Biography
*On Nov. 6, Barack Obama won his bid for re-election, reaching 270 Electoral College votes before his opponents. In Central New York, he received 112,664 votes, according to the Onondaga County Board of Elections’ website.
Occupation— President of the United States, elected 2008; U.S. Senator from Illinois, elected 2004, served 2005 – 2008; member, Illinois State Senate 1997-2004; civil rights lawyer, taught constitutional law at University of Chicago Law School (1992-2004), community organizer (1985-1988).
Obama is the also the author of two books: “Dreams from my Father” and “The Audacity of Hope.”
Education— B.A. Columbia University 1983; J.D. Harvard Law, 1991, president of Harvard Law Review
Family— married Michelle Robinson, 1992; daughter Malia, born 1999; daughter Natasha, born 2001
Committees — While in the Senate, Obama was on the Foreign Relations Committee; Committee of Veteran’s Affairs; Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; and the Committee of Homeland Security
Social Media
Facebook —https://www.facebook.com/#!/barackobama
Twitter — @BarackObama
Past Offices
U.S. Senator from Illinois, elected 2004; member, Illinois State Senate 1997-2004
Fundraising
Contact Information
Obama for America
P.O. Box 8102
Chicago, IL 60680
(866) 675-2008
