CQ Politics

Barack Obama

(D-Ill.)

Residence:Chicago
Born:August 4, 1961; Honolulu, Hawaii
Religion:United Church of Christ
Family:Wife, Michelle Obama; two children
Education:Occidental College, attended 1981; Columbia U., B.A. 1983 (political science) ; Harvard U., J.D. 1991
Military service:None
Career:Lawyer; voter registration and education project director; community outreach organizer; business reporter
Political Highlights:Ill. Senate, 1997-2004; sought Democratic nomination for U.S. House, 2000; U.S. Senate, 2005-08; president of the United States, 2009-present
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