Pat Quinn as Governor of Illinois

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Pat Quinn as Governor of Illinois refers to Quinn’s tenure as the reform-focused Democratic governor who assumed office following the impeachment and removal of Rod Blagojevich.

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instanceOf human
advocatedFor consumer protection measures
ethics in state contracting
income tax increase to address budget deficit
almaMater Georgetown University NERFINISHED
Northwestern University School of Law NERFINISHED
appointed various reform commissions following Blagojevich scandal
assumedOffice Governor of Illinois on 2009-01-29
becameGovernorFollowing impeachment and removal of Rod Blagojevich
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1948-12-16
dealtWith Illinois pension crisis
educationPolicyActions pursued increased education funding amid budget constraints
electedToFullTermAsGovernor 2010
endTimeInOfficeAsGovernor 2015-01-12
ethicsActions supported campaign finance reform measures in Illinois
familyName Quinn NERFINISHED
focusAsGovernor ethics reform
fiscal stabilization
government transparency
givenName Patrick NERFINISHED
governorNumber 41st Governor of Illinois
governorshipCharacterizedAs reform-focused
governorshipTimePeriod late 2000s and early 2010s
lieutenantGovernorUnder Rod Blagojevich NERFINISHED
lostElection 2014 Illinois gubernatorial election to Bruce Rauner
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
notableFor assuming governorship after corruption scandal involving predecessor
placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED
positionHeld Governor of Illinois
predecessorAsGovernor Rod Blagojevich NERFINISHED
profession lawyer
ranForReelectionAsGovernor 2010
2014
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED
residenceWhileGovernor Illinois Governor’s Mansion, Springfield NERFINISHED
servedAs Lieutenant Governor of Illinois NERFINISHED
signedLegislation Illinois civil unions law in 2011
Illinois same-sex marriage law in 2013
pension reform bill in 2013
stateGoverned Illinois NERFINISHED
successorAsGovernor Bruce Rauner NERFINISHED
termAsLieutenantGovernorEnd 2009-01-29
termAsLieutenantGovernorStart 2003-01-13
wonElection 2010 Illinois gubernatorial election

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Rod Blagojevich positionSucceededBy Pat Quinn as Governor of Illinois