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.
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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.
Barack Obama is a US senator.
Barack Obama was a Senator from Illinois.
The cast of Senator Obama Goes to Africa - 2007 includes: Ellis Cose as himself Michelle Obama as herself Barack Obama as himself