Beau Biden

Delaware's Attorney General Joseph R. "Beau" Biden is the eldest son of Vice President Joe Biden. His mother was Neilia Hunter, Joe Biden's first wife, who died in a car crash in 1972. Biden also serves in the Delaware National Guard.

January 25, 2010 Delaware Attorney and General Beau Biden made a public statement that he would not mount a challenge for the U.S. Senate this year. If Biden had stood he would have tried to capture the seat held by his father and Vice President Joe Biden.http://www.philly.com/inquirer/world_us/82664317.html

Biden is currently prosecuting Earl Bradley, a pediatrician who is charged with 32 counts of sexually abusing his patients. Biden commented - "My attention is focused on that matter like a laser beam, and it became very clear to me over the last several weeks that it would be impossible to mount a Senate campaign at the same time,"

On October 3, 2008, Beau Biden's National Guard unit began training at Fort Bliss, in Texas. His unit, the 261st Signal Brigade, left Texas and headed for Iraq on November 20, 2008. While in Iraq, Biden will be an assistant Judge Advocate General (JAG) officer. He will help troops with legal issues and will enforce the Uniform Code of Military Justice.CNN: Beau Biden Ships Out to Iraq (November 20, 2008).

On November 20, 2008, his unit mobilized to Iraq.CNN: Beau Biden Ships Out to Iraq (November 20, 2008)