Thats not because hes some political psychic. The fact that Owens was introduced to her husband by her brother comes as no surprise since Biden has always been involved in his sister's love life. By that time, Ms. Owens has said, she had been hired by Joe Slade White & Company, which she joined in 1997. Theyre saying, lets go back to normal. Valerie and her husband, John T. Owens, have three children, none named Stephen. Missy Owens, now 43, began working on Mr. Giulianis legislative affairs team in June 1998, and remained until August of 1999. Last Monday morning, Claire, Annie and I went to meet a woman named Bernice Scott. Wrong Spouse. [CHEERING] This is a hell of a turnout. Family and politics are closely connected with the Bidens. If you cant motivate me to go vote for you, and I want to vote for you, how are you going to get people who are not inclined to go vote to go vote for you? He fell in love with her very quickly, and she fell in love with my brother," she continued, adding, "She made my brother whole." 64, I voted for Johnson. She continued, "My mom would always say to us that 'There's nobody better than you, but you're no better than anybody else.' Ms. Owens remarried in 1975, and her second husband, John T. Owens, a lawyer and businessman, also moved in with Mr. Biden. Do the sources know the information? She was formerly married to Jim Edmonds, 52, before the pair split in October 2019 after five years of marriage. The commitment at that time was making sure the boys were OK and making sure that Joe was able to fulfill his responsibilities.. And I said, yeah, Ill come. Together with my father, her husband of 61 years who passed away in 2002, we learned the dignity of hard work and that you are defined by your sense of honor. Its a great turnout. But I dont think that he is as I dont think that he is as forceful on issues as he has been in the past. We are all the same, and theres, you know, these connected wires, making us all think the same way. Owens is a lawyer and the son of the president's sister, Valerie Owens. and speaks with the congregation about grief. Politics, Money, Siblings: The Ties Between Joe Biden and Valerie Biden Owens, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/25/us/politics/valerie-joe-biden-sister.html. Yeah. As deputy campaign manager Kate Bedingfield told BuzzFeed News in 2020, Owens "is kind of the connective tissue throughout the course of the campaigns from '72 to today. It is the place where you can impact the most people at any given point in time. Owens is the second husband of his mother. A seven-year-old Valerie, wearing her First Communion dress, stands alongside her brothers Joe and Jimmy. Its nice to meet you. You have . She has been retained as a speaker by companies and organizations, including Bank of America and the MGM Resorts Foundation, frequently to talk about womens empowerment and body language. Mr. Giuliani complied without complaint, four people familiar with the request said. All right, so drum roll. Mr. White not only landed the Biden account, but he was also so impressed with Ms. Owens that he hired her. I had a brother, who was between me and my sister. And youre saying, its all right. There's been an accident.'" Um, I wanted to hear just about you and how you view the primary and whats going on here, but also just about your life. When Joe Biden, then a lawyer and not yet 30 years old, decided to run in the 1972 . "His brother, Kevin Owens, is founder of Staple Street Investors, which owns Dominion Voting." It's true that the president-elect's sister is married to a man named John Owens, according to a New York Times wedding announcement from 1975 . And I now disagree with that message. Today, they have three children, per her bio. [8], From 1997 until 2016, she served as executive vice-president of Joe Slade White & Company, a media consultant firm. I want you to know, although Ive had overwhelming support from the community my whole career, I dont expect anything. **INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** A memoir from Valerie Biden Owens, Joe Biden's younger sister, trusted confidante and lifelong campaign manager. As soon as I was able to register, I registered, OK? Vogue even went as far as to call her "the Joe Biden whisperer. Could winning the crucial black vote in South Carolina change the course of the former vice presidents struggling campaign? "As our mom said, family is the beginning, the middle and the end," Biden Owens said. And the third is to unify this nation. 