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Pat Quinn

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Patrick Joseph Quinn (born December 16, 1948) is an American politician who served as the 41st governor of Illinois from 2009 to 2015. A Democrat, Quinn began his career as an activist by founding the Coalition for Political Honesty, which used citizen-initiated referendum questions to advocate for political reforms, and later served as a commissioner on the Cook County Board of (Property) Tax Appeals from 1982 to 1986, Illinois State Treasurer from 1991 to 1995, and the 45th lieutenant governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Quinn is a graduate of Georgetown University and Northwestern University School of Law. Quinn began his political career working as a campaign organizer and then aide to Illinois Governor Dan Walker before launching a series of citizen-led petition drives, including the 1976 Political Honesty Initiative and the 1980 Cutback Amendment, which reduced the size of the Illinois House of Representatives from 177 to 118. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Pat Quinn is the 18,368th most popular politician (down from 18,214th in 2024), the 14,742nd most popular biography from United States (down from 14,602nd in 2019) and the 1,159th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pat Quinn ranks 18,368 out of 19,576. Before him are Oleg Tsaryov, Maria Benvinda Levy, Margaret Heckler, Ronald Pofalla, Dolkun Isa, and Hugh Shearer. After him are Takeaki Matsumoto, Karin Herrera, Robert Bergland, Steffi Lemke, Javier Velásquez, and Alan Cranston.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Pat Quinn ranks 764. Before him are Paul LePage, Joe Corrigan, Hurley Haywood, Kent Conrad, Jack Dalrymple, and Tom Udall. After him are Sandy Jardine, Stephen Turnbull, Brendan Foster, Prakash Karat, Nancy Lynch, and Kapil Sibal.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Pat Quinn ranks 14,746 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Stromberg (null), Darryl Middleton (1966), Marvin Kaplan (1927), Amy Heckerling (1954), Lamont Dozier (1941), and Paula Marshall (1964). After him are Brooke Elliott (1974), Patricia Barry (1921), Stacy Dragila (1971), Robert Bergland (1928), Anita Barone (1964), and Boosie Badazz (1982).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Pat Quinn ranks 1,159. Before him are Kirsten Gillibrand (1966), Doris Matsui (1944), Mike Parson (1955), George B. Cortelyou (1862), Penny Pritzker (1959), and Margaret Heckler (1931). After him are Robert Bergland (1928), Alan Cranston (1914), Roy Blunt (1950), Sandy Berger (1945), Ruth Ann Minner (1935), and Kelly Loeffler (1970).

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