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Patrick Joseph Quinn Jr. (born December 16, 1948) is an American politician who served as the 41st governor of Illinois from 2009 to 2015. A Democrat , Quinn began his career as an activist by founding the Coalition for Political Honesty. [ 1 ]
Pat Quinn (Democratic) (campaign website): Incumbent governor who assumed office after the impeachment of Rod Blagojevich; sought a full term in 2010. [1] Quinn was previously Revenue Director for the City of Chicago, state treasurer (1990–1994), and an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator (1996), Illinois ...
Incumbent Democratic governor Pat Quinn ran for re-election to a second full term in office. Quinn, then the lieutenant governor, assumed the office of governor on January 29, 2009, upon the impeachment and removal of Rod Blagojevich. He narrowly won a full term in 2010. Primary elections were held on March 18, 2014. [1]
Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is urging voters to vote yes on the question. “It is a very difficult and unfair system in fact, bewildering to many people, and all they get is an envelope, open ...
A week after ballots were cast, former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn said the Nov. 5 election results show voters are willing to support a graduated income tax structure to provide property tax relief ...
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is taking on a challenge of sorts just two months ahead of the midterm elections. "He's challenging himself to spend no more than $79 on food and other recreational ...
The governor is also the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. Since becoming a state in 1818, 43 people have served as governor of Illinois; before statehood, it had only one territorial governor, Ninian Edwards. The longest-serving governor was James R. Thompson, who was elected to four terms lasting 14 years, from 1977 to 1991.
Blagojevich's lieutenant governor was Pat Quinn. Quinn and Blagojevich publicly disagreed over [23] Blagojevich's proposed Gross Receipts Tax to increase revenue for schools and other projects within Illinois. [54] Quinn said in December 2008 that he had last spoken to Blagojevich in the summer of 2007. [55]