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Summary

President Barack Hussein Obama II

Full Name: Barack Hussein Obama II
Office: President, Democratic
First Elected: 11/04/2008
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Michelle; 2 Children: Malia, Sasha
Birth Date: 08/04/1961
Birth Place: Honolulu, HI
Home City: Chicago, IL
Religion: United Church of Christ

Recent Key Votes

S Amdt 4231 - Immigration Enforcement and Border Fence Amendment
Amendment (Nay)

March 13, 2008 - Urges an expansion of the zero-tolerance prosecution policy for undocumented immigrants to all 20 border sectors. Calls for the completion of 700 ...

S Amdt 1333 - Barring Immigrants with Certain Criminal Histories
Amendment (Yea)

June 6, 2007 - Denies admission into the United States for immigrants who have participated in criminal gang activity, or have been convicted of child abuse, neglect, or ...

S Amdt 1184 - Denying Legal Status for Immigrants Convicted of Certain Crimes
Amendment (Nay)

June 6, 2007 - Bars legal status to immigrants who have engaged in certain forms of identification fraud (Sec. 204A (b))

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Recent Public Statements

G-8 Leaders Communique

June 18, 2013 - Preamble 1. As leaders of the G8, we are committed to open economies, open societies and open governments as the basis of lasting growth and ...

Joint Statement on the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict by Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, and Franсois Hollande, President of the French Republic

June 18, 2013 - We, the Presidents of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries -- France, the Russian Federation, and the United States of America -- remain committed to ...

Remarks by President Obama and Mrs. Obama in Town Hall with Youth of Northern Ireland

June 17, 2013 - MRS. OBAMA: Good morning. (Applause.) Oh, what an honor. Good morning, everyone. First of all, let me thank Hannah for that very bold and wonderful ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2012 American Civil Liberties Union ACLU Liberty Watch: Report Card on Women's Issues - Violence Against Women Act 100%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $715,677,692.00
Total Spent $683,546,548.00
Cash On Hand $5,397,399.00
Debt $7,223,153.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 11/26/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Barack Obama II refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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View Barack Hussein Obama II's Illinois State Legislative Election 1998 National Political Awareness Test
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Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Webmail
http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

Washington, D.C. Website
http://www.whitehouse.gov

Washington, D.C. Website - Facebook
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Washington, D.C. Website - YouTube
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Washington, D.C. Website - Twitter
https://twitter.com/whitehouse

Washington, D.C.
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20500
Phone: 202-456-1414
Phone: 202-456-1111
Fax: 202-456-2461
TDD/TTY: 202-456-6213

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