Who is Joe Biden’s sister Valerie Owens?
PRESIDENT Joe Biden's sister Valerie Owens is a political strategist and campaign manager.
Valerie Owens ran the presidential campaign for Joe Biden and is the first woman in US history to run such a campaign.
Who is Joe Biden's sister Valerie Owens?
Valerie was born on November 5, 1945, in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
The political strategist is 76 years old, she graduated from the University of Delaware.
Biden's younger sister also led his seven straight US Senate victories and has been his key surrogate along his campaign trails.
She is also the Chair of the Biden Institute at the University of Delaware in addition to being a partner at Owens Patrick Leadership Seminars.
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Valerie is also on the Advisory Board of the Beau Biden Foundation for the Protection of Children.
When she was not managing her older brother's campaigns, she was working at a media consulting firm as the Executive Vice President of Joe Slade White & Co.
She worked at the consulting firm for 20 years, according to her .
The president's sibling also delivered the keynote address for Harvard Law School’s International Women’s Day celebration in 2015.
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A few of the other key points on her resume include:
- Women’s Campaign International
- Served on the National Board of the Women’s Leadership Forum of the Democratic National Committee
- Served on the board of The Ministry of Caring for 35 years
- Forbes 50 Over 50 Women Who Are Leading the Way in Impact list (2021)
When does Valerie Owen's book Growing Up Biden come out?
Valerie released her memoir on April 12, 2022.
Barnes and Noble currently sells the hardcover of the book for $22.99.
According to the book overview Valerie "writes of the role of family, faith, and fate in shaping her life, and the power of empathy and kindness in the face of turmoil and division."
On the day of the book's release, Valerie sat down with the cast of The View to discuss her new project.
"Hey Joe, look at this — I'm at the big girls' table," Valerie said on the set of the talk show.
She also told the cast that when it comes to her brother "there's very little difference between the private man and the public servant - you see what you get."
Is Valerie Owens married?
Valerie is married to her husband John T. Owens.
The couple shares three children together: Cuffe Biden Owens, Valerie James Owens, and Catherine Eugenia Owens.
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When speaking about the Biden family on The View Valerie added that "the threads" that bound their family together are the same as "many" of the families that are watching.
She said that those threads are "commitment, love, loyalty, and heartbreak and disappointment and loss."
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