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. ", Despite major changes happening in her own life, her commitment to Biden and the kids never faltered. [6] Her brothers are Joe, Francis "Frank" Biden, and James "Jim" Biden. Yall came to the door. A post shared by Meghan King (@meghanking). I think that Joe Biden is an honest person, open person. A win is a win. Barnes and Noble currently sells the hardcover of the book for $22.99. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden went to a family wedding in Pennsylvania on Monday. [8] Ms. Owens was with her brother at the Capitol when they got the phone call telling them that his family had been in a car accident. I mean, thats shock of all shocks. A memoir from Valerie Biden Owens, longtime political strategist, one of the first female campaign managers in United States history, and younger sister of Joe Biden. And sometimes, as all the preachers in here know, sometimes even faith leaves you just for a second. Looks like thats not the case. Whoever black people vote for, that candidate will be the Democratic nominee. By being reluctant about granting interviews of her own, Owens has managed to keep most of the ups and downs she's faced to herself, but we've done some major digging to uncover the surprising facts you need to know. Her relationship with him reveals the powerful and integral role that family has played in Mr. Bidens ascent to power. So I voted for Joe. Is Joe Biden's sister married to Stephen Owens, whose company owns Dominion Voting Systems? Thats the kind of person he is. . It has not been exciting. Biden commuted between Washington, D.C. and Delaware daily; Owens kept the home running for four years, per the Washington Post. Hair Color: Brown. Please enter valid email address to continue. Second, Valerie and her husband, John T. Owens, have three children, but none is named Stephen. "Valerie had been a top student at the University of Delaware. He really I mean, he had a plan. Im not sure he ever got over that. "On the way out the building, my brother looked at me and said, 'She's dead, isn't she?' Ultraconservative people like me who are voting for Bernie Sanders. Its like getting to heaven or going to hell. While there is no clear consensus on Valerie Biden Owens' net worth, some sites have placed it at between $3 and $5 million as of 2020. He is the son of Valerie Biden Owens. When I went to school, I had to walk about five miles to go to school as a kid. Over the years, Ms. Owens has honed her speaking skills. Were from The New York Times. Not a joke. Thats the only advantage that ever worked for me.. Ms. Owens is advertised by several speakers bureaus, with one listing her minimum speaking fee at $40,000. Like, isnt it like it seems as if youre advocating for a new form of politics, but at the same time, the community, the state you represent, might matter less because of that. That was the case in 1998 when a call came in to then-Mayor Rudy Giulianis office at City Hall: Mr. Biden wanted Mr. Giuliani to hire his niece, Missy Owens Valeries daughter for a midlevel job in the administration. One brother, James Biden, took charge of raising money. From then on, "they steered clear of each other," Biden wrote. A 2008 New York Times profile shows just how long, and how consistently, Valerie has held this position. Joe Biden was three years old when he got a little sister, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. I had a better seat at the table because my brother is at the head of the table, Ms. Owens has said, acknowledging the symbiosis of the relationship. But only partially. Nevertheless, Owens calls it "a great gift, because he did not let the stuttering define him. At 29, a young father with a wife and three children, he was headed to Washington, D.C. Six weeks later, the euphoria ended tragically. It may just be that he wants to kind of be that moderate voice, that voice of moderation. ", "Meghan King Says She 'Learned Some Big Lessons' as Marriage to Cuffe Owens Is Officially Annulled", "Meghan King and Cuffe Owens' marriage to be annulled", White House Archives for President Barack Obama, Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Valerie_Biden_Owens&oldid=1134792178, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 20 January 2023, at 17:53. King, who was known on the show as Meghan King Edmonds, has three children from her previous marriage to MLB star and sports broadcaster Jim Edmonds. What's more, while working for media consulting firm Joe Slade White & Co., the company was paid "about $1.6 million" by the 2008 Biden campaign (although Owens made it clear that she "took a leave" from the company at that time). Just as she had done at every other stop campaigning for her brother, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., Ms. Owens invoked