Political Career: 1996-2008
State Senater: 1997-2004The Illinois Senate Career of Barack Obama stretched from 1997 (when Barack Obama was sworn in to his first trm in the Illinois Senate) to 2004 (when he was elected to the United States Senate). Starting in 1993 and throughout his state senate careet, Obama also taught constitutional law part-time at the University of Chicago Law School, as a Lecture fron 1992 to 1996 and as a Senior Lecturer from 1996-2004, when he was elected to the U.S. Senate.
U.S. Senate Compaign: 2004
On March 16, 2004, Obama won the Democratic primary by an unexpected landslide—receiving 53% of the vote, 29% ahead of his nearest Democratic rival, with a vote total that nearly equaled that of all eight Republican candidates combined—which overnight made him a rising star in the national Democratic Party, started speculation about a presidential future.
| Democratic Primary, United States Senate, March 16, 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Barack Obama | 655,923 | 52.8 | ||
| Democratic | Daniel W. Hynes | 294,717 | 23.7 | ||
| Democratic | M. Blair Hull | 134,453 | 10.8 | ||
| Democratic | Maria Pappas | 74,987 | 6.0 | ||
| Democratic | Gery Chico | 53,433 | 4.3 | ||
| Democratic | Nancy Skinner | 16,098 | 1.3 | ||
| Democratic | Joyce Washington | 13,375 | 1.1 | ||
| Democratic | Estella Johnson-Hunt | 10 | 0.0 | ||
| Majority | 361,206 | 29.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,242,996 | ||||
Obama was sworn in as a senator on January 4, 2005, at which time he became the only Senate member of the Congressional Black Caucus. CQ Weekly characterized him as a "loyal Democrat" based on analysis of all Senate votes in 2005–2007. The National Journal ranked him among the "most liberal" senators during 2005 through 2007. He enjoyed high popularity as senator with a 72% approval in Illinois. Obama announced on November 13, 2008 that he would resign his Senate seat on November 16, 2008, before the start of the lame-duck session, to focus on his transition period for the presidency.
Presidential Campaign:
On February 10, 2007, Obama announced his candidacy for president of the United States in front of the Old State Capitol building in Springfield, Illinois. The choice of the announcement site was viewed as symbolic because it was also where Abraham Lincoln delivered his historic"House Divided" speech in 1858. Throughout the campaign, Obama emphasized the issues of rapidly ending the Iraq War, increasing energy independence and providing universal health care.
Presidency:
On January 20th 2009, Barack Obama elected as a President and took place as a 44th President of United States of America and also became the first President as an African American.
In his initial fews days, he mostly focussed planning on withdrawing the U.S. military troops back from Iraq.
Via: Wikipedia
Presidency:
On January 20th 2009, Barack Obama elected as a President and took place as a 44th President of United States of America and also became the first President as an African American.
In his initial fews days, he mostly focussed planning on withdrawing the U.S. military troops back from Iraq.
Via: Wikipedia
