Valerie Biden Owens
Valerie Biden Owens | |
|---|---|
Owens in 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mary Valerie Biden November 5, 1945 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Bruce Saunders
(m. 1969; div. 1974)John T. Owens
(m. 1975) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Biden family |
| Education | University of Delaware (BA) |
| Website | Official website |
Mary Valerie Biden Owens (née Biden; born November 5, 1945) is an American political strategist, campaign manager and former educator. She is the younger sister of Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. In 2016, President Barack Obama nominated her as alternate representative of the United States to the 71st Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Owens has played a substantial role in all of her brother's political campaigns. She was the campaign manager during all of his Senate elections and for his 1988 and 2008 presidential campaigns, as well as a senior advisor to his successful 2020 presidential campaign. Owens published her autobiography, Growing Up Biden, in 2022.
Biden Owens received a Presidential pardon from her brother, Joe Biden.