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Wednesday, November 06, 2002
Rod Blagojevich (D)
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Touting his record on crime and education as the voice of Chicago's northwestern suburbs in Congress and the state legislature, Rod Blagojevich received a pair of nice early campaign gifts from state Republicans. The first was Gov. George Ryan's departure after only one term, which was tarnished by his alleged involvement in a trucker licensing fraud as Secretary of State. The second was the GOP's nomination of Attorney General Jim Ryan, whose surname shared in common with the governor, who is no relation caused considerable voter confusion in campaign polls. With the state facing an enormous budget hole, the 44-year old Blagojevich will have a tough time fulfilling promises not to raise income or sales taxes.
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