the deep personal suffering he endured, and how it infused him with empathy and toughened him against adversity. I havent ran into anybody yet not for Joe. In a 2020 New York Times interview, she said, That was nothing heroic. Obama versus Hillary, who did you support? "Valerie Biden Owens (Joe's sister) is married to John Owens," a Facebook post read. ", From Biden's 1970 run for New Castle County Council to his '88 presidential bid, Owens has been by her brother's side for over 50 years, and it hasn't been easy. The New York Times reported that Valerie Biden married John Owens in 1975 ( here) and they have three children, Valerie James Owens, Cuffe Biden Owens and Catherine Eugenia Owens ( here. Biden had to see his son die and realize that thats going to alter him, you know? Would you please look at him and what do you think about him? Caitlin O'Kane is a digital content producer covering trending stories for CBS News and its good news brand, The Uplift. I knew in my gut that was not a campaign that was targeted to win. Its been one of his hallmarks. President-elect Joe Biden began his victory speech by thanking the Delawareans who have supported him throughout his careerincluding his sister, Valerie Biden Owens. The Daily is made by Theo Balcomb, Andy Mills, Lisa Tobin, Rachel Quester, Lynsea Garrison, Annie Brown, Clare Toeniskoetter, Paige Cowett, Michael Simon Johnson, Brad Fisher, Larissa Anderson, Wendy Dorr, Chris Wood, Jessica Cheung, Alexandra Leigh Young, Jonathan Wolfe, Lisa Chow, Eric Krupke, Marc Georges, Luke Vander Ploeg, Adizah Eghan, Kelly Prime, Julia Longoria, Sindhu Gnanasambandan, Jazmn Aguilera, M.J. Davis Lin, Austin Mitchell, Sayre Quevedo, Neena Pathak, Dan Powell, Dave Shaw, Sydney Harper, Daniel Guillemette, Hans Buetow and Robert Jimison. He anchored the evening news at 6 Pm and 7 PM with his colleagues Alicia Richards and Valerie Pritchett. A poll three months before the election showed Mr. Biden with under 20 percent of the vote against the popular Republican incumbent, Senator Cale Boggs. The Biden campaign would not disclose Ms. Owens standard speaking fee. We were just part of the environment. Hows your convincing efforts with your family going? Which partially explains why we got that reaction when we said we were talking to Dalhi. If he only wins by a little, is that success? Over the years, Owens has applied her political acumen to nurture other careers. We gotta get an answer. Mr. Biden has emphasized his ability to work across the aisle with Republicans. One of Valerie Biden Owens' first major wins as Joe Biden's campaign manager was helping her 29-year-old brother win a seat in the US Senate in 1972. After graduating from the University of Delaware, Valerie married a man named Bruce Saunders. Owens, 42, is a lawyer, the Washington Post reports. I had a better seat at the table because my brother is at the head of the table, Ms. Owens, left, has said, acknowledging the symbiosis of the relationship with her brother Joe Biden, right. Valerie is one of the president's closest confidantes, having seen her brother through a slew of. Owens also shared how Neilia's "were tough shoes to fill. The reporter and at least one editor know the identity of the source. Moreover, he is quite famous in his field. And thats what I saw. Have they proved reliable in the past? How many doors? Wait till I get to South Carolina. According to her official bio, Owens served as the Executive Vice President of Joe Slade White and Company, a media consulting firm that works with political candidates, from 1997 to 2016. Plain talk, no foolishness. She'd been homecoming queen. And this wasnt the first time that Biden had lost family members. The Bidens left their home in Delaware to attend the nuptials of nephew Cuffe Owens to Meghan O'Toole King. [14] In 2017, Owens was a featured speaker at a Ted Talk conference in Wilmington, Delaware. Following the accident, Owens quit her job as a teacher and moved in with Biden and his sons. The Democratic Party is not the party of black people. As Ms. Owens ventured from her early career as a schoolteacher to a place in the limelight campaign, government and private work tied to her brothers political fortune she gained a reputation as a driven and passionate advocate, both for her brother and for women. We werent real people. . She managed all of his Senate campaigns and his first two presidential races, playing a central role in her brothers career as his confidante, closest political adviser and one of his top surrogates on the campaign trail. I figured, if Obama chose him, he didnt have to. It was not the only time she would have her older brothers back. Were very much