Hallie Olivere Biden
Born (1973-07-06) July 6, 1973 (age 50)
Greenville, Delaware, U.S.
EducationTatnall School
Occupation(s)school counselor, non-profit executive
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
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(m. 2002; died 2015)​
PartnerHunter Biden (2016–2019)
Children2
Parent(s)Louis Ronald Olivere
Joan Berger
FamilyBiden (by marriage)

Hallie K. Biden (née Olivere; born July 6, 1973) is an American school counselor, non-profit executive, and member of the Biden family. She worked as a school counselor at the Tatnall School in Wilmington, Delaware, and at Archmere Academy in Claymont, Delaware. In 2002, she married Beau Biden, a son of U.S. President Joe Biden and Neilia Hunter Biden. They lived in Wilmington while her husband served as the Attorney General of Delaware. After her husband's death from glioblastoma in 2015, Biden became the chairwoman of the board of directors for the Beau Biden Foundation For the Protection of Children. She received media attention and scrutiny for her romantic relationship with Beau's brother Hunter Biden from 2016 to 2019.

Early life and education

Biden was born on July 6, 1973, in Greenville, Delaware, to Louis Ronald "Ron" Olivere and Joan Berger.[1][2][3] Her mother, who was a childhood friend of Joe Biden,[4] owned a drycleaning business.[5] She is of Jewish background.[2][6] She was educated at the Tatnall School, a private college preparatory school near Wilmington, Delaware.[7]

Career

Biden worked as an admissions counselor at her alma mater, the Tatnall School, and as a guidance counselor at Archmere Academy.[7] She serves as the Chairwoman of the Board of Directors for the Beau Biden Foundation For the Protection of Children.[8][9]

Personal life

Biden (far right) at the swearing in of her father-in-law as Vice President of the United States in 2013.

In 1998, she began dating her childhood friend Joseph Robinette "Beau" Biden III, who worked as a federal prosecutor in the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.[5][10] The two became engaged during a family Thanksgiving celebration in Nantucket.[9] She married Beau Biden in 2002.[2] They had two children: daughter Natalie Naomi Biden (b. 2004), and son Robert Hunter Biden II (b. 2006).[11][12][13] The family lived in Wilmington, Delaware, while her husband served as the Attorney General of Delaware.[14]

Her husband died from brain cancer in 2015.[15] Biden maintained a close relationship with other members of the Biden family after her husband's death, encouraging her father-in-law to run in the 2016 presidential election,[16] consulting him before the launch of his 2020 presidential campaign and attending mass with the family at St. Joseph on the Brandywine.[17][18]

In 2016, she began an affair with her brother-in-law, Hunter Biden, who was in the process of going through a separation from his wife, Kathleen Buhle.[2][19][20] She and Hunter Biden moved to Annapolis, Maryland, with her children.[21] They ended their relationship in 2019.[22] In March 2019, The Key School filed a lawsuit against Biden, stating that she failed to pay $55,740 in tuition for her two children for the 2018–19 school year, seventh and eighth grade students.[21] The suit was settled in October 2019.

References

  1. ^ "Obituaries in Wilmington, DE". The News Journal. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Keren David (November 9, 2020). "Joe Biden's very Jewish family". The Jewish Chronicle.
  3. ^ Thompson, Alex; Sfondeles, Tina. "Biden's golf partners, explained". POLITICO. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  4. ^ Friedman, Gabe. "Even as crisis loomed, Biden attended Zoom shiva for childhood crush". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Devine, Miranda (2021). Laptop from Hell: Hunter Biden, Big Tech, and the Dirty Secrets the President Tried to Hide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781637581063 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Friedman, Gabe. "Joe Biden attended a Zoom shiva for his childhood crush as Russia's Ukraine invasion loomed". Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Hallie Biden - La biographie de Hallie Biden avec Gala.fr". Gala.fr (in French). Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  8. ^ "Our Board". Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  9. ^ a b Schreckinger, Ben (September 21, 2021). The Bidens: Inside the First Family's Fifty-Year Rise to Power. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 9781538737996. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ Biden, Hunter (April 6, 2021). Beautiful Things: A Memoir. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781982151133. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ "Attorney General Joseph Robinette 'Beau' Biden III (DE)". Vote Smart. Retrieved August 26, 2008.
  12. ^ Banks, Adelle M. (August 24, 2008). "Biden provides Catholic link, but renews abortion debate". USA Today. Religion News Service. Retrieved August 26, 2008.
  13. ^ Burack, Emily (November 3, 2022). "President Joe Biden and His Granddaughter Natalie Biden Voted Early in Midterm Elections". Town & Country. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  14. ^ Gormley, Beatrice (January 12, 2021). Joe Biden: Our 46th President. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781534479319. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Google Books.
  15. ^ "Meet Joe Biden's Jewish Family". Jewish Herald Voice. November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  16. ^ Starkey, Jonathan. "Hallie Biden supports presidential bid, father says". The News Journal. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  17. ^ "PHOTOS: Biden attends mass at Delaware church ahead of Zelenskyy call". www.audacy.comb. March 6, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  18. ^ "A Guide to Joe Biden's Big Family Ahead of Granddaughter Naomi Biden's White House Wedding". E! Online. November 19, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  19. ^ "Kathleen Buhle on Hunter Biden's affair with Beau's widow Hallie: 'I was shocked, but not heartbroken'". Advance Local. June 1, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  20. ^ Ryan, Lisa (March 1, 2017). "Joe Biden's Son Hunter Is Dating His Brother's Widow". The Cut. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  21. ^ a b San Felice, Selene (February 28, 2020) [July 1, 2019]. "After time living in Annapolis, Key School sues Hallie Biden for not paying tuition". Capital Gazette. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  22. ^ "Meet Joe Biden's Kids and Grandkids". Harper's BAZAAR. January 19, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
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