Elected to Illinois State Senate
Nov 4, 1996
Obama was elected to the Illinois State Senate from the state's 13th District in the south-side Chicago neighborhood of Hyde Park
Events:
- Elected first black president ...Sep 1, 1990
- Graduates from Harvard Law Sch...Jun 1, 1991
- Returns to ChicagoJul 1, 1991
- Elected to Illinois State SenateNov 4, 1996
- Re-elected to Illinois State S...Nov 4, 2002
- Publishes first book - Dreams ...Aug 10, 2004
- Elected to U.S. SenateNov 2, 2004
