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|jr/sr = United States Senator

|state = [[Delaware]]

|term_start = January 1615, 2009

|term_end = November 15, 2010

|appointed = [[Ruth Ann Minner]]

|predecessor = [[Joe Biden]]

|successor = [[Chris Coons]]

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1939|3|15}}

|birth_place = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S.

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|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]

|spouse = {{marriage|Lynne Kaufman|1960}}

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|education = [[Duke University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br />[[University of Pennsylvania]] ([[Master of Public Administration|MBA]])

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'''Edward Emmett Kaufman''' (born March 15, 1939) is a retired American politician and businessman who served as a [[United States senator]] from [[Delaware]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kaufman.senate.gov/press/in_the_news/news/?id=9FE501E9-9B94-4C34-A492-471108603AC0 |title=Senator Ted Kaufman — Senator for Delaware: Press Room – In The News |publisher=Kaufman.senate.gov |date=July 15, 2009 |access-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712062141/http://kaufman.senate.gov/press/in_the_news/news/?id=9fe501e9-9b94-4c34-a492-471108603ac0 |url-status=dead }}</ref> from 2009 to 2010. He chaired the [[Congressional Oversight Panel]] for the [[Oversight of the Troubled Asset Relief Program]]; he was the second and final person to hold the position, succeeding [[Elizabeth Warren]]. Kaufman is a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] and a key ally of President [[Joe Biden]].

Kaufman was appointed to the Senate to serve the remainder of longtime Senator Biden's term after he was elected [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] in 2008. Prior toBefore becoming a U.S. Senator, Kaufman had served as an advisor to Biden for much of his political career and later served as the head of [[Joe Biden presidential transition|his presidential transition]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Cillizza |first=Chris |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/senate/minner-to-appoint-biden-aide-t.html |title=The Fix – Minner Appoints Biden Aide to Senate |publisher=Voices.washingtonpost.com |access-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-date=January 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107114829/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/senate/minner-to-appoint-biden-aide-t.html |url-status=livedead }}</ref> On a personal level, Kaufman has been described as Biden's "best friend".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Thrush |first=Glenn |date=March 2014 |title=Joe Biden in Winter |url=https://politi.co/2VbvYvB |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=POLITICO Magazine |language=en |archive-date=March 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331041400/https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/02/joe-biden-profile-103667/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Foer |first=Franklin |date=2023-01-23 |title=Biden Brings in a Consultant |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/01/jeffrey-zients-white-house-biden-chief-of-staff/672808/ |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=The Atlantic |language=en |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326232323/https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/01/jeffrey-zients-white-house-biden-chief-of-staff/672808/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Early life, education and business career==

Edward Emmett Kaufman was born on March 15, 1939, in Philadelphia,<ref name="bioguide.congress.gov">{{cite web |url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000373 |title=KAUFMAN, Edward E.(Ted) – Biographical Information |publisher=Bioguide.congress.gov |access-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-date=September 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914140114/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000373 |url-status=live }}</ref> the son of Helen (née Carroll), a teacher, and Manuel Kaufman, a social worker. His father was of [[History of the Jews in Russia|Russian Jewish]] ancestry, and his mother was a Catholic of Irish descent.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Ebattle/senators/kaufman.htm |title=Edward E. "Ted" Kaufman roots |access-date=November 8, 2012 |archive-date=November 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117213050/http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/senators/kaufman.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was raised [[Catholic]], his mother's religion.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/30/us/politics/30delaware.html?ref=us | work=The New York Times | title=A Senator Takes Office, Departure Already in Sight | first=Rita K. | last=Farrell | date=January 30, 2009 | access-date=February 25, 2017 | archive-date=November 8, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108172107/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/30/us/politics/30delaware.html?ref=us | url-status=live }}</ref> Kaufman graduated [[Central High School (Philadelphia)|Central High School]] in Philadelphia, 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]].<ref name="bioguide.congress.gov"/>

Kaufman originally moved to Delaware in 1966 to work for [[DuPont (1802–2017)|DuPont]] as an engineer.<ref>{{cite web |title=Senator Ted Kaufman Biography |url=https://www.nae.edu/15875/Senator-Ted-Kaufman-Biography |website=NAE Website |access-date=11 April 2019 |archive-date=April 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411000350/https://www.nae.edu/15875/Senator-Ted-Kaufman-Biography |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Work for Joe Biden==

