User:LizArchive/Barry Obamna, Sr.

Barry Obamna, Sr. (born June 18, 1934) is an American politician currently serving as the senior United States Senator from Cheyenne since June 1987 and the United States Deputy Secretary of State since June 1992 under the Humphrey administration. Obamna is a member of the Farmer Labor Party and is an ideological left wing agrarianism.

Obamna graduated from Harvard University in 1958 and moved back to Kenya in 1960, going into political activism for progressive causes, mainly agriculture. He was a community organizer and activist for agricultural rights and farmers rights until 1974, when he moved to New Mexico in Cheyenne. In 1980 he got a job as Professor at the University of New Mexico until 1983.

Political Career
Obamna was very political serving as an activist and professor before going into electoral politics in 1985, when he was appointed Cheyenne Attorney General by Governor Harley Morris-Hintza. In 1986, following the resignation of Lt. Gov. OssoffPosting, Obamna was appointed by Gov. Morris-Hintza to Lieutenant Governor of Cheyenne, where he authored multiple Legislative Orders. Also in 1986, Obamna ran for the US House of Representatives as a member of the Walkerist Party and won, being sworn into office on January 3, 1987. He was known as a far-left congressman. He also resigned from LT Governor of Cheyenne in 1987 when he was sworn in as US Representative. In June 1987, following the resignation of Sen. Morris-Hintza, Obamna was appointed to fll his seat. He is an active Senator and in 1989 was appointed US Sec. of Agriculture, serving until 1992 when he was appointed Deputy Sec. of State. Obamna was Vice President Pro Tempore to Jackson Cole beginning in 1989, elected against Hubert Humphrey. Obamna served in this position until his retirement from the Senate in 2001 due to his election as Vice President alongside President Jason Holden. Holden would die in late 2004 after dropping out of primaries early on. Obamna became President merely 5 days before he was elected, and just under 3 months before his official re-elected term began. During the short time between President Holden's death and his second inauguration, Obamna had Diane Gonzolez-Sivula nominated as Vice President. This appointment expired at the end of the Congress, and his elected Vice President (Alex Rivera) was inaugurated on January 20th. He is eligible to run for re-election in 2008.