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Barack Obama graduated from Columbia University in 1983 and worked for two years in New York City for business consulting firms. He moved to Chicago in 1985 as director of a church-based group seeking to improve living conditions in poor neighborhoods. While there, he was a community organizer and advocate. In 1991, Mr. Obama graduated from Harvard Law School and returned to Chicago where he joined a law firm specializing in civil rights cases. He also worked as an adjunct lecturer for the University of Chicago Law School. In 1996, he ran for the Illinois state senate and was elected and then re-elected; he served eight years and then became a US Senator from Illinois in 2004. He also was the author of two best-selling books.
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∙ 10y agoWhile he was running for President of the United States, Barack Obama was a member of the United States Senate, representing the state of Illinois.
Prior to the 2008 election he was an Illinois Senator. Prior to the 2012 election, he was the President.
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∙ 11y agoBefore he was president, Barack Obama was a U.S. Senator. Before that, he was an Illinois state senator. Before that he was a professor of law and a civil rights lawyer. Before that, he was studying at Harvard Law School, after he had worked for five years as a community organizer and advocate for the poor.
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∙ 11y agoHe was a U.S. Senator from the state of Illinois.
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∙ 10y agobarack Obama had no jobs before he was a president I think
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He was a president of Harvard school of journalism. Community organizers. Worth with wife at a law firm
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What jobs did the Barack Obama hold before he was president?
obama was a lawyer and a US Senator before he was president . He also served in the Illinois statehouse.
Did Barack Obama drive a number 42 bus?
No, President Obama held many jobs before he entered politics, but driving a bus was not one of them.
What was Barack Obama's jobs?
Before he was president, Barack Obama was a community organizer and advocate for the poor; a civil rights lawyer; a professor of constitutional law; a state senator from Illinois and then a U.S. Senator.
What were Barack Obama's non-political jobs?
Before he was president, Barack Obama worked as a community organizer and advocate for the poor, a lawyer, a professor of law, a state senator and finally a U.S. senator.
What has President Barack Obama done for people who do not have a job?
His Jobs Act.
What Is Barack Obama's jobs?
Before he ran for president, Barack Obama was a community organizer and advocate for the poor in Chicago; a college professor at a law school; a civil rights lawyer; an Illinois state senator, and then a U.S. senator.
What was Barack Obama's first action as US President?
Obama's first act was to create jobs and alleviate the economic crisis.
What art some of the jobs Barack Obama had?
Obama is going to win
What did Barack Obama do in his earlier career?
Contrary to partisan myth, the president held a number of jobs prior to becoming president. Mr. Obama was a lawyer, he was a professor of law, he was a community organizer and advocate for the poor, and he was a state legislator in Illinois (and later a U.S. senator) before he became president.
Did Barack Barack Obama retire?
No, he did not. Usually, people do not retire until they are in their 60s, and these days, some people work into their 70s. Since Mr. Obama is not anywhere close to retirement age, it is doubtful he plans to retire any time soon.
What is Barack Obamas occupation?
Barack Obama is a/an Politician,lawyer,author
How many jobs has Barack Obama had in his lifetime?
93,000