a diverse group within the party. Valerie Biden's husband (John Owens) tried to get Hunter Biden's help in acquiring a business license in China back in 2014. However, "Owens" is a common last name, so that hardly serves as proof at all. renew a controversial warrantless surveillance law, announced his intention to nominate Julie Su, biggest economic successes and failures so far. Yall came to the front door. The mayors senior staff thought highly of her political skills, said several of her former colleagues who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were discussing private assessments. All of them were. In 2019, for example, he tweeted how "growing up with a stutter, my parents taught me from a young age that being different is no barrier to success." If there's one major trait that Valerie Biden Owens shares with big brother Joe Biden it's their commitment to perseverance, and always taking the high road. Valerie's work has brought her around the world. ", Joe Biden has made no secret of his lifelong stutter while encouraging those suffering from the affliction to persevere. Here's what you need to know about one of Biden's closest confidantes. [CHEERING]. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Valerie and Jack's bickering throughout Biden's first senate campaign didn't improve the relationship. Even with these questions satisfied, The Times uses anonymous sources as a last resort. From The New York Times, this is The Field. Im Astead Herndon in South Carolina. Those familial connections are newly resonant in the highly charged partisan climate of this political season, as President Trump and Republicans attack Mr. Biden for the overseas business dealings of his son Hunter. But margins do matter, particularly in South Carolina. I told him, Ive got to be honest with you I dont think youve got a chance to win, Mr. Kaufman said recently. And if hes not, and that vote splits across candidates, what does that mean for the Democratic primary? Special thanks to Sam Dolnick, Mikayla Bouchard, Stella Tan, Lauren Jackson, Julia Simon, Mahima Chablani and Nora Keller. John T. Owens owns the Delaware-based telemedicine company Mediguide International, the Washington Post reported Dec. 14. I told yall, Ive been screaming. Bishop Myers has always voted. Her many achievements also include impressive keynote addresses at Harvard Law School and around the world, plus being chosen to serve as the Alternate Representative of the United States to the 71st Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations by President Obama. She is the younger sister of Joe Biden, the 46th and current President of the United States. And thats what hurt. Let me thank all the people outside in a second overflow room. "She was really good at the. I mean, it was just this room packed full of people, and they were rabidly cheering for Bernie. [32] And Im her proud father. Thank you so much. From the moment Biden got into the race, it seemed as if the black vote was his, and his to lose. Mr. White acknowledged that his arrangement with Ms. Owens was somewhat unusual in the industry, saying he was not aware of any top politician who had a relative working for the candidates media consulting firm. And for both those candidates, it kicked off a firewall of delegates that they would amass through black voters in the South and lead them to the nomination. In 1972, shortly after Biden won his first Senate race, Biden's wife, Neilia, was driving their three children to get a Christmas tree. Cuffe Biden Wedding Jeremy Fraser/LA Exposures. As Owens told PBS' Frontline, it was Dec. 18 when she "got a call from Jimmy Biden, and he said, 'Come home, now. October 12, 2021 / 8:01 AM The question is, is Biden right about his overwhelming support from black voters? In a report, the left-leaning organization Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington said that, while legal, such payments had the potential for abuse. The car was struck by a truck. Valerie Biden Owens has been at his side for 76 years but has deliberately stayed in the background. In 2015, he lost his son Beau to brain cancer at just 46 years old. Owens was instrumental in one of the biggest changes Biden made during his campaign, when in 2019 he dropped his support for the Hyde Amendment, for the first time urging repeal of the federal. I think people have, for far too long, thought that all black people were this monolithic think block, sort of like the Borg from Star Trek, you know? Valerie Owens is Joe Biden's sister. As a volunteer, she has traveled extensively with Womens Campaign International, a State Department- and USAID-funded organization operated by Marjorie Margolies, a former member of Congress who is also Chelsea Clintons mother-in-law. It is not Ms. Owenss speaking ability, though, but her management and organizational skills that some have credited with propelling her brother to the Senate seat in Delaware. I thought that he would have been could have served as a tremendous president. And because it doesnt, you had to build something, not for the present but for the future. But these women are confident that the vote is still there. This is the first time I havent managed the campaign, and I want to tell you, its damn frustrating! Valerie said at a campaign stop in 2020, per BuzzFeed News. