Former Vice Pres. Joe Biden’s presidential campaign has formally announced the committee that will vet potential running mates.
, and when his running mate is announced, it will mark the third time in U.S. history a woman has served in the role. New York Democratic Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro and Alaska’s Republican Governor Sarah Palin were selected as vice presidential nominees in 1984 and 2008 respectively.Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester walks down the House steps at the Capitol after a vote, Sept. 19, 2019.
“I'm looking for someone who will be a partner in this progress. Someone who is simpatico, and someone who's ready to be president on a moment's notice,” Biden said at a virtual fundraiser earlier this month. The former vice president said in a recent interview that he believes it will take until July to narrow down a list that heSen. Kamala Harris speaks to her supporters during her presidential campaign launch rally in Frank H. Ogawa Plaza on Jan. 27, 2019, in Oakland, Calif.
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