Which state did Joe Biden represent in the Senate for 36 years before becoming Vice President in 2009?
Joe Biden Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden Jr. ( ; born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who was the 47th Vice President of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Delaware as a United States Senator from 1973 until becoming Vice President in 2009.
Joe Knollenberg Joseph Kastl "Joe" Knollenberg (born November 28, 1933) is a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. From 1993 to 2009, he was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing  's 9 congressional district and  's 11th congressional district .