1. Democratic Presidential Canidate

2. Barack Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and after a brief move to Indonesia he returned to Hawaii where he finished his adolescent years.

3. After high school, Obama studied at Occidental College in Los Angeles for two years. He then transferred to Columbia University in New York, graduating in 1983 with a degree in political science. He later attended Harvard Law School where he was the first the first African American President of the Prestigious Harvard Law Review.

4. served in the Illinois Senate for eight years 2003-2004 - Obama amasses his legislative record, serves as chair of the Health and Human Services Committee elected to the United States Senate in 2004. 2007, Jan - Obama begins running for US President