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President Obama graduated from Columbia University in 1983 and moved to Chicago in 1985 to work for a church-based group seeking to improve living conditions in poor neighborhoods. He became convinced that having more of a legal background would help him as an advocate, so in 1989, he decided to return to school, and was accepted to Harvard Law School. He graduated, with academic honors, in 1991. Mr. Obama was a professor of law at the University of Chicago Law School for twelve years. He next went into politics, serving in the Illinois state house (where he was re-elected several times) and then becoming a United States Senator. He served in that capacity till he decided to run for president.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 10y agoHe was a community organizer and advocate for the poor in Chicago; then, after graduating from law school in 1991, he became a lawyer and a law professor. In 1996, he first ran for political office and was elected to three terms in the Illinois State Senate. In 2004, he was elected to the US Senate.
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∙ 11y agoObama was the junior U.S. senator from Illinois before he was elected to the presidency.
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Did Barack Obama get married or become president first?
Barack Obama was married before he ran for president.
How did Barack Obama become famous before coming president?
it was because he was a senator in Illinois and then ran for president
Has Barack Obama ran for president before 2008?
No -he's a new boy on the political block.
Barack Obama ran for president in what year?
2008
Who was the last African-American who ran for president?
It was Barack Obama.
What black ran for president of the United States?
Barack Obama.
What state was Barack Obama run for president?
He ran from the state of Illinois. He had been a U.S. senator from that state before running for president.
Who were the four African Americans that ran for president before Barack Obama?
I think there was none because the only black that ran was Jesse Jackson.
What did Barack Obama do before he ran for president what job?
Before he ran for president, Mr. Obama was a U.S. Senator from Illinois. Prior to that, he was a state senator, and he also was a college law professor. Before that, he was a civil rights attorney, and a community organizer/advocate for the poor.
What African American ran for the President of the United States?
Barack Obama
Before Barack Obama ran for the position of president of the US of America what political position did he hold?
He was a United States Senator from Illin
Was Barack Obama elected to any other office before he became president?
Obama was a US Senator from Illinois , elected in 2004, when he ran for President. Before that, he held a seat as an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.
