| Nickname | Barry |
| Born | August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Father | Barack Obama, Sr. from Kenya
Died in 1982, automobile accident. |
| Mother | Ann Dunham from Wichita, Kansas
Died in 1995 of ovarian cancer. |
| Married | Michelle LaVaughn Robinson in October, 1992
Born January 17, 1964 in Chicago |
| Religion | United Church of Christ |
| Education | Degrees from Columbia U. and Harvard Law School |
| Occupation | Taught Constitutional law at U. of Chicago,
Community Organizer, Politician |
| Political Party | Democrat |
Children:
• Malia - born 1998
• Sasha - born 2001
Military Service and Rank:
• None
Other Government Positions:
• U.S. Senator
• Illinois State Senate
Summary:
Excerpted from White House Web site
After working his way through college with the help of scholarships and student loans, President Obama moved to Chicago, where he worked with a group of churches to help rebuild communities devastated by the closure of local steel plants.
He went on to attend law school, where he became the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review. Upon graduation, he returned to Chicago to help lead a voter registration drive, teach constitutional law at the University of Chicago, and remain active in his community.
President Obama's years of public service are based around his unwavering belief in the ability to unite people around a politics of purpose. In the Illinois State Senate, he passed the first major ethics reform in 25 years, cut taxes for working families, and expanded health care for children and their parents. As a United States Senator, he reached across the aisle to pass groundbreaking lobbying reform, lock up the world's most dangerous weapons, and bring transparency to government by putting federal spending online.
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