He was never the governor of Illinois. He was in the Illinois state senate for three terms, and then he became a U.S. senator.
He has never been a Governor. Prior to being President he served as a US Senator from Illinois.
Obama was never a governor. He was the junior senator from Illinois.
No, President Obama represented Illinois in the U.S. Senate before becoming president. The only U.S. President who had been Governor of California was Ronald Reagan.
No, he was not. Before he was president, he was U.S. Senator from Illinois.
Barack Obama was never governor of Illinois. He represented Illinois in the United States Senate.
The president of Illinois is the President of the United States of America, currently Barack Hussein Obama Jr.The highest official in the state of Illinois is the Governor of Illinois, Pat Quinn, Democrat.US Presidents born in IllinoisRonald Reagan, 40th US president, was born in Tampico, Illinois.
it was because he was a senator in Illinois and then ran for president
2008 . . . she rode in on the coat tail of President Obama!
He will resign from the position of Senator and the Governor of Illinois will appoint a replacement for him.
Both Hawaii and Illinois claim Barack Obama as their "son". Hawaii because President Obama was born there and Illinois because President Obama was a resident and represented Illinois in the U.S. Senate before becoming elected as President.
Ronald Reagan is the only U.S. President born in Illinois. He was born in Tampico, Illinois on February 6, 1911.
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