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The son of a Serbian immigrant, Rod Blagojevich rose through the ranks of Chicago politics and was elected the state’s 40th governor in 2002. Here?s a look at how he got there and the money he raised along the way.
EDUCATION
1979: Graduates from Northwestern University.
1983: Earns law degree from Pepperdine University School of Law
A CONNECTED FAMILY
1990: Marries Patricia Mell, linking him with 33rd- Ward Ald. Richard Mell, under whom he would get his political start.
Rod Blagojevich
Patricia Blagojevich (wife) Real estate agent
Richard Mell (father-in-law) 33rd Ward Alderman and Democratic Committeeman
Deb Mell (sister-in-law) 40th District State Representative
