What did barack obama do as a senator?

Answer 1

Mr. Obama served three terms in the Illinois state senate, where he worked on a number of laws and proposals, including ethics legislation, legislation to reign in the excesses of payday lenders, legislation to monitor whether minorities were being racially profiled, and legislation that expanded health care access to more poor people. He was later named chairman of the Health and Human Services Committee in the state senate. By most newspaper reports, he was considered a bipartisan senator and had a good relationship with members from both parties.

Answer 2

Barack Obama held assignments on the Senate Committees for Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; and Veterans' Affairs, and he was a member of the Congressional Black Caucus. He was a chairman of the Subcommittee on European Affairs. He sat on or chaired the following Senate Committees:

• Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (110th Congress)
  • Subcommittee on Children and Families
  • Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety
• Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (110th Congress)
  • Subcommittee on Investigations
  • Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information and International Security
  • Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration
• United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
• Committee on Environment and Public Works (109th Congress)
  • Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety
  • Subcommittee on Private Sector and Consumer Solutions to Global Warming and Wildlife Protection
• Committee on Foreign Relations
  • Subcommittee on European Affairs (Chairman - 110th Congress)
  • Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs
  • Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs
  • Subcommittee on African Affairs
  • Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, and International Environmental Protection

Answer 3

By most newspaper accounts, Barack Obama was a very popular and effective state senator in Illinois, which is why he was re-elected three times. He worked on bills related to crime prevention, and he was also involved in legislation aimed at helping people living in poverty; he also worked on bills to increase protection for whistle-blowers and also to better protect victims of domestic violence, and a bill to expand access to health care for children.

Answer 4

It depends on which job you are asking about. By most accounts, Mr. Obama was very effective (and very popular) as an Illinois state senator. In fact, he was elected to three terms, and his Chicago constituents found him very available and responsive, according to newspaper reports. He was known for working well with both Republicans and Democrats, and for championing laws that helped poor and working-class people. When he was elected to the US senate, the first two years, he was very involved, and he forged a number of strong relationships on both sides of the political aisle. But once he decided to run for president in 2007, he began focusing on his campaign, and he was criticized for not paying as much attention to his duties in the senate.

Answer 5

When he was a state senator, Mr. Obama's job was to represent the citizens of his district-- Chicago-- and make sure their needs and priorities were considered when the state senate proposed new laws or voted on other policy initiatives.

Answer 6

Spent excessive amounts of money, and voted on anything he didn't have to take responsibility for,