Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. is the current United States Senator from Delaware from January 3, 1973 until present day. Biden was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania and lived there for ten years before moving to Delaware. He became an attorney in 1969, and was elected to a county council in 1970. Biden was first elected to the Senate in 1972 and became the sixth-youngest senator in U.S. history. He was re-elected to the Senate six times, and is the fourth most senior senator.