Sen. Barack Obama question?

i just saw a picture of him and the caption read Sen. Barack Obama D-III what does that D-III mean? i suppose the D stands for democrat but the Ill? is it a three or the illinois simbol? though it didnt show a period.

Public Comments

1. democrat illinois
2. Democrat -Illinois
3. Illinois
4. It is the abbreviation for Illinois.
5. Omg... Umm...D is Democratic and Ill is capital I with two ll's...
6. Yes, its Illinois.
7. ill-experienced
8. Ha ha ha aha! It's a capital I (eye) and two lowercase Ls (el el).
9. wow
10. Im glad you had the courage to ask this question.dont let all the jerks that answered get you down.Its perfectly ok that you didnt know that,not everyone follows these things,and from a distance it might look like it said he was Barack Obama the 3rd.Good question man...keep it up.