Barack Obama | |
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| United States Senator from Illinois | |
| Assumed office January 4 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Fitzgerald |
| Member of the Illinois Senate from the 13th district | |
| In office January 8, 1997 – November 4, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Alice J. Palmer |
| Succeeded by | Kwame Raoul |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 4, 1961 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Michelle Obama (m. 1992) |
| Children | Malia Ann (b. 1998), Natasha ("Sasha") (b. 2001) |
| Occidental College, Columbia University, Harvard Law School | |
| Profession | Attorney |
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| Website | Barack Obama - U.S. Senator for Illinois |