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Friends of Barack Obama check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Obama, "Barack Obama," payable to Cash for $1998, March 31, 1998; also endorsed on the reverse by Obama, "Barack Obama." The memo field notes: "Cashier's Check for Computer." In very fine condition. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder.
Friends of Barack Obama was his official campaign committee; at the time he signed this check, Obama was amidst his campaign for re-election to the Illinois Senate. In the March 17 primary, Obama won re-nomination unopposed. In the November 3 general election, Obama was re-elected to a four-year term as state senator for the 13th district with 89% of the vote.
