What is Rod Blagojevich?
{{Infobox officeholder |birthname= Rod Blagojevich |image=U.S. Department of Energy - Science - 389 005 009 (9786312446) (cropped 2).jpg |caption= |order=40th |office= Governor of Illinois |term_start= January 13, 2003 |term_end= January 29, 2009 |lieutenant= Pat Quinn |predecessor= [[George Ryan]] |successor= [[Pat Quinn (politician)|Pat Quinn]] |state2= [[Illinois]] |district2= [[Illinois's 5th congressional district|5th]] |term_start2= January 3, 1997 |term_end2= January 3, 2003 |successor2= [[Rahm Emanuel]] |predecessor2= [[Michael Patrick Flanagan]] |birth_date= {{birth date and age|1956|12|10}} |birth_place= [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] |residence= [[Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood]], [[Jefferson County, Colorado|Jefferson County]], [[Colorado]] |alma_mater= [[Northwestern University]] <small>([[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]])</small><br />[[Pepperdine University School of Law|Pepperdine University]] <small>([[Juris Doctor|J.D.]])</small> |spouse= [[Patricia Mell Blagojevich]] |children= Amy Blagojevich<br />Anne Blagojevich |profession= [[Lawyer]]<br>[[Prosecutor]] |party= [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |religion= |signature=Rod Blagojevich Signature.svg }} '''Rod R. Blagojevich''' (born December 10, 1956) was 40th [[Governor]] of [[Illinois]] beginning January 13, 2003 and ending January 29, 2009. He succeeded [[George Ryan]], who would also be arrested for non-related charges. Blagojevich was the first Governor of Illinois to be impeached while in office and the first [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] politician in over 25 years to face such charges.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-blagojevich-impeachment-removal,0,5791846.story?page=1|title=Impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been removed from office|publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]].com|accessdate=September 24, 2013}}</ref> In February 2020, President [[Donald Trump]] ended Blagojevich's prison sentence four years earlier. ==Early life== Blagojevich was born in [[Chicago]], [[Illino