Mark Kirk
Before president, Barack Obama was a U.S. Senator from Illinois.
he was first a senator within the Illinois's state senate. Then, he became a state senator, representing Illinois.
Before he became president, he was a US Senator from Illinois.
He was the junior senator from Illinois.
Obama was elected to the Illinois Senate in 1996, succeeding State Senator Alice Palmer as Senator from Illinois's 13th District. Obama was sworn in as a US senator (for the state of Illinois) on January 3, 2005.
His job just before he became president was as US Senator from Illinois.
He was a US Senator representing Illinois.
community organizer; attorney in private practice; faculty member, University of Chicago Law School; Illinois State Senator; US Senator from Illinois
Before being elected as President of the United States, Barack Obama was the junior Senator for the State of Illinois.
He was, but he is not any more. His political career began when he became a state senator in the Illinois legislature, where he served for three terms, beginning in 1996; and then he was elected to the United States Senate in 2004.
US Senator from Illinois. Prior to that he was a state senator from Illinois.