The most famous politician from every state

Talia Lakritz,Zoë EttingerAug 26, 2020, 00:44 IST

Barack Obama of Hawaii, George Washington of Virginia, and Donald Trump of New York.Kevin Lamarque/Reuters, Gilbert Stuart/Getty Images, Carolyn Kaster/AP

Every state has produced powerful political figures.
Political leaders often represent different states than those they were born in.
Barack Obama was born in Hawaii, but started his political career in the Illinois Senate.
President Donald Trump was born in New York City.

Every state has produced powerful political leaders, from presidents to senators.

Political figures on this list were born in a certain state, even if they ended up representing a different part of the country. Barack Obama, for example, was born in Hawaii, but represented Illinois in the Senate, and George W. Bush was born in Connecticut but was governor of Texas before becoming president.

Here is the most famous political figure from every state.

ALABAMA: Condoleezza Rice

Condoleezza Rice. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

ALASKA: Lisa Murkowski

Lisa Murkowski. AP

ARIZONA: Barry Goldwater

Barry Goldwater. Wally McNamee:CORBIS:Corbis via Getty Images

ARKANSAS: Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton with Hillary Clinton. AP

CALIFORNIA: Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon. US Government Photo

COLORADO: John Kerry

John Kerry. Reuters/James Lawler Duggan

CONNECTICUT: George W. Bush

Former President George W. Bush at the Ronald Reagan Library. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

DELAWARE: Beau Biden

Beau Biden. REUTERS/Eric Thayer

FLORIDA: Janet Reno

Janet Reno. Harry Hamburg/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images

GEORGIA: Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter. AP/Mark Humphrey

HAWAII: Barack Obama

Barack Obama. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

IDAHO: Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin. Scott Olson/Getty Images

ILLINOIS: Hillary Rodham Clinton

Hillary Rodham Clinton. Getty

INDIANA: Mike Pence

Mike Pence. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

IOWA: Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover. Hulton Archive/Getty Images

KANSAS: Bob Dole

Bob Dole. Wally McNamee/Corbis via Getty Images

KENTUCKY: Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln. Mathew B. Brady:The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images

LOUISIANA: John Bel Edwards

John Bel Edwards. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

MAINE: Margaret Chase Smith

Margaret Chase Smith. Bettman/Getty Images

MARYLAND: Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass. Getty/Hulton Archive

MASSACHUSETTS: John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy. William J. Smith/AP

MICHIGAN: Dr. Ben Carson

Dr. Ben Carson. Taso Katopodis/Getty Images

MINNESOTA: Amy Klobuchar

Amy Klobuchar. Ron Jenkins/Getty Images

MISSISSIPPI: Roger Wicker

Roger Wicker. Brandon Dill/Getty Images

MISSOURI: Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman. Bettmann/Getty Images

MONTANA: Jeannette Rankin

Jeannette Rankin. AP

NEBRASKA: Gerald Ford

Gerald Ford. AP Photo

NEVADA: Harry Reid

Harry Reid. AP

NEW HAMPSHIRE: Daniel Webster

Daniel Webster. Library of Congress

NEW JERSEY: Grover Cleveland

Grover Cleveland. Library of Congress

NEW MEXICO: Dennis Chávez

Dennis Chávez. Bettmann/Contributor/Getty Images

NEW YORK: Donald Trump

Donald Trump. Carolyn Kaster/AP

NORTH CAROLINA: James K. Polk

James K. Polk. Universal History Archive/Getty Image

NORTH DAKOTA: Milton R. Young

Milton R. Young, seated to the left of President Nixon. Hank Walker/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images

OHIO: Kathleen Sebelius

Kathleen Sebelius. AP

OKLAHOMA: Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren. AP Photo

OREGON: Mark Hatfield

Mark Hatfield. Douglas Graham/Roll Call/Getty Images

PENNSYLVANIA: Joe Biden

Joe Biden. AP Photo/Michael Dwyer

RHODE ISLAND: Martha McSally

Martha McSally. Joshua Roberts/Reuters

SOUTH CAROLINA: Nikki Haley

Nikki Haley. Associated Press/Evan Vucci

SOUTH DAKOTA: George McGovern

George McGovern. AP

TENNESSEE: Julian Bond

Julian Bond. Paul Sancya/AP

TEXAS: Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower. Fox Photos/Getty Images

UTAH: Florence Ellinwood Allen

Florence Ellinwood Allen. General Photographic Agency/Getty Images

VERMONT: Calvin Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge. AP

VIRGINIA: George Washington

George Washington. Gilbert Stuart/Getty Images

WASHINGTON: Patty Murray

Patty Murray Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

WEST VIRGINIA: Cyrus Vance

Cyrus Vance. Bettmann/Contributor/Getty Images

WISCONSIN: Tammy Baldwin

Tammy Baldwin. Ron Edmonds/Associated Press

WYOMING: Lynne Cheney

Lynne Cheney. Rex Larsen/Pool/Reuters

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