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Barack Obama was first elected to the Illinois state senate, beginning in 1996.
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What state was Barack Obama elected?
Illinois was the state where he was elected Senator before he was elected President.Illinois.Barack Obama is one of two US Senators for the US State of Illinois.IllinoisPresident Obama was U.S. Senator of Illinois, Chicago. He began there as a State legislator. He was however not born and raised there.
When did Barack Obama become a senator?
He was first elected to the Illinois state senate in 1996. He was re-elected twice. He then ran for U.S. senate and was elected in 2004.
What other political offices has Barack Obama had in his career?
Barack Obama was first elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996. He was re-elected several times. Then, in 2004, he was elected a U.S. Senator. He served about twelve years total in the state and the U.S. senate, before being elected president in 2008.
What elected position did Barack Obama hold before being elected president?
Before becoming president, Barack Obama was elected to the Illinois state senate in 1996, and he was then elected to serve as a U.S. Senator from Illinois: he won that election in 2004.
What city and state is Barack Obama senator of?
He was a state senator for Illinois, and was elected from the city of Chicago. He served three terms in the state senate and then ran for the US senate, getting elected in 2004.
What year did Barack Obama become congressman?
Barack Obama first became a legislator in Illinois-- he ran for the Illinois State Senate in 1996, was elected, and served three terms. He then became a member of congress in 2004 when he was elected to the U.S. Senate from Illinois.
When was Barack Obama elected?
After choosing running mate Joe Biden and defeating John McCain Barack Obama became president. He was elected on November 4, 2008 with 52.9 percent of the vote. He was sworn in on on January 20, 2009 to the presidency.
What year did barack obama become state legislator?
He ran for the Illinois state Senate in 1996 and was elected that year for the first time.
Was Obama a senator in illions?
Barack Obama served as a senator in the Illinois state legislature between 1997-2004. He resigned when he was elected to the US senate.
Was Mitt Romney elected to the Illinois state senate in 1996?
No, you are thinking of Barack Obama, who served in the Illinois state senate, and then became a U.S. senator, before becoming president.
What was the State Obama represented in the US Senate before elected President?
Barack Obama was a Senator from Illinois before he won the Presidency in 2008.
What were Barack Obama's Pre-presidential offices?
State Senate & Senate.