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. She goes from being a Biden volunteer to giving up on him. As The New York Times notes, Owens also had a lengthy career as executive vice president of Joe Slade White & CO, a consulting firm "marketing candidates in dozens of national races." As the mother of three children, teacher and longtime campaign manager puts it: "It's fair. Grief-stricken, Mr. Biden thought about relinquishing his Senate seat. In 2008, a Washington-based good government group took issue with his Senate campaigns payments to relatives, which included Ms. Owens. Valerie Biden Owens is the first woman in U.S. history to have run a presidential campaignthat of her brother, Joseph R. Biden, Jr.She also led his seven straight U.S. Senate victories and has been his principal surrogate on the campaign trail. And while Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen did add that "Valerie is the President's oldest and closest political advisor [and] that will never change," she conceded that Owens "is the first to know that his role is different now and so is hers.". He put out his hand and said, Come on, Val. Let us stand for the call to worship. I mean, if Im sitting here going, Well, I can sit that one out, and Im going to vote, how do you get people that you need to motivate to go and vote? [CHEERING] Thank you, Denver! Im going to do everything in my power to earn your respect, earn your vote. Read More on The US Sun STAR STUDDED Past act joins Tom Ball on stage as Adam Lambert and more set to appear MARRIAGE OVER "She was there beginning, middle and end; morning, noon and night, Sen. Christopher A. Coons, who knows the Biden family, told The Washington Post. Thats absolutely true. In 2008, Owens gushed (viaThe New York Times), "He's been my best friend all my life" and later told PBS' Frontline, "From the time that I was a little girl, my big brother Joey took me with him wherever he went [] I was fast and furious, keeping up with him." That Owens is the owner of Dominion Voting Systems, which sells "end-to-end election solutions," including voting hardware and software. Valerie Biden Owens's husband is Jack Owens Valerie Biden Owens's former partners: Valerie Biden Owens's former husband is Bruce Saunders Valerie Biden Owens's siblings: Valerie Biden Owens's brother is Joe Biden Valerie Biden Owens's brother is James Biden Valerie Biden Owens's brother is Frank Biden Valerie Biden Owens's nieces and nephews: Valerie was won over by watching Jack be "such a good friend to her brother. Recently, he has made it to the news as he sealed the deal with . I voted for McGovern. Oh, yeah, Im for Joe Biden! I really believe in a connection. Do you remember when you first heard Tom Steyers name? Because Id had to do it against a machine. After all, for the Bidens, it's always been a family affair. The piling on of Sanders, the possibility of Steyer not doing much, and I looked at Jim Clyburn having come out for Joe Biden, and I did not want to give Bernie a bad send-off in South Carolina. She has essentially mentored a whole generation or two of aspiring political leaders in our state, former Delaware governor Jack Markell (D) told The Washington Post. Fittingly, she is the vice chair of the Biden Institute at the University of Delaware, and is the vice chair of the Biden Foundation. [17] Owens currently sits on the advisory board for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Public Policy Institute. Noting that she's "very certain that his stuttering really chiseled who he is," Owens argued that "because of it, he developed a backbone of steel and became a little boy of courage, and a little boy with a great deal of empathy.". As hes experienced these results in the early states, its added a real sense of pressure on South Carolina. Valerie Owens, founder and owner of Breck and Vale Clothing Co., sits in a rare pocket of silence on her couch. Biden lived up to the hype. In our family, it made perfect sense that I was going to be his campaign