Barack Obama

Campaign Web site: www.barackobama.com

Bio

Candidate status: Announced
Filed a statement of candidacy with the FEC on February 12, 2007

Current job: U.S. senator from Illinois

Birth date: August 4, 1961; Honolulu, Hawaii

Family: Married Michelle Robinson (1992-present); Children: Natasha (2001) and Malia Ann (1999)

Religion: Christian; attends Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago

Education: Columbia University, B.A., 1983; Harvard University, J.D., 1991

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