Who is Barack Obama?

Barack Obama was born on August 4th, 1961 in Hawaii. He lived in Hawaii, Kansas mostly and spent a couple of years in Indonesia. He later went to New York and in 1983 graduated from Colombia University. After college Barack moved to Chicago to work for a church group looking to improve living conditions in poor neighborhoods. He realized that to make a big change there needed to be more done on a political level, and in 1991 he graduated with a law degree from Harvard University. Afterwards, he returned to Chicago and practiced law for a number of years before running for Illinois State Senate. In 2004 he became the third African American elected into the U.S. Senate after the Reconstruction. Growing up in a few different places, and having to work with both Democrats and Republicans has prepared Barack Obama for presidency. He has dealt with many issues pertaining to the middle class, and has always been trying to speak out on issues that America may have for the 21st century. Barack Obama, his wife Michelle, and their two daughters, Malia and Sasha live in the South Side of Chicago.