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BARACK OBAMA

  • Full Name: Barack Hussein Obama Jr.
  • Party: Democratic
  • Current Job/Position: U.S. Senator, Illinois
  • Campaign Web site: www.barackobama.com

PERSONAL

  • Birthdate: Aug. 4, 1961 (Honolulu, Hawaii)
  • Home: Chicago, Ill.
  • Spouse: Michelle Robinson Obama
  • Children: Malia Ann Obama, Natasha Obama
  • Religion: United Church of Christ

EDUCATION

  • J.D., Harvard University, 1991
  • B.A., Columbia University, 1983

EXPERIENCE

  • Attorney, law firm of Miner Barnhill & Galland (Chicago, Ill.), 1993-2004
  • Center for Neighborhood and Technology
  • Chicago Annenberg Challenge
  • Cook County Bar
  • Cook County Bar Association Community Law Project
  • Board Member, Joyce Foundation
  • Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law
  • Leadership for Quality Education
  • Member, Trinity United Church of Christ
  • Board Member, Woods Fund of Chicago

Public Service/Elected Offices:

  • Senator, U.S. Senate, 2005-present

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