Absolutely. Before he entered politics, Mr. Obama was a civil rights lawyer, an advocate and community organizer who helped poor people, and a professor of law at the University of Chicago.
He was a Junior Senator for Illinois.
Before he was President, Barack Obama was a practicing attorney, community organizer, taught constitutional law at University of Chicago, was an Illinois State Senator and a US Senator from Illinois.
Barack Obama decided to run for president after becoming a US senator. He was elected as a US senator from Illinois in 2004 and announced his candidacy for president in February 2007.
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Before being elected as President of the United States, Barack Obama was the junior Senator for the State of Illinois.
No, he was not. Before he was president, he was U.S. Senator from Illinois.
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Yes, Barack Obama is the President of the United States, which includes Illinois. He lived in Illinois before moving into the White House and was a US Senator for that state before running for President.
His previous job was as a U.S. Senator from Illinois. Before that, he was an Illinois State Senator.
Ronald Reagan is the only U.S. President born in Illinois. He was born in Tampico, Illinois on February 6, 1911.