Barack Obama

Who they are

Barack Hussein Obama II is an American retired politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African American to serve as president.

From Wikipedia.

Where their endorsements fall

Of the 23 endorsed candidates on our ballots: 23 Democrats.

The 20 with a published academic score (Voteview, Shor–McCarty or DIME) average moderately left. This describes the candidates they endorsed, not Barack Obama themselves.

Who they endorsed

Arizona

• Katie Hobbs (Democrat) · Arizona Governor

Florida

• David Jolly (Democrat) · Florida Governor
• Angie Nixon (Democrat) · Florida U.S. Senate (special election)

Georgia

• Keisha Lance Bottoms (Democrat) · Georgia Governor
• Jon Ossoff (Democrat) · Georgia U.S. Senate

Illinois

• Juliana Stratton (Democrat) · Illinois U.S. Senate

Iowa

• Josh Turek (Democrat) · Iowa U.S. Senate

Maine

• Troy Jackson (Democrat) · Maine U.S. Senate

Michigan

• Jocelyn Benson (Democrat) · Michigan Governor
• Abdul El-Sayed (Democrat) · Michigan U.S. Senate

Minnesota

• Peggy Flanagan (Democrat) · Minnesota U.S. Senate

Mississippi

• Scott Colom (Democrat) · Mississippi U.S. Senate

Nevada

• Aaron Ford (Democrat) · Nevada Governor

New Mexico

• Deb Haaland (Democrat) · New Mexico Governor

North Carolina

• Roy Cooper (Democrat) · North Carolina U.S. Senate

Ohio

• Amy Acton (Democrat) · Ohio Governor
• Sherrod Brown (Democrat) · Ohio U.S. Senate (special election)

Oregon

• Tina Kotek (Democrat) · Oregon Governor

Pennsylvania

• Josh Shapiro (Democrat) · Pennsylvania Governor

Rhode Island

• Helena Foulkes (Democrat) · Rhode Island Governor

Texas

• Gina Hinojosa (Democrat) · Texas Governor
• James Talarico (Democrat) · Texas U.S. Senate

Wisconsin

• David Crowley (Democrat) · Wisconsin Governor