY) University College of Law 1968, J.D. (Juris Doctor)
• admitted to the Delaware bar in 1969 and commenced practice in Wilmington
• served on the New Castle County Council 1970-1972
• elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1972
• reelected in 1978, 1984, 1990, 1996, and again in 2002 for the term ending January 3, 2009
• chair, Committee on the Judiciary (Three years)
• chair, Committee on Foreign Relations (Three years)
PALIN, Sarah Louise Heath, Governor of Alaska
• born in Sandpoint, ID, February 11, 1964
• attended schools in Wasilla, AK
• graduated, University of Idaho, 1987 with bachelor’s degree in Journalism
• television sports reporter in Anchorage
• served on Wasilla City Council 1992-1996
• elected mayor of Wasilla in 1996
• candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska in 2002
• appointed chair, Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, 2003
• resigned in protest over “lack of ethics” by fellow Republican leaders in 2004
• elected Governor of Alaska in 2006, the first woman and the youngest governor to be elected in the state’s history
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