Barack Obama [D]

  • Current Office: U.S. Senate
  • Current District: Junior Seat
  • Office Seeking: President
  • First Elected: 11/02/2004
  • Last Elected: 11/02/2004
  • Next Election: 2010
  • Party: Democratic
Background Information
  • Gender: Male
  • Family: Wife: Michelle
  • 2 Children: Malia, Sasha.
  • Birth Date: 08/04/1961
  • Birthplace: Honolulu, HI
  • Home City: Chicago, IL
  • Religion: United Church of Christ
Education:
  • JD, Harvard Law School, 1991
  • BA, Columbia University, 1983
  • Attended, Occidental College.
Professional Experience:
  • Attorney
  • Lecturer.
Political Experience:
  • Senator, United States Senate, 2005-present
  • Keynote Speaker, 2004 Democratic National Convention
  • Senator, Illinois State Senate, 1996-2004.
Organizations:
  • Member, Trinity United Church of Christ, present
  • Center for Neighborhood and Technology
  • Chicago Annenberg Challenge
  • Cook County Bar
  • Cook County Bar Association Community Law Project
  • President, Harvard Law Review
  • Board Member, Joyce Foundation
  • Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law
  • Leadership for Quality Education
  • Board Member, Woods Fund of Chicago.
Committees:
  • Foreign Relations, Member
  • Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, Member
  • Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Member
  • Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Member
  • Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, Member
  • Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration, Member
  • Veterans' Affairs, Member

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