Barack Hussein Obama II. Democrat. "No Drama Obama." Chill, even-tempered. Solves problems analytically. Likes reading, writing, and spending time with family. Dry/wry humor. Served from 2009-2017. Born August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Ann Dunham of Kansas and Barack Obama Sr. of Kenya. First African-American president. Lived in Indonesia for a bit when young. Has degree in political science. Earned J.D. at Harvard in 1991. Taught at University of Chicago Law School. Married Michelle Robinson and had Malia and Sasha Obama. Was an Illinois State Senator and elected to United States Senate for Illinois in 2004. Wrote a memoir, "A Promised Land".