Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Barack Obama was the first African-American president of the United States. He previously served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.
Rep. Jessica Gonzalez appointed vice chair of Elections Committee
State Rep. Jessica Gonzalez (David Taffet/Dallas Voice) State Rep. Jessica Gonzalez, D-Dallas, has been appointed vice chair of the Elections Committee and a member of the House Committee on Insurance.
She is a founding member of the Texas House LGBT Caucus. “I got my start in law as a professional voting rights attorney for Former President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign in 2012,” Gonzalez said in a press release. “As representative for the people of House District 104 and now Vice-Chair of the Elections Committee, I look forward to working with our partners in county government, as well as voter rights advocacy organizations, to protect and enhance the right to vote for every Texan.” The Elections Committee is a standing committee