In 1972, he joined Joe Biden's U.S. Senate campaign, which was considered to be a long shot, on a volunteer basis. After Biden's surprise victory in 1972, he took a one-year leave of absence from DuPont to organize and head Senator Biden's Delaware Office.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.whorunsgov.com/Profiles/Edward_Kaufman |title=Edward Kaufman (D-Del.) – WhoRunsGov.com/The Washington Post |publisher=Whorunsgov.com |date=June 25, 2009 |access-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-date=September 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901144028/http://www.whorunsgov.com/Profiles/Edward_Kaufman |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1976 he became Biden's Chief of Staff and administrative assistant and served until 1995, also working on Biden's subsequent Senate campaigns.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2009-01-16-kaufman-senate_N.htm |title=Senate swears in Kaufman, Biden replacement |publisher=Usatoday.Com |date=January 16, 2009 |access-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-date=January 22, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122134658/http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2009-01-16-kaufman-senate_N.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> After Biden's victory in the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]], Kaufman was chosen to head Biden's [[United States presidential transition|transition]] team.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Vella|first=Lauren|date=2020-06-20|title=Former Sen. Kaufman to run Biden transition team|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/503725-former-sen-kaufman-to-run-biden-transition-team|access-date=2020-08-21|website=TheHill|language=en|archive-date=August 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824014119/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/503725-former-sen-kaufman-to-run-biden-transition-team|url-status=live}}</ref>

Prior toBefore serving as a U.S. senator, Kaufman was a member of the [[Broadcasting Board of Governors]] (BBG) – the independent, autonomous, federal entity responsible for all U.S. government and government-sponsored non-military international broadcasting.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kaufman.senate.gov/press/press_releases/release/?id=487E5E7E-1520-4F0A-A4BC-EA4D1220C8AA |title=Senator Ted Kaufman — Senator for Delaware: Newsroom – Press Release |publisher=Kaufman.senate.gov |date=July 9, 2009 |access-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-date=July 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709145608/http://kaufman.senate.gov/press/press_releases/release/?id=487e5e7e-1520-4f0a-a4bc-ea4d1220c8aa |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was appointed to the BBG by Presidents Clinton and Bush and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate for four terms.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://111th.illumen.org/leg.jsf?legMemId=22204 |title=111th Congress – Meet The New Members &#124; Legislator &#124; US Senator Ted Kaufman |publisher=111th.illumen.org |access-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-date=July 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726173113/http://111th.illumen.org/leg.jsf?legMemId=22204 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==U.S. Senate (2009–2010)==

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Early in his term, Kaufman supported the [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009]] (ARRA). The stimulus package has meant more than $800 million in federal funding to support Delaware's economic recovery.<ref>{{cite web|title=Senator Ted Kaufman — Senator for Delaware: Services – Grant Assistance|url=http://kaufman.senate.gov/services/grants/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101108200553/http://kaufman.senate.gov/services/grants/|archive-date=8 November 2010|access-date=11 March 2021|publisher=Kaufman.senate.gov}}</ref>

