James Brian Biden is an American former nightclub owner, insurance broker, and political consultant. Biden is a brother of Joe Biden, the 46th President of the United States. He was his brother's chief fundraiser for his 1972 Senate campaign. His financial relationship to members of his family, particularly Joe Biden, made him a subject of Republican-led House committee investigations of the Biden family. He received a preemptive presidential pardon from Joe Biden in January 2025.