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 most recent job before becoming president in 2008 was U.S. Senator from Illinois. Prior to that, he was an Illinois state senator for three terms. And prior to that, he was a law school professor and a civil rights attorney.
Before he was president, Barack Obama was a US senator from Illinois. Before that, he served three terms in the Illinois state senate. And before entering politics, he was a law school professor and a civil rights attorney.
Obama was the junior senator from Illinois when he ran for president. Before he became a US Senator, he served three terms in the Illinois state senate.
Barack Obama served in the Illinois state legislature for three terms, and then was elected to the US Senate in 2004.
he was the senator of Illinois
John Adams was George Washington's vice president
Vice President.
Before he became president, he was a US Senator from Illinois.
Joe Biden has never been president. He was a senator before he became vice-president.
no he was in congress for 2 years before he became president no he was in congress for 2 years before he became president
Many different Presidents had done their own things before they became President. Please specify the president. If speaking of the current US President Barack Obama, he was a senator from Illinois before he became the President. If speaking of Nelson Mandela from South Africa, he was a political prisoner in jail before he became the President. If speaking of Paul Biya in Cameroon, he was the Prime Minister before he became the President.
12th president
He was a Senator for Illinois.
He was never president.
President George Bush was a governor like his brother before he became president.
Senator
The same as it is now that he became president .