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Joe Donnelly
Official portrait, 2022
United States Ambassador to the Holy See
Incumbent
Assumed office April 11, 2022
President
Joe Biden
Preceded by
Callista Gingrich
United States Senator from Indiana
In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019
Preceded by
Richard Lugar
Succeeded by
Mike Braun
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 2nd district
In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2013
Preceded by
Chris Chocola
Succeeded by
Jackie Walorski
Personal details
Born
Joseph Simon Donnelly
(1955-09-29) September 29, 1955 (age 68) Massapequa, New York, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Jill Donnelly
(m. 1979)
Children
2
Education
University of Notre Dame (BA, JD)
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Joe Donnelly on Indiana Vietnam War veterans during the war's 40th anniversary Recorded December 13, 2015
Joseph Simon Donnelly Sr. (born September 29, 1955) is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat who has served as the United States Ambassador to the Holy See since 2022. A Democrat, he represented Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2013 and in the U.S. Senate from 2013 to 2019.[1]
Born in Massapequa, New York, Donnelly graduated from the University of Notre Dame.[2] He began his political career on the Indiana State Election Board while working as an attorney in practice. From 1997 to 2001 he was on the Mishawaka Marian School Board, serving as its president from 2000 to 2001. In 2004, he won the Democratic nomination for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, losing to Republican incumbent Chris Chocola in the general election. In 2006, he challenged Chocola again, and won election with 54% of the vote. He represented Indiana's 2nd congressional district from 2007 to 2013, winning reelection in 2008 and 2010.
In May 2011, Donnelly announced his intention to run for the U.S. Senate, winning the Democratic nomination one year later in an uncontested primary. He then faced Indiana State Treasurer Richard Mourdock who had defeated 36-year incumbent Richard Lugar in the Republican primary. On November 6, 2012, Donnelly defeated Mourdock in the general election with 50% of the vote to Mourdock's 44%; Mourdock's loss was attributed by some to his controversial comments about sexual assault.[3][4][5] In 2018, Donnelly ran for reelection to a second term, but he was defeated by former Republican state representative Mike Braun.[6]
On October 8, 2021, President Joe Biden announced he would nominate Donnelly to serve as the United States ambassador to the Holy See.[1] He presented his letters of credence to Pope Francis on April 11, 2022.[7]
^ ab"President Biden to nominate Joe Donnelly as ambassador to the Vatican". October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
^"Donnelly, Joe, (1955 - )". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
^Henneberger, Melinda (May 8, 2012). "Donnely Wins Democratic Nomination". The Washington Post She The People blog. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
^Wald, Matthew L. (November 6, 2012). "Democrat Wins Race for Senate in Indiana". The New York Times. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
^"Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock fall to Senate defeats". The Hill. November 7, 2012.
^Slodysko, Brian (November 7, 2018). "GOP businessman defeats Democratic Indiana Sen. Joe Donnelly". Associated Press. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
^"Le Lettere Credenziali dell'Ambasciatore degli Stati Uniti d'America presso la Santa Sede, 11.04.2022" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. April 11, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
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