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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, most notably 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 (up from 26 in 2019). Pat Quinn is the 18,244th most popular politician (down from 16,814th in 2019), the 14,607th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,861st in 2019) and the 1,078th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pat Quinn ranks 18,244 out of 19,576. Before him are Johanna Mikl-Leitner, Pedro Cateriano, John Hoeven, Giuliano Poletti, Gesine Lötzsch, and Malalai Kakar. After him are John Thune, Franck Riester, Ed Schafer, Samuel Bodman, Rehman Malik, and Thomas Francis Meagher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Pat Quinn ranks 761. Before him are Ali Mohamed Shein, Byron K. Lichtenberg, Mariann Aalda, Nell Carter, Nancy Lynch, and Teresa Graves. After him are Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury, Farooq Sheikh, Jay Thomas, Shobhaa De, Prakash Karat, and William M. Daley.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Pat Quinn ranks 14,607 out of 20,380. Before him are Derek Fisher (1974), John Hoeven (1957), Quincy Watts (1970), Scott Hamilton (1958), Jacob Batalon (1996), and Julia Garner (1994). After him are Ramon Estevez (1963), James Craig (1912), John Thune (1961), Monet Mazur (1976), Lawrence O'Donnell (1951), and Terrence W. Wilcutt (1949).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Pat Quinn ranks 1,078. Before him are Doris Matsui (1944), Ed Rendell (1944), Mike Johanns (1950), Sheridan Downey (1884), Carl Hayden (1877), and John Hoeven (1957). After him are John Thune (1961), Ed Schafer (1946), Samuel Bodman (1938), Federico Peña (1947), Oliver Wolcott (1726), and Tim Johnson (1946).

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