Barack Hussein Obama Jr.
Summary of Qualifications
A proven track record of success as a community organizer and state/national Senator that consistently meets and exceeds objectives. Enthusiastic team player with exceptional interpersonal skills. Natural inspirational abilities with a willingness to take on additional responsibilities, pursue new and creative ideas, experiences and techniques while exceeding aggressive national goals.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
United States Senator State of Illinois
January 4 2005 – Present
One of two Senators elected from the State of Illinois. Participate in shaping the laws of the United States of America. Serve on several committees and sub-committees that focus on a variety of domestic and international policies. Elected with widest margin in state’s history, and third African American elected to the U.S. Senate since Reconstruction
State Senator
Hyde Park, IL 1996 – 2004
Chairman, Health and Human Services Committee.
Associate Attorney Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland 1993 – 2002
12-attorney law firm specializing in civil rights litigation and neighborhood economic development.
Lecturer University of Chicago Law School
1992 – 1996
Lectured on Constitutional Law.
Community Volunteer Project Vote!
1992
Worked with local neighborhoods to register new voters. Efforts netted a record number of voter registrations – 600,000. Managed a staff of 10 with 800 volunteers.
Director Developing Communities Project
1983 – 1988
A church-based community organization originally comprising eight Catholic parishes in Greater Roseland on Chicago's South Side.
EDUCATION
Harvard Law School – Boston, MA 1991
magna cum laude
Columbia University – New York, NY 1983
Bachelor of Arts – Political Science
