Yes he was. He first ran for office in 1996 and won a seat in the Illinois state senate. He served for three terms, and then in 2004, he decided to run for the US Senate. He was successful, and became a US senator after winning the 2004 election.
The president before Barack Obama was George W. Bush. He served two terms, and could not run for another (in the US, presidents can only serve two terms). Mr. Obama defeated the Republican candidate John McCain in 2008 to become president.
The previous President was George W. Bush.
Obama was an Illinois senator before becoming president.
Jack Fitzgerald (R)
Roland Burris
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The presedient before Tony Tan is S R Nathan.
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Smit Patel Was
The Executive Branch.
Franklin Roosevelt.
It was an amendment to the Constitution.
Yes, although it is nowhere near as common as a male president.
George W. Bush Was From 2001-2009
The current president seemed to not need anyone else.
Barack Obama's father's name before he converted to Islam was Barack Obama Sr.
There were no black presidents before Obama!
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