lieutenant children status birth_date signature residence term_end alma_mater profession term_start order spouse image predecessor birth_place party office state district successor religion article_title
pat quinn amy blagojevich anne blagojevich incarcerated felon 10 december 1956 rod blagojevich signature.svg federal colorado correctional institution , englewood , jefferson county , january 29 , 2009 january 3 , 2003 northwestern -rrb- university -lrb- b.a. -rrb- pepperdine university -lrb- j.d. lawyer prosecutor january 13 , 2003 january 3 , 1997 40th patricia mell blagojevich 237px george ryan michael patrick flanagan chicago , illinois democratic governor of illinois illinois 5th pat quinn rahm emanuel orthodox christian rod blagojevich

rod blagojevich

rod blagojevich -lrb- born december 10 , 1956 -rrb- is a former american politician who served as the 40th governor of illinois from 2003 to 2009 .
a democrat , blagojevich was a state representative before being elected to the united states house of representatives representing parts of chicago .
he was elected governor in 2002 , the first democrat to win the office since dan walker 's victory 30 years earlier .
in 2009 , he became the first governor of illinois in history to be impeached and removed from office .
in march 2012 , blagojevich began serving a 14-year sentence in federal prison following conviction for corruption including the soliciting of bribes for political appointments including the 2008 vacant u.s. senate seat of then-president-elect barack obama , while in public office .
