He ran for the Illinois state Senate in 1996 and was elected that year for the first time.
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.
Before becoming President Barack Obama was a United States Senator. He was also a State Legislator before that. Before this he attended Harvard Law School.
Barack Obama was a Senator from Illinois.
Barack Obama is in the United State of America.
Barack Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Barack Obama was first elected to the Illinois state senate, beginning in 1996.
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.
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Obama was born in Hawaii.
Barack Obama, II (the president): Honolulu, Hawaii, which has been an American State since 1959. Barack Obama, Sr. (the president's father): Kenya
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