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Vote 2006
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Race: Illinois Governor
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE Chicago Public Radio
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
Rod Blagojevich Judy Baar Topinka
Rod BlagojevichJudy Baar Topinka
CURRENT PROFESSIONCURRENT PROFESSION
Governor Illinois state treasurer
LAST ELECTION RESULTSLAST ELECTION RESULTS
Won 52 percent of the vote against Jim RyanN/A
POLITICAL EXPERIENCEPOLITICAL EXPERIENCE
Illinois House of Representatives, 1992-96; U.S. House,1996-2002Illinois House of Representatives., 1980-84; Illinois Senate, 1984-94; elected chairwoman of the Illinois Republican Party, 2002
COMMITTEESCOMMITTEES
N/AN/A
PREVIOUS WORKPREVIOUS WORK
Practicing attorney, 1984-96; assistant Cook County attorney, 1986-88Journalist, public affairs executive, public relations adviser
BORNBORN
Dec. 10, 1956Jan. 16, 1944 in Riverside, Ill.
EDUCATIONEDUCATION
B.A. from Northwestern University, 1979; J.D. from Pepperdine University, 1983B.S. from Northwestern University, 1966
FAMILYFAMILY
Married to Patti; has two daughtersHas a son
CAMPAIGN WEB SITECAMPAIGN WEB SITE
www.rodforillinois.com www.judyforgov.com
OFFICIAL WEB SITEOFFICIAL WEB SITE
www.illinois.gov/gov www.state.il.us/treas

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