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Family:
Divorced; 2 Children: Patrick, David
Birth Place:
Hinsdale, IL
Candidate, Illinois State Attorney General, 2018
Candidate, Illinois State Governor, 2014
Governor, State of Illinois, 2009-2014
Lieutenant Governor, State of Illinois, 2002-2009
Appointed, Experience, State of Illinois Governor, January 2009
Treasurer, State of Illinois, 1991-1995
Commissioner, Board of Tax Appeals, Cook County, 1982
Chair, Blackout Solutions Task Force
Chair, Illinois Delegation, Bi-National Great Lakes Commission
Chair, Special Task Force on the Condition and Future of the Illinois Energy Infrastructure
Revenue Director, City of Chicago
Overseer, Ceasar Chavez Service Learning Project
Member, Healy Smiles Campaign
Overseer, Illinois Main Street
Former Member, Phi Beta Kappa, Georgetown Universtiy
Member, Project ChildSafe
Former Sports Editor, Student Newspaper, Georgetown University
Founder, Coalition for Political Honesty, 1975
Awards:
Governor of the Year, Biotechnology Industry Organization, 2011
Father's Name:
P.J.
Favorite Movie:
Chinatown, Do the Right Thing, Good Night and Good Luck, Hoop Dreams, To Kill a Mockingbird
Favorite Musician:
George Strait, Pat Green
Favorite Quote:
"A pessimist sees danger in every opportunity. A optimist sees opportunity in every danger." - Winston Churchill
"Service is the rent we pay for our place on God's Earth." - Marian Wright Edelman