Dorothy ann gould biography of barack obama

Politician

Illinois voters sent a Democratic newcomer, Barack Obama, to one of the state&#x;s two seats in the U.S. Senate in Obama&#x;s landslide victory in Illinois was significant on several fronts.

Firstly, he became the Senate&#x;s only African American lawmaker when he was sworn into office in January , and just the third black U.S. senator to serve there since the s. Moreover, Obama&#x;s political supporters came from a diverse range of racial and economic backgrounds, which is still relatively rare in American electoral politics&#x;traditionally, black candidates have not done very well in voting precincts where predominantly non-minority voters go to the polls.

Even before his Election Day victory, Obama emerged as the new star of the Democratic Party after delivering the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts th