Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: jpg thumb ( 487x600 ) px right Pat Quinn ) ) Patrick Joseph Quinn III , aka Pat Quinn , is the current Governor of Illinois and a Democratic Party member .
Simplified: Patrick Joseph `` Pat '' Quinn III ( born December 16 , 1948 ) is the 41st and current Governor of Illinois . He is a member of the Democratic Party .