Rod Blagojevich

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rod Blagojevich
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Dec 10, 1956(1956-12-10)
Age	68
Birthplace	Chicago
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Rod Blagojevich Biography

Rod Blagojevich is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on December 10, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. After being found guilty of corruption, he began serving a 14 year sentence in federal prison. His speeches, in which he quoted figures that were as different as Elvis and Rudyard KIPling, made him famous.

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Rod Blagojevich (/b l ə ˈ ɡ ɔɪ . ə v ɪ tʃ / blə-GOY -ə-vitch, born December 10, 1956), often referred to by his nickname “Blago”, is an American convicted felon, former politician, and former prosecutor who served nearly two terms as the 40th Governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Blagojevich previously worked in both the state and federal legislatures. He served as a congressman for Illinois from 1997 to 2003 and an Illinois state representative from 1993 to 1997.

Blagojevich called the Illinois General Assembly into special session 36 times while in office, which is half of the total number of special sessions called since 1970. The sessions were blamed for disrupting lawmakers’ time off, while Blagojevich himself did not attend the sessions.

Patricia, his wife, raised him and two daughters.

Rod Blagojevich Net Worth

Rod Blagojevich is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rod Blagojevich 's net worth $100 Thousand. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He spent his youth boxing, and he worked as a pizza delivery boy and shoe- shiner.

After a conversation over the phone, he was arrested for allegedly trying to sell Barack Obama’s Senate seat vacant.

Rod Blagojevich was born in Chicago, Illinois, the second of two children. His parents were immigrants from Yugoslavia. His father, Radislav, was an immigrant steel plant laborer from a village near Kragujevac, Serbia. His mother, Mila (Govedarica), was a Bosnian Serb, whose family was originally from Gacko, Bosnia and Herzegovina. His parents moved to Chicago in 1947. Blagojevich has a brother, Rob, who worked as a fund-raiser for Blagojevich in his later political career. Blagojevich spent much of his childhood working odd jobs to help the family pay its bills. He was a shoeshiner and pizza delivery boy before working at a meat packing plant. In order to afford university costs, Blagojevich worked for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System as a dishwasher.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Rod Blagojevich Dating?

According to our records, Rod Blagojevich married to Patricia Blagojevich. As of December 1, 2023, Rod Blagojevich’s is not dating anyone.

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Blagojevich voted for Ronald Reagan in 1980 and voted for his re-election in 1984.

Facts & Trivia

Rod Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Rod Blagojevich celebrates birthday on December 10 of every year.

In 1992, with the backing of his influential father-in-law, Blagojevich unseated 14-year incumbent Myron Kulas in the Democratic primary for the 33rd state house district, in the Illinois House of Representatives, which includes part of Chicago’s North Side. As is the case with most state legislative elections in Chicago, this virtually assured him of election in November. He drew on his experiences as a prosecutor to draft bills that he argued would strengthen the state’s judicial system and reduce crime.

Top Facts about Rod Blagojevich

1. Rod Blagojevich was the 40th Governor of Illinois.
2. He served from 2003 to 2009.
3. Blagojevich was impeached and removed from office in 2009.
4. He was convicted on multiple corruption charges in 2011.
5. Blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison.
6. His sentence was commuted by President Trump in February 2020.
7. The decision to commute his sentence was controversial.
8. Blagojevich’s actions included trying to sell Barack Obama’s Senate seat.
9. He also attempted to extort a children’s hospital for campaign donations.
10. Blagojevich maintains his innocence despite his conviction and commutation.