Premise: Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. ( [ ˈdʒoʊsᵻf_rɒbᵻˈnɛt_ˈbaɪdən ] born November 20 , 1942 ) is an American politician who was the 47th Vice President of the United States from 2009 to 2017 , having been jointly elected twice with President Barack Obama . A member of the Democratic Party , he represented Delaware as a United States Senator from 1973 until becoming Vice President in 2009 . He was first elected to the Senate in 1972 , and became the sixth-youngest senator in U.S. history . He became the first Roman Catholic , and the first Delawarean , to be Vice President of the United States .
Hypothesis: Joe Biden refused to enter politics.
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