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Edward Kaufman

Ted Kaufman
Ted Kaufman, official Senate photo portrait, 2009.jpg
Chairman of the Congressional Oversight Panel
In office
October 6, 2010 – April 3, 2011
Deputy Damon Silvers
Preceded by Elizabeth Warren
Succeeded by Position abolished
United States Senator
from Delaware
In office
January 15, 2009 – November 15, 2010
Preceded by Joe Biden
Succeeded by Chris Coons
Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors
In office
August 11, 1995 – December 1, 2008
President Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Preceded by Board established
Succeeded by Dana Perino
Personal details
Born (1939-03-15) March 15, 1939 (age 78)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Lynne Kaufman
Alma mater Duke University
University of Pennsylvania
Religion Roman Catholicism

Edward E. "Ted" Kaufman (born March 15, 1939) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Delaware from 2009 to 2010. From 2010 until 2011, he chaired the Congressional Oversight Panel in the United States federal government; he is the second and final person to have held that post, succeeding inaugural holder Elizabeth Warren. He is a member of the Democratic Party who previously served on the staff of the United States Senate.

Kaufman was appointed to the Senate to fill the term of long-time Senator Joe Biden, who resigned to become Vice President of the United States in January 2009. Prior to becoming a U.S. Senator, Kaufman had been an adviser to Biden for much of his political career.

Kaufman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Helen (née Carroll), a teacher, and Manuel Kaufman, a social worker. His father was of Russian Jewish ancestry and his mother was of Irish descent. He was raised in his mother's Catholic religion. Kaufman earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Duke University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Kaufman originally moved to Delaware in 1966 to work for DuPont as an engineer.


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