Barack Obama-D

• Born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1961

• Married his wife, Michelle, in 1992

• Has two children-Malia and Sasha

Michelle Obama

The Obama Family

Professional Background

• Graduated from Columbia College and Harvard Law School

• Was a community organizer in Chicago in mid 1980’s• Was a college professor at the University of Chicago

Law School in early 1990’s• Was a civil rights lawyer from 1993-96• Has been an author of several books• Was a state senator from 1997-2004• Was a US Senator from 2005-2008• Has been the 44th President of the United States since

2009

Barack Obama and Joe Biden(D)

John McCain and Sarah Palin

2008 Presidential Election Map

Major Accomplishments of President Obama’s First Term 2009-2013

• Stopped the use of “enhanced interrogation techniques”

• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009-aka Economic Stimulus Package

• Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act-aka Obamacare

• Ended War in Iraq in 2010• Ending War in Afghanistan in 2014• Killed Osama bin Laden• Ended “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

• Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act– Equal pay for women

• Instituted part of the Dream Act by Executive Order in 2012

• Helped topple Muammar Gaddafi in Libya in 2011

• Passes the GI Bill 2.0 in 2011• Race to the Top

Issues of President Obama’s First Term

• The bad US economy • The huge national debt• The War in Iraq and Afghanistan• Ending enhanced interrogation methods• Obamacare• GM Bailout• Obama’s a Socialist

• Supporting gay marriage• Gun control • SOPA/PIPPA

Barack Obama and Joe Biden(D)

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan(R)

2012 Presidential Election Map