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| Rod
Blagojevich | Judy
Baar Topinka |
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| CURRENT PROFESSION | CURRENT
PROFESSION | | | | Governor
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Illinois state treasurer | | |
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| LAST ELECTION RESULTS | LAST
ELECTION RESULTS | | | | Won
52 percent of the vote against Jim Ryan | N/A |
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| POLITICAL EXPERIENCE | POLITICAL
EXPERIENCE | | | | Illinois
House of Representatives, 1992-96; U.S. House,1996-2002 | Illinois
House of Representatives., 1980-84; Illinois Senate, 1984-94; elected chairwoman
of the Illinois Republican Party, 2002 | | |
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| COMMITTEES | COMMITTEES |
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| PREVIOUS WORK | PREVIOUS
WORK | | | | Practicing
attorney, 1984-96; assistant Cook County attorney, 1986-88 | Journalist,
public affairs executive, public relations adviser |
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| BORN | BORN |
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10, 1956 | Jan.
16, 1944 in Riverside, Ill. | | |
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| EDUCATION | EDUCATION |
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from Northwestern University, 1979; J.D. from Pepperdine University, 1983 | B.S.
from Northwestern University, 1966 | | |
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| FAMILY | FAMILY |
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to Patti; has two daughters | Has
a son | | |
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| CAMPAIGN WEB SITE | CAMPAIGN
WEB SITE | | | | www.rodforillinois.com
| www.judyforgov.com |
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| OFFICIAL WEB SITE | OFFICIAL
WEB SITE | | | | www.illinois.gov/gov
| www.state.il.us/treas
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