Barack Obama

Obama’s family and culture will have a great deal of impact on his future decisions and his view points on many issues. Barack Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on August 4th, 1961. He was born to a white mother, Ann Dunham, and a black father Barack Obama Sr.. When Barack’s father went to finish his education at Harvard, Barack and his mother stayed behind in Hawaii. Therefore, Obama was raised by a single mother and his grandparents. Barack’s family did not have much money, but Barack was still able to put himself through school with loans. Barack obtained an early college in Jakarta, Indonesia. After, he went to Harvard University and studied law. There he became the first African American president of the Harvard Law Review.
In 1989, Barack and Michele met in Harvard University. They both soon fell in love and were married on October 18, 1992. Now Barack and Michele have two daughters, Malia Ann and Natasha. In 2004, Barack was elected democrat of the U.S Senate, representing Illinois. Then in 2008 he became the democratic candidate of the presidential election.