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Barack Obama
Junior Senatorfrom Illinois
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2005Serving with Richard Durbin
Preceded by
Peter Fitzgerald
Member of the Illinois State Senatefrom the 13th district
In office1997 – 2004
Succeeded by
Kwame Raoul
Born
August 4, 1961 (1961-08-04) (age 46)Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Nationality
American
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Michelle Obama
Alma mater
Columbia University,Harvard Law School
Religion
Christian (United Church of Christ)
Signature
Barack Hussein Obama (pronounced /bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/[1]) (born August 4, 1961) is the junior United States Senator from Illinois and a leading candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2008 presidential election.[2][3] He is the fifth African American Senator in U.S. history, the third to have been popularly elected, and the only African American currently serving in the U.S. Senate.[4]
Obama was born in Honolulu to a Kenyan father and an American mother. He lived most of his early life in the Pacific island U.S. state of Hawaii. From ages six to ten, he lived in Jakarta, Indonesia. A graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, Obama worked as a community organizer, university lecturer, and civil rights lawyer before running for public office. He served in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. Following an unsuccessful bid for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000, he launched his campaign for U.S. Senate in 2003.
Obama delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention while still an Illinois state legislator.[5] He was elected to the U.S. Senate in November 2004 with a landslide 70% of the vote in an election year marked by Republican gains.[6] As a member of the Democratic minority in the 109th Congress, Obama co-sponsored the enactment of conventional weapons control and transparency legislation, and made official trips to Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. In the 110th Congress, he has sponsored legislation on lobbying and electoral fraud, climate change, nuclear terrorism, and care for returned U.S. military personnel.
Since announcing his presidential campaign in February 2007, Obama has emphasized ending the Iraq War, increasing energy independence, and providing universal health care as major priorities.[7] He married in 1992 and has two daughters. He has written two bestselling books: a memoir of his youth titled Dreams from My Father, and The Audacity of Hope, a personal commentary on U.S. politics.[8]
Contents[hide]
1 Early life and career
2 State legislature
3 Keynote address at 2004 Democratic National Convention
4 Senate campaign
5 Senate career
5.1 109th Congress
5.2 110th Congress
6 Presidential campaign
7 Political advocacy
8 Personal life
9 Books
10 Cultural and political image
11 Recognition and honors
12 Notes
13 Cited works
14 Further reading
15 External links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jump to: navigation, search
"Obama" redirects here. For other uses, see Obama (disambiguation).
Barack Obama
Junior Senatorfrom Illinois
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2005Serving with Richard Durbin
Preceded by
Peter Fitzgerald
Member of the Illinois State Senatefrom the 13th district
In office1997 – 2004
Succeeded by
Kwame Raoul
Born
August 4, 1961 (1961-08-04) (age 46)Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Nationality
American
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Michelle Obama
Alma mater
Columbia University,Harvard Law School
Religion
Christian (United Church of Christ)
Signature
Barack Hussein Obama (pronounced /bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/[1]) (born August 4, 1961) is the junior United States Senator from Illinois and a leading candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2008 presidential election.[2][3] He is the fifth African American Senator in U.S. history, the third to have been popularly elected, and the only African American currently serving in the U.S. Senate.[4]
Obama was born in Honolulu to a Kenyan father and an American mother. He lived most of his early life in the Pacific island U.S. state of Hawaii. From ages six to ten, he lived in Jakarta, Indonesia. A graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, Obama worked as a community organizer, university lecturer, and civil rights lawyer before running for public office. He served in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. Following an unsuccessful bid for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000, he launched his campaign for U.S. Senate in 2003.
Obama delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention while still an Illinois state legislator.[5] He was elected to the U.S. Senate in November 2004 with a landslide 70% of the vote in an election year marked by Republican gains.[6] As a member of the Democratic minority in the 109th Congress, Obama co-sponsored the enactment of conventional weapons control and transparency legislation, and made official trips to Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. In the 110th Congress, he has sponsored legislation on lobbying and electoral fraud, climate change, nuclear terrorism, and care for returned U.S. military personnel.
Since announcing his presidential campaign in February 2007, Obama has emphasized ending the Iraq War, increasing energy independence, and providing universal health care as major priorities.[7] He married in 1992 and has two daughters. He has written two bestselling books: a memoir of his youth titled Dreams from My Father, and The Audacity of Hope, a personal commentary on U.S. politics.[8]
Contents[hide]
1 Early life and career
2 State legislature
3 Keynote address at 2004 Democratic National Convention
4 Senate campaign
5 Senate career
5.1 109th Congress
5.2 110th Congress
6 Presidential campaign
7 Political advocacy
8 Personal life
9 Books
10 Cultural and political image
11 Recognition and honors
12 Notes
13 Cited works
14 Further reading
15 External links
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