USA Presidential candidates 2012 ----- Barack Obama

President Barack Obama, born August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii, incumbent President of the United States. Obama is both eligible and seeking to serve a second term. His re-election bid was formally announced on April 4, 2011 on his website.^[1][2] Several former members of the Obama administration and a number of Democratic National Committee staffers are officially working for the campaign.^[3][4][5][6] The headquarters for Obama's reelection campaign is based in Chicago.^[7]

• President of the United States: 2009–present
• U.S. Senator from Illinois: 2005–2008
• Illinois State Senator: 1997–2004