1997 to 2001
1996
He ran for the Illinois state Senate in 1996 and was elected that year for the first time.
Barack Obama was first elected to the Illinois state senate, beginning in 1996.
State Senate & Senate.
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.
Illinois Senate career of Barack Obama was born on 1961-08-04.
No. The United States Senate voted on the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. During that time, Barack Obama was a senator in the Illinois State Senate. Mr. Obama won election to the U.S. Senate in 2004.
No He is not the first African American in the senate
Barack Obama was 43 years old when he was first elected to the Senate in 2004.
He served from 2005 to 2008.
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