Barack Obama was the former 44th president of the

United States. Obama began his political career as a

senator in Illinois as a member of the Democratic Party.

In the mid-2000s, Obama would run as a Democrat

candidate in the 2008 election. Obama would secure

the nomination for the Democratic Party and would

end up winning the 2008 presidential election,

defeating John McCain. Obama would make history as

he was the first African-American to serve as U.S.

President. In 2012, Obama secured his win as president

of the United States, defeating Republican candidate

Mitt Romney. Barack Obama would serve two terms

during his time as U.S. President.