In July 2009, Kaufman participated in the Senate Judiciary Committee's Supreme Court nomination hearing for Judge [[Sonia Sotomayor]]. During the hearing, Kaufman's line of questioning focused on the current Court's recent treatment of business cases and on Judge Sotomayor's judicial approach.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kaufman.senate.gov/press/press_releases/release/?id=48606C85-4C1A-421D-BCDA-0702F16D2238 |title=Senator Ted Kaufman — Senator for Delaware: Newsroom – Press Release |publisher=Kaufman.senate.gov |date=July 15, 2009 |access-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-date=July 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709141637/http://kaufman.senate.gov/press/press_releases/release/?id=48606c85-4c1a-421d-bcda-0702f16d2238 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Kaufman voted to send Judge Sotomayor's nomination to the full Senate for a vote.<ref>http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/yb/133516617&usg=AFQjCNFsgTAU8zf2DMtQsn2gk7gCMF-lkA, {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218234527/http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/yb/133516617%26usg%3DAFQjCNFsgTAU8zf2DMtQsn2gk7gCMF-lkA |date=February 18, 2020 }}</ref> In June 2010 Kaufman participated in the Senate Judiciary Committee's Supreme Court nomination hearing for Judge Elena Kagan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mainjustice.com/2010/06/28/ted-kaufman-d-del-opening-statement-on-kagan/ |title=Ted Kaufman (D-Del.): Opening Statement on Kagan |publisher=mainjustice.com |date=June 28, 2010 |access-date=October 11, 2011 |archive-date=June 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606145016/http://www.mainjustice.com/2010/06/28/ted-kaufman-d-del-opening-statement-on-kagan/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Kaufman voted to send Judge Kagan's nomination to the full Senate for a vote.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/07/hotline_whip_co_3.php |title=Hotline Whip Count: The Kagan Nomination |publisher=National Journal's Hotline On Call |date=July 13, 2010 |access-date=October 11, 2011 |archive-date=April 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406010945/http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/07/hotline_whip_co_3.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In response to his perception that "people just feel it's perfectly okay to denigrate federal employees", Kaufman gave speeches once a week starting in May 2009 praising a different federal employee until the end of his term.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/06/AR2009070603768.html |title=Sen. Kaufman Champions Public Servants From the Senate Floor |work=washingtonpost.com |date=July 7, 2009 |access-date=July 12, 2010 |first=Ed |last=O'Keefe |archive-date=July 14, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714204550/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/06/AR2009070603768.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Kaufman was succeeded by [[Chris Coons]], a Democrat, after Coons defeated [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] nominee [[Christine O'Donnell]] in November 2010. Kaufman resigned, and Coons took office on November 15, 2010, in accordance withby Delaware state law and Senate rules.

====Financial industry====

As a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Kaufman introduced bipartisan legislation with Senators [[Patrick Leahy]] (D-VT) and [[Chuck Grassley]] (R-IA) to strengthen tools and increase resources available to federal prosecutors to combat financial fraud. The [[Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009]] (FERA) was signed into law by President Obama on May 20, 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.votesmart.org/speech_detail.php?sc_id=460597&keyword=&phrase=&contain=|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|access-date=August 26, 2009|archive-date=March 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331041401/https://justfacts.votesmart.org/public-statements/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Kaufman hadfurther sought to further restore confidence in the U.S. financial markets by introducing bipartisan legislation to address abusive short selling and other [[market manipulation]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/sec-2009-07-27 |title=SEC makes permanent rule to rein in short selling Hedge Funds |publisher=MarketWatch |access-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712020338/http://www.marketwatch.com/story/sec-2009-07-27 |url-status=live }}</ref> Kaufman urged the [[Securities Exchange Commission]] (SEC) to consider reinstating the "[[uptick rule]]" – which aids market stability and hampers [[price discovery]]. He gave multiple floor statements and writtenwrote numerous letters to the agency with Senate colleagues on this issue, as well asand the need for a pre-borrow requirement or a "hard locate" system for short sales.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kaufman.senate.gov/press/press_releases/release/?id=58553367-AF70-47F7-8308-D9AB25AE0842 |title=Senator Ted Kaufman — Senator for Delaware: Newsroom – Press Release |publisher=Kaufman.senate.gov |date=July 22, 2009 |access-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-date=July 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709114443/http://kaufman.senate.gov/press/press_releases/release/?id=58553367-af70-47f7-8308-d9ab25ae0842 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2010, Kaufman, along with Senator [[Sherrod Brown]] (D-OH), introduced an amendment to the then-proposed [[Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act]], known as the [[Brown–Kaufman amendment]]. The amendment would have limited the nondepositnon-deposit liabilities of banks to two percent of [[gross domestic product]], effectively curtailing the size to which banks could grow.<ref name=Packer>{{cite book|last=Packer|first=George|author-link=George Packer|title=[[The Unwinding]]|year=2013|publisher=Farrar, Straus and Giroux|location=New York|isbn=978-0-374-10241-8|pages=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780374102418/page/279 279–295]}}</ref> Kaufman stated on the Senate floor his intention to recapture the spirit of the [[Glass–Steagall Act]], passed in 1933, which had been rescinded in 1999.<ref name=Packer/> The amendment failed in a Senate vote of 61 to 33 on May 6, 2010.<ref name="Vote">{{citation |title=U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote #136, 111th Congress – 2nd Session |date=May 6, 2010 |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=2&vote=00136 |access-date=October 23, 2012 |archive-date=October 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019045527/https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=2&vote=00136 |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Foreign affairs====

