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Blagojevich<p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/862/000106544/" class=proflink>10-Dec</a>-<a href="/lists/955/000105640/" class=proflink>1956</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> <a href="/geo/457/000069250/" class=proflink>Chicago, IL</a><br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Religion:</b> <a href="/lists/874/000071661/" class=proflink>Eastern Orthodox</a><br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> Politician<br><b>Party Affiliation:</b> Democratic<p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> Governor of Illinois, 2003-09<p>Arrested in 2008 for allegedly peddling <a href="/people/208/000055043/">Barack Obama</a>'s vacated senate seat, though without Obama's knowledge. Furthermore, the complaint alleges that Blagojevich attempted to use state funds to force the firing of editorial board members of the <a href="/media/899/000044767/">Chicago Tribune</a>, predicating the removal of members critical of the Governor before financial assistance would be provided for Wrigley Field.<p> Blagojevich was unanimously impeached by the Illinois State Senate on January 29, 2009, summarily removed from office, and eventually convicted on 17 of 20 counts of corruption. He is currently serving a 14-year sentence at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Englewood, a low-security prison outside Littleton, Colorado.<p><b>Wife:</b> Patricia Mell ("Patti")<br><b>Daughter:</b> Amy<br><b>Daughter:</b> Anne (b. 5-Apr-2003)<br><p> High School: Foreman High School, Chicago, IL<br> University: <a href="/edu/521/000068317/">BA, Northwestern University (1979)</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/580/000068376/">JD, Pepperdine University (1983)</a><br><p> <a href="/gov/920/000051767/">Governor of Illinois</a> (3-Jan-2003 to 29-Jan-2009, his impeachment)<br> <a href="/gov/292/000052136/">US Congressman, Illinois</a> 5th (1997-2003)<br> <a href="/gov/102/000121736/">Illinois State House of Representatives</a> (1993-96)<br> <a href="/gov/555/000121192/">Illinois State Official</a> Cook County Assistant State's Attorney (1986-88)<br> Endorsement of <a href="/company/549/000161066/">Roll International</a> Wonderful Pistachios (2010)<br> <a href="/org/513/000117162/">Chicago Bar Association</a> former member<br> <a href="/org/505/000117154/">Illinois State Bar Association</a> <br> <a href="/crime/504/000045369/">Conspiracy</a> 9-Dec-2008 (convicted, political corruption)<br> <a href="/crime/264/000085009/">Corruption</a> 9-Dec-2008 (convicted)<br> <a href="/crime/138/000052979/">Making False Statements</a> 9-Dec-2008 (convicted)<br> <a href="/event/910/000050760/">Impeached</a> 9-Jan-2009 (removed from Governorship, 29-Jan-2009)<br> <a href="/lists/487/000050337/">Serbian Ancestry</a> <br> <p> <b>Official Website:</b><br><a href="http://www.illinois.gov/gov/" target=_blank>http://www.illinois.gov/gov/</a><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=44234"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=44234">Rod Blagojevich</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=44234" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>