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The 2002 Illinois gubernatorial race was between Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan, and Congressman Rod Blagojevich.
Jim Ryan had served three terms as DuPage County State’s attorney. He elected Illinois Attorney General in 1994 and reelected in 1998 with the endorsement of every major newspaper in the state. By contrast, Blagojevich was completing his third term in Congress, an office he gained largely thanks to the influence of his father-in-law, Dick Mell. Despite owing his career to Chicago machine politics, and Jim Ryan’s long career as a respected prosecutor, Blagojevich claimed that he was running to “end business as usual” in Springfield.
Unfortunately, enough Republicans like Patrick Hughes either bought Blagojevich’s spin, or stayed home. Patrick Hughes DID NOT vote in the 2002 gubernatorial election, and Illinois got the most corrupt Governor in state history.
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