In April 2009, Kaufman took his first trip to [[Iraq]], [[Afghanistan]], and [[Pakistan]], where he visited with U.S. troops, foreign leaders, and others to examine U.S. strategy in the region.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kaufman.senate.gov/senator/timeline/ |title=Senator Ted Kaufman — Senator for Delaware: Meet Ted – Timeline |publisher=Kaufman.senate.gov |access-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-date=July 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100708174950/http://kaufman.senate.gov/senator/timeline/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is a co-sponsor of the Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009, which will triple non-military aid to Pakistan, providing $1.5 billion per year for development over the next five years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-962 |title=S. 962: Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009 |publisher=GovTrack.us |access-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-date=January 31, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131084603/http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-962 |url-status=live }}</ref> Kaufman has also stressed the need for increased civilian-military training focused on counterinsurgency and stability operations as essential to success in [[Afghanistan]], introducing an amendment to the 2009 Defense Supplemental Appropriations Bill with Senators [[Richard Lugar]] (R-IN) and [[Jack Reed (Rhode Island politician)|Jack Reed]] (D-RI).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/cgi-lis/bdquery/D?d111:10:./temp/~bdGhdi::%7c/billsumm/billsumm.php |title=THOMAS (Library of Congress) |publisher=Congress.gov |date=May 10, 2010 |access-date=July 12, 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Kaufman has since visited Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan twice more.

In May 2009, Kaufman visited [[Israel]], [[Syria]], and [[Turkey]] to discuss regional security issues and areas of mutual interest and cooperation. He met with foreign government andgovernments, military officials, political leaders, and civil society representatives. During the [[2009–2010 Iranian election protests]], Kaufman introduced a resolution supporting the protesters that was unanimously passed in the Senate.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/cgi-lis/bdquery/D?d111:2:./temp/~bda8NB:dbs=n: |title=THOMAS (Library of Congress) |publisher=Congress.gov |date=May 10, 2010 |access-date=July 12, 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Kaufman also introduced the Victim of Iranian Censorship Act (VOICE) as an amendment to the 2009 [[National Defense Authorization Act]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kaufman.senate.gov/press/press_releases/release/?id=07e16e49-b9c8-4318-bb99-b3444dc7f8d5 |title=Senator Ted Kaufman — Senator for Delaware: Newsroom – Press Release |publisher=Kaufman.senate.gov |date=July 24, 2009 |access-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-date=July 14, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714174905/http://kaufman.senate.gov/press/press_releases/release/?id=07e16e49-b9c8-4318-bb99-b3444dc7f8d5 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The VOICE Act – unanimously adopted by the Senate – supports similar objectives and authorizes funding for the [[Broadcasting Board of Governors]] to expand transmission capability and programming on [[Radio Farda]] and the Persian News Network. Kaufman spoke out for [[freedom of the press]] in China.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uhrp.org/articles/2403/1/Kaufman-Condemns-Repression-of-Uighurs-and-Clashes-in-Western-China-/index.html |title=Kaufman Condemns Repression of Uighurs and Clashes in Western China |publisher=Uhrp.org |date=July 9, 2009 |access-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-date=May 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501013842/http://uhrp.org/articles/2403/1/Kaufman-Condemns-Repression-of-Uighurs-and-Clashes-in-Western-China-/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

====Education reform====

Kaufman sponsored the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics ("STEM") Education Coordination Act<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kaufman.senate.gov/press/press_releases/release/?id=20258553-BA9D-4EE1-ADB9-9A75712454B0 |title=Senator Ted Kaufman — Senator for Delaware: Newsroom – Press Release |publisher=Kaufman.senate.gov |date=June 8, 2009 |access-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-date=July 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100708195805/http://kaufman.senate.gov/press/press_releases/release/?id=20258553-ba9d-4ee1-adb9-9a75712454b0 |url-status=dead }}</ref> to establish a committee to coordinate the efforts of Federal STEM education programs. Kaufman also supported the Edward M. Kennedy National Service Act, which providesprovided increased service opportunities for engineers and scientists to help inspire a new generation of science and technology students.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kaufman.senate.gov/press/press_releases/release/?id=31b8686b-61f3-40e8-bc31-424f9df82e5e |title=Senator Ted Kaufman — Senator for Delaware: Newsroom – Press Release |publisher=Kaufman.senate.gov |date=July 10, 2009 |access-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-date=July 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100708195739/http://kaufman.senate.gov/press/press_releases/release/?id=31b8686b-61f3-40e8-bc31-424f9df82e5e |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2010 Kaufman was presented with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2010 President's Award for his work on promoting STEM education.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.doverpost.com/newsnow/x749215036/Kaufman-Receives-engineers-award |title=Kaufman Receives engineers' award |publisher=DoverPost |date=April 23, 2010 |access-date=July 15, 2010 |archive-date=July 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715051604/http://www.doverpost.com/newsnow/x749215036/Kaufman-Receives-engineers-award |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Committee assignments===

