He was elected in the November 2004 general election, and went into office in January 2005, so around Inauguration Day in January Obama will have served four years.
Barack Obama was a senator from Illinois. He became a senator in 2004 and then won the 2008 election for president.
Yes
Barbara Boxer has been a U. S. Senator since January 3, 1993. Dianne Feinstein has been a U. S. Senator since November 4, 1992.
In 2010, Ohio elected a Republican U. S. Senator and 13 Republican and 5 Democratic U. S. Representatives. In 2008, Ohio cast all 20 of its electoral votes for Barack Obama and Joe Biden. They also elected 10 Democratic and 8 Republican U. S. Representatives. In 2006, Ohio elected a Democratic U. S. Senator and 11 Republican and 7 Democratic U. S. Representatives. In 2004, Ohio cast all 20 of its electoral votes for George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. They also elected a Republican U. S. Senator and 12 Republican and 6 Democratic U. S. Representatives.
Each U. S. Senator represents his/her whole state.
It has been yet to happen. We need one more Barrack Obama or some Asian to govern U S
U. S. Senator representing Illinois
Jackson was a Senator for a very short time, but he represented what was then the new state of Tennessee.
Martin Van Buren: N. Y. Attorney General : 1815-1819 U. S. Senator : 1821-1828 N. Y. Governor : 1829 U. S. Secretary of State : 1829-1831 U. S. Minister to the U. K. : 1831-1832 U. S. Vice President : 1833-1837 U. S. President : 1837-1841
U. S. Senator from Ohio
The U. S. Senator from Nebraska reelected to the 2007-2013 term, his second term, is Democrat Ben Nelson. The U. S. Senator from Nebraska elected to the 2009-2015 term is Republican Mike Johanns.
In an alphabetical list of U. S. Presidents from Washington through Obama, Barack Obama is 31st out of 43.
Republican Sheila Frahm succeeded Bob Dole as the Class 3 U. S. Senator from Kansas.