Barack Obama.

• Position: Brief biography

"We move forward together--as one nation, and as one people. That's the true lesson of our past. And that's the right vision for our future."

PARTY: Democratic

CAMPAIGN SLOGAN: "Forward"

DATE OF BIRTH: August 4, 1961 AGE: 51

BIRTHPLACE: Honolulu, Hawaii

HOMETOWN: Chicago, Illinois

FAMILY: wife, Michelle; daughters: Malia, 14, and Sasha, 11

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:

* U.S. senator, 2005-2008

* Illinois state senator, 1997-2004

* Lawyer at Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland, 1993-2004

* Professor at the University of Chicago Law School., 1992-2004

* Community organizer in Chicago, 1985-1988 EDUCATION: Harvard Law School, Columbia University, Occidental College

HIGH SCHOOL: Punahou Academy, Honolulu, Hawaii

SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: basketball, football, chorus, writer for the...