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About Valerie Biden Owens
- Biden Owens is a long-time campaign manager, advisor and confidante to her brother, President Joe Biden.
- In 2020, she ran the most successful of these campaigns, helping her brother win the presidency.
- In 1972, she became one of the first women in the U.S. to manage and win a Senatorial campaign.
- Over the last 15 years, she has traveled with Women's Campaign International to teach political skills to women from Afghanistan, Liberia and beyond.
- In June 2021, she announced a new book deal: "Growing Up Biden" will be released by a division of Macmillan in April 2022.
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