Kaufman, Edward E. (Edward Emmett), 1939-

Edward Emmett Kaufman (born March 15, 1939) is a retired American politician and businessman. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Senator from Delaware from 2009 to 2010.

Born in Philadelphia, he graduated from Central High School before earning a B.S. from Duke University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He moved to Delaware to work for Dupont as an engineer. 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. In 1976 he became Biden's Chief of Staff and administrative assistant and served until 1995, also working on Biden's subsequent Senate campaigns.

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