Rod Blagojevich Quotes
A collection of quotes by Rod Blagojevich.
Rod Blagojevich is an American politician who served as the 40th Governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009. Born on December 10, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois, Blagojevich began his career as a lawyer before entering politics. He represented the 5th Congressional District of Illinois in the United States House of Representatives from 1997 to 2003. Blagojevich gained national attention when he was impeached and removed from office in 2009 following corruption charges, including attempting to sell Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat. In 2011, he was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison.