Obama was a US Senator from Illinois when he was elected President.
State Senator, Illinois General Assembly; US Senator from Illinois
When he was a U.S. senator, his title was Senator Obama (often abbreviated as Sen. Obama). As president, his title is President Obama (often abbreviated as Pres. Obama).
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He was the junior senator from Illinois.
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I am not sure the government ever harassed him. He was a graduate of Harvard Law School who became a civil rights attorney, a law professor, and then a politician (first a state senator, then a U.S. Senator), so he worked with the government on a regular basis.
His previous job was as a United States Senator. He decided he wanted to run for president, and that is what he did. It is not unusual for senators or governors to decide they want to try to attain a higher office.More importantly, it is illegal for someone to hold two elected offices in the Federal government at the same time, so Senator Obama resigned his US Senate seat after being elected US President.
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Barack Obama is a US senator.
Barack Obama was a Senator from Illinois.
Before he was elected president, Barack H Obama was from the Legislative Branch of government, having served the people of the state of Illinois as their state senator, 13th district, from 1997 to 2004 and their US senator from 2005 to 2008. Barack was never in any of the military branches. He now is part of the Executive branch of government, as the president.