Pat Quinn

Democrat Pat Quinn served as state treasurer from 1991-95 and lieutenant governor from 2003-09 before becoming governor when Rod Blagojevich was removed from office. He was a tax attorney before he got into politics.

Governor

ILLINOIS

Democrat

Incumbent

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5 Large States, 5 Different Paths to Fix Broken Budgets

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- California's governor wants to maintain temporary tax increases to keep $9 billion a year flowing to the state treasury. Low-tax Texas is considering tapping its rainy day account ...

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Illinois Bans Death Penalty [VIDEO]

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Ohio Set for Nation's First Execution Using Single Drug

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LUCASVILLE, Ohio - A man convicted of killing a storeowner was to be put to death Thursday with the country's first use of the surgical sedative pentobarbital as a stand-alone execution drug. The ...

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Illinois Governor Abolishes Capital Punishment, Empties Death Row

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois abolished the death penalty Wednesday, more than a decade after the state imposed a moratorium on executions out of concern that innocent people could be put to death by ...

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Pat Quinn Signs Illinois Death Penalty Ban: 15 Other States Where Capital Punishment Is Forbidden

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Gov. Pat Quinn has abolished capital punishment in Illinois. Joined by government colleagues and supporters, the Democratic governor signed a bill outlawing the state's death penalty this afternoon ...

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