User:LizArchive/Barry Obamna, Jr.

Barry Obamna, Jr. (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician, Civil Rights Attorney, and U.S. Army Reserve Captain serving as US Representative and House Minority Leader since January 3, 1991. Obamna is the son of US Senator Barry Obamna, Sr.. He is a member of the Farmer Labor Party.

Obamna graduated Harvard University in 1987 and both became a Civil Rights Attorney and joined the Army soon after. After completing OCS (Officer Candidate School), he was assigned the rank of Captain. He soon after went into electoral politics in 1990 when running for US Representative, and winning. He was elected the Chair of the House Farmer Labor Conference and became House Minority Leader in 1991.