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t. e. Barack Obama, President of the United States from 2009 to 2017, served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and as an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004. A member of the Democratic Party, he made his presidential run in 2008. He was elected President in 2008 and re-elected in 2012 . Obama has declared his position on ...
Other notable appointments that crossed party lines. President Thomas Jefferson, a Democratic-Republican, appointed William Cranch, a Federalist, as Chief Judge of the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia. President Thomas Jefferson, a Democratic-Republican, asked Charles Lee, a Federalist, to be appointed Associate Justice ...
The United States Senate career of Barack Obama began on January 3, 2005, and ended on November 16, 2008. [ 1] A member of the Democratic Party from the state of Illinois, Obama previously served three terms in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2005. He resigned his seat in the U.S. Senate upon being elected President of the United States .
Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee: Joni Ernst: IA: January 3, 2023: Vice Chair of the Senate Republican Conference: Shelley Moore Capito: WV: January 3, 2023: Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee: Steve Daines: MT: January 3, 2023: Chair of the Senate Republican Steering Committee Mike Lee: UT: January 3, 2015 ...
The Republican Party in the United States includes several factions, or wings.During the 19th century, Republican factions included the Half-Breeds, who supported civil service reform; the Radical Republicans, who advocated the immediate and total abolition of slavery, and later advocated civil rights for freed slaves during the Reconstruction era; and the Stalwarts, who supported machine ...
Party Senate House Presidency Trifecta Democratic: 51 59 45 30 Republican: 43 36 46 22 [44] Democratic-Republican: 12 13 14 12 Federalist: 3 2 2 2 Pro-Administration: 3 2 0 2 Whig: 2 2 2 0 [45] National Republican: 1 1 0 0 Anti-Administration: 0 1 0 0 Opposition: 0 1 0 0 National Union: 0 0 2 0 Split control 2 [46] 0 1 [47] 49 Independent 0 0 5 -
t. e. This is the electoral history of Barack Obama, who served as the 44th president of the United States (2009–2017) and as a United States senator from Illinois (2005–2008). A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was first elected to the Illinois Senate in 1997 representing the 13th district, which covered much of the Chicago South Side.
Secretary of the Senate Democratic Caucus. Tammy Baldwin. Wisconsin. Responsible for managing the policy agenda for the Senate Democratic Caucus. 8. Vice Chair of Policy and Communications Committee. Joe Manchin. West Virginia. Assists caucus with policy proposals, outreach, legislative research, and party unity.