* '''[[United States Senate Committee on Armed Services|Committee on Armed Services]]'''

* '''[[United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations|Committee on Foreign Relations]]'''

** [[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs|Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs]]

** [[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs|Subcommittee on African Affairs]]

** [[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy and Global Women's Issues|Subcommittee on International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy and Global Women's Issues]]

** [[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs|Subcommittee on European Affairs]]

* '''[[United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs|Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs]]'''

* '''[[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Committee on the Judiciary]]'''

** [[United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts|Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts]]

** [[United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights|Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights]]

** [[United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution|Subcommittee on the Constitution]]

** [[United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs|Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs]]

** [[United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security|Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security]]

* '''[[Thomas Porteous|Impeachment Trial Committee on the Articles against Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr.]]'''<ref name=committeesenatedems>{{cite press release

|title = Senate Leaders Announce Bipartisan Committee To Investigate Judge G. Thomas Porteous

|publisher = Senate Democratic Caucus

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Ahead of the [[2020 United States presidential election]], Kaufman was made a co-chair of the Biden-Harris Transition Team, which planned the [[presidential transition of Joe Biden]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Cindy McCain Joins Biden-Harris Transition Team's Advisory Board |url=https://buildbackbetter.com/press-releases/cindy-mccain-joins-biden-harris-transition-teams-advisory-board/ |website=President-Elect Joe Biden |access-date=9 November 2020 |date=28 September 2020 |archive-date=November 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115172252/https://buildbackbetter.com/press-releases/cindy-mccain-joins-biden-harris-transition-teams-advisory-board/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Biden Transition Organization - Staff, Advisors |url=https://www.democracyinaction.us/2020/chrntran/bidentransition.html |website=www.democracyinaction.us |access-date=9 November 2020 |date=9 November 2017 |archive-date=October 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029093141/https://www.democracyinaction.us/2020/chrntran/bidentransition.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Personal life==

Kaufman and his wife, Lynne, have been married since 1960 and reside in Wilmington. They have three daughters, Kelly, Murry, and Meg, and seven grandchildren.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ellis |first=Katie |url=http://www.deldems.org/ht/d/OfficialDetails/i/720505 |title=I got your 'bounce' right here |publisher=Deldems.org |access-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-date=November 26, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081126234254/http://www.deldems.org/ht/d/OfficialDetails/i/720505 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was a member of the Board of Directors of Children and Families First, WHYY, and the Board of Trustees of Christiana Care.<ref name="kaufman.senate.gov"/> Close to Biden for many years, Kaufman has been described as Biden's "best friend" and alter ego.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

== References ==

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==External links==

{{Commons category|Ted Kaufman}}

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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101110103551/http://kaufman.senate.gov/ Senator Ted Kaufman] ''official U.S. Senate website'' (archived)

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* [http://www.law.duke.edu/fac/kaufman/ Duke University School of Law] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124173127/http://www.law.duke.edu/fac/kaufman/ |date=January 24, 2009 }}

* [http://kaufman.senate.gov/press/press_releases/release/?id=204b7974-d69e-487a-a5d5-950ffb9697d3 Kaufman Bill to Punish Financial Fraud Passes Senate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106083132/http://kaufman.senate.gov/press/press_releases/release/?id=204b7974-d69e-487a-a5d5-950ffb9697d3 |date=November 6, 2010 }}

* [http://kaufman.senate.gov/press/press_releases/release/?id=6082dfc1-296b-4607-9857-fd10d0581c9a Passage of Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106141710/http://kaufman.senate.gov/press/press_releases/release/?id=6082dfc1-296b-4607-9857-fd10d0581c9a |date=November 6, 2010 }}

* [https://library.udel.edu/static/purl.php?mss0660 University of Delaware's Finding Aid for the Edward E. "Ted" Kaufman papers]

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