Rod Blagojevich Bio; Previous Offices, Age, Height, Family, Education, Controversies, Twitter

Rod Blagojevich is an American former politician, political commentator, and convicted felon who served as the 40th governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009.

Rod Blagojevich represented Illinois’s 5th congressional district for six years, winning re-election twice. In May 2020, Blagojevich launched a politics-themed podcast titled “The Lightning Rod” on WLS-AM 890 which ran through September 2021.

Rod Blagojevich Previous Offices

Rod Blagojevich is a former governor of Illinois who served from 2003 to 2009. He was also a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997 to 2003, and a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1993 to 1997. He is a Democrat and the first governor of Illinois to be impeached and removed from office.

Rod Blagojevich Age

Rod Blagojevich is 66 years old as of 2023. Rod Blagojevich, often referred to by his nickname “Blago” was born on December 10, 1956,  in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.

Rod Blagojevich Height

Rod Blagojevich is 5 feet 9 inches (175 m) tall.

Rod Blagojevich Family

Rod Blagojevich was born to Rade B. Blagojevich and Mila Govedarica. Blagojevich has an older brother named Rob. He is the father of Amy Blagojevich and Anne Blagojevich.

Rod Blagojevich Education

Rod Blagojevich graduated from Chicago’s Foreman High School after transferring from Lane Technical High School.

Rod Blagojevich enrolled at the University of Tampa. After two years, he transferred to Northwestern University in suburban Evanston, where he graduated in 1979 with a B.A. in history. Rod Blagojevich earned his J.D. from the Pepperdine University School of Law in 1983.

Rod Blagojevich Controversies

Blagojevich’s political career was marred by several controversies. Blagojevich was tried twice in federal court on corruption charges.

• Blagojevich faced criticism for his appointments to various state boards and commissions. He had a feud with his father-in-law and was involved in the Elevator Constructors Local 2 PAC.
• Blagojevich was the subject of at least a dozen separate federal investigations, involving accusations against at least 14 other people, including his former fundraiser Tony Rezko.
• Blagojevich was accused of creating a “pay-to-play” scheme in which he solicited donations of $25,000 or more from individuals or businesses who wanted access to him or state contracts.
• Blagojevich was accused of being lazy and spending little time on his official duties as governor. He earlier said in an interview that he was “blacker than Barack Obama” because he grew up in a poor neighborhood and shined shoes as a boy.

Rod Blagojevich Twitter

Rod Blagojevich is active on social media, including instagram. He has 5411 followers on the micro-blogging platform. He often updates his followers about his latest ventures and also shares family photos.

Rod Blagojevich’s Twitter handle is @governorrod. Below is one of the posts from his Twitter page:

Media Alert: Time set for Rod #Blagojevich @governorrod statement | PR NewsChannel: http://t.co/vqs2MBwf via @AddThis

— Rod Blagojevich (@governorrod) March 12, 2012