He has never been a Governor. Prior to being President he served as a US Senator from Illinois.
Barack Obama was never a governor.
Barack Obama was never governor of Illinois. He represented Illinois in the United States Senate.
Barack Obama was never a governor. He was first a state senator from Illinois, and then a U.S. senator. It was his 2012 opponent, Mitt Romney, who had been a governor (from Massachusetts).
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Barack obama
Yes Barack Obama can legally be president.
Romney
Mitt Romney's father was George Romney, the former governor of Michigan. Barack Obama's father was not in politics and did not come from Michigan.
Barack Obama became a Chicago community organizer in the 1980's.
Barack Obama was married before he ran for president.
Illinois
Barack Obama is the first African-American to become president of the United States.