manager, Ms. Owens told a group in Allendale County in South Carolina, recalling their childhood in Delaware. No, right. Two years later, Ms. Owens and her family moved out of her brothers home. Eye Color: Brown. Jack and Valerie Owens, at their home on their own wedding anniversary. If he was supposed to win by 30, by 40 . Another, Frank Biden, managed volunteers. [CHEERING] Not only is this a large crowd, you are a loud crowd! The ceremony was scheduled to take place at the Kennett . Biden still has a healthy lead, but these two candidates have put some pressure on Biden in South Carolina. [16], She has traveled around the world as a motivational speaker, and teacher of leadership and communication seminars. Shes a longtime local political figure, the former head of the Richland City Council, and the head of a volunteer group thats supporting Joe Biden. Tom Steyer. ", Owens also spoke of that notion, which she called "the doctrine of resilience," with PBS' Frontline, revealing how her mother taught all four of her kids "that failure would happen in everyone's life, but giving up was unforgivable." She "was the cornerstone that allowed me to sustain and then rebuild my family. It takes, it takes something special to deal with it. And while it's unclear how much Joe Biden has paid his sister over the years, a 2008 report published by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington ranked Biden as the fourth senator "paying the most money in salaries or fees to family members," noting how he paid a combined $54,904.78 to Owens and her daughter, Catherine. I think that people you know, we always wanted something better. 2021 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ted Kaufman, a one-time Biden aide who succeeded him as a senator, recalled his friends first Senate campaign in 1972. Mr. Biden and his late wife Nelia cut his 30th birthday cake at a party in Wilmington in 1972. Meghan shares three children with her ex-husband, . Owens, 42, is a Los Angeles-based attorney and the son of the president's sister and close adviser, Valerie Owens, and her husband, Jack. Valerie Biden Owens (November 5, 1945) is an American political strategist, campaign manager and former educator. The Bidens are a very close family and they always try to help each other, said Mike Lux, a Democratic strategist who worked in Mr. Bidens 1988 presidential campaign. She also recounted the role she played in helping him recover after the death of his first wife and daughter in 1972 in a car accident, when she took over as a substitute mother for Mr. Bidens two sons, Beau and Hunter. Ms. Owens managed the campaign, while her brother was out knocking on doors and shaking hands. The latest polling tells us while Biden is at around 35 percent, Sanders is at 20 and Steyer is at 14. For more ways to live your best life plus all things Oprah, sign up for our newsletter! I mean, just to keep on this point, it feels like a unique thing of this primary, is that unlike Obama or Clinton, it seems likely that there will not be a runaway winner with black voters. (19152002). Per The New York Times, they didn't move out on their own until two years later when Biden married Jill Jacobs. And we had to walk on dirt roads. [2][3] Owens published her autobiography, Growing Up Biden, in 2022. I might put it on and go out, because Ill be working at the poll. They finally got together in the aftermath of the deadly car accident. He can squeak, peak, whatever he want to do, as long as he win. In 2016, Hillary Clinton won the South Carolina primary by around 50 points. And when Bishop Myers got the chance to meet the vice president in person, it sealed his affection for him. And I just waited for the chips to fall. Ahead of the nuptials, the White House confirmed to The Post that King, 37, and Owens, 42, would be getting married in "a small, family wedding" attended by the president and first lady Jill. Owens' daughter, Valerie J. Owens, also snagged work on her uncle's 2008 presidential campaign and in the Obama-Biden administration. Yesterday, I went to church and I prayed about it, and I think, you know, that he really is going to win. Mr. Biden calls her his best friend. As Senator Chris Coons told The New York Times, "Val was the critical anchor who helped Joe decide he was going to remain in the Senate, and to decide he was going to go on with life. Owens is the son of the president's sister, Valerie Biden Owens, and her husband, Jack. Biden has said that family is integral to him, and his younger sister is one of the people who has been by his side the longest. I have had it happen to me, so I know the pain. 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