Candidate, Illinois State Attorney General, 2018

Candidate, Illinois State Governor, 2014

Governor, State of Illinois, 2009-2014

Lieutenant Governor, State of Illinois, 2002-2009

Appointed, Experience, State of Illinois Governor, January 2009

Treasurer, State of Illinois, 1991-1995

Commissioner, Board of Tax Appeals, Cook County, 1982

Chair, Blackout Solutions Task Force

Chair, Illinois Delegation, Bi-National Great Lakes Commission

Chair, Special Task Force on the Condition and Future of the Illinois Energy Infrastructure

Revenue Director, City of Chicago

Overseer, Ceasar Chavez Service Learning Project

Member, Healy Smiles Campaign

Overseer, Illinois Main Street

Former Member, Phi Beta Kappa, Georgetown Universtiy

Member, Project ChildSafe

Former Sports Editor, Student Newspaper, Georgetown University

Founder, Coalition for Political Honesty, 1975

Awards:

Governor of the Year, Biotechnology Industry Organization, 2011

Father's Name:

P.J.

Favorite Movie:

Chinatown, Do the Right Thing, Good Night and Good Luck, Hoop Dreams, To Kill a Mockingbird

Favorite Musician:

George Strait, Pat Green

Favorite Quote:

"A pessimist sees danger in every opportunity. A optimist sees opportunity in every danger." - Winston Churchill

"Service is the rent we pay for our place on God's Earth." - Marian Wright Edelman