How long was Barack Obama a senator at Illinois?

Answer 1

Barack Obama was first elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996 (he began serving in 1997); he was re-elected several times. He remained a state senator until 2004 (having served 8 years). Mr. Obama won the 2004 US Senate race, and began serving as Illinois' Senator in the US Senate in early 2005. He began a run for the presidency in 2007, and in 2008, having won the presidential election, he became the President of the United States. So, he served as a senator (both state and federal) from 1997 to 2008.

Answer 2

Barack Obama first ran for office in 1996, when he was trying to get elected to the Illinois state senate. He was successful, and served three terms as an Illinois state senator. He was elected a U.S. Senator from Illinois in 2004.

Answer 3

Barack Obama ran for the Illinois State Senate in 1996 and won. He served three terms. In 2004, he ran for the US Senate, from Illinois, and was elected to that post. He served as a US Senator until he won the presidential election in 2008.

Answer 4

He was elected to the U.S. Senate in November 2004, and his term started January 4, 2005. Prior to that, he had been an Illinois state senator.

Answer 5

After serving three terms as an Illinois State Senator, beginning in 1996, Mr. Obama was then elected to the U.S. Senate in 2004, and sworn into office January 4, 2005.

Answer 6

According to Wikipedia, Barack Obama was sworn in as U.S. Senator from Illinois on January 4, 2005.

Answer 7

Obama won the junior Senate seat from Illinois during the 2004 campaign season. He was sworn into office on January 4th 2005.

Answer 8

He was first elected to the Illinois state senate in 1996, and he served three terms. He was elected to the US senate, from Illinois, in 2004.

Answer 9

He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2004.