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Rod Blagojevich
U.S. Governor / 1956 -
Rod Blagojevich is an Illinois-based politician whose career has been marred by as many scandals as it has been highlighted by successes.
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(1956-)
U.S. Governor
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Julian Bond
Civil Rights Activist, U.S. Governor / 1940 -
U.S. legislator and black civil rights leader Julian Bond is best known for his fight to take his duly elected seat in the Georgia House of Representatives.
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(1940-)
Civil Rights Activist, U.S. Governor
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Ambrose Burnside
General, U.S. Governor / 1824 - 1881
Ambrose Burnside is best known for his leadership as a general of the Union army in the Civil War, and for originating the fashion of sideburns in the United States.
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(1824-1881)
General, U.S. Governor
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George W. Bush
U.S. President, U.S. Governor / 1946 -
George W. Bush was the 43rd president of the United States. He led his country's response to the 9/11 attacks in 2001 and initiated the Iraq War in 2003.
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(1946-)
U.S. President, U.S. Governor
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Salmon P. Chase
Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor, Government Official / 1808 - 1873
As Secretary of the Treasury under Lincoln, Salmon P. Chase implemented the National Banking Act and was the sixth chief justice of the Supreme Court.
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(1808-1873)
Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor, Government Official
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Chris Christie
U.S. Governor / 1962 -
Chris Christie is best known for his combative style as the Republican governor of traditionally Democratic New Jersey.
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(1962-)
U.S. Governor
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Bill Clinton
U.S. President, U.S. Governor / 1946 -
Bill Clinton was the 42nd president of the United States, and the second to be impeached. He oversaw the country's longest peacetime economic expansion.
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(1946-)
U.S. President, U.S. Governor
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Larry Craig
U.S. Governor / 1945 -
Larry Craig was a U.S. senator from Idaho who was involved in drug and sex scandals, announced his resignation, then quickly recanted.
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(1945-)
U.S. Governor
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Mitch Daniels
U.S. Governor / 1949 -
Republican politician Mitch Daniels is the governor of Indiana and worked in the administrations of presidents George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan.
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(1949-)
U.S. Governor
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Nikki Haley
U.S. Governor / 1972 -
Nikki Haley was elected governor of South Carolina in 2010, becoming both the first female and Indian-American to fill the role.
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(1972-)
U.S. Governor
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John Hancock
U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor / 1737 - 1793
John Hancock was an 18th century U.S. merchant who was president of the Continental Congress and the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence.
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(1737-1793)
U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor
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Patrick Henry
U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor / 1736 - 1799
Patrick Henry was a brilliant orator and a major figure of the American Revolution, perhaps best known for his words "Give me liberty or give me death!"
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(1736-1799)
U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor
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Charles Hughes
Lawyer, Governor, U.S. Governor / 1862 - 1948
During his career, jurist Charles Hughes became the governor of New York, U.S. secretary of state and the 11th Supreme Court justice.
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(1862-1948)
Lawyer, Governor, U.S. Governor
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John Jay
Legal Professional, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor / 1745 - 1829
A Founding Father of the United States, John Jay established important judicial precedents as the first U.S. chief justice, including the Jay Treaty.
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(1745-1829)
Legal Professional, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor
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Thomas Jefferson
Diplomat, U.S. President, U.S. Vice President, U.S. Governor, Government Official / 1743 - 1826
Thomas Jefferson was a draftsman of the Declaration of Independence and the third U.S. president (1801-09). He was also responsible for the Louisiana Purchase.
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(1743-1826)
Diplomat, U.S. President, U.S. Vice President, U.S. Governor, Government Official
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Bobby Jindal
U.S. Governor / 1971 -
A rising star in the Republican Party, Bobby Jindal became the first Indian American to be elected governor in the United States in 2007.
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(1971-)
U.S. Governor
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Robert M. La Follette
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor / 1855 - 1925
Robert M. La Follette was an American Republican best known as a proponent of progressivism and a fierce opponent to corporate power.
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(1855-1925)
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor
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Susana Martinez
U.S. Governor / 1959 -
Republican New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez is best known for her role as the nation's first female Hispanic governor.
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(1959-)
U.S. Governor
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James Monroe
Military Leader, Diplomat, U.S. President, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor, Government Official / 1758 - 1831
The fifth president of the United States, James Monroe is known for his "Monroe Doctrine," disallowing further European colonization in the Americas.
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(1758-1831)
Military Leader, Diplomat, U.S. President, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor, Government Official
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Janet Napolitano
U.S. Governor / 1957 -
Janet Napolitano was the Democratic governor of Arizona before becoming Secretary of Homeland Security under Barack Obama in 2009.
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(1957-)
U.S. Governor
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Sarah Palin
U.S. Governor, Reality Television Star / 1964 -
Sarah Palin, McCain's 2008 running mate, is the second woman and first Republican female to run for vice president on a U.S. major party's ticket.
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(1964-)
U.S. Governor, Reality Television Star
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William Paterson
Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor, Government Official / 1745 - 1806
William Paterson was an accomplished American statesman who served in Congress and on the Supreme Court and was governor of New Jersey.
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(1745-1806)
Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor, Government Official
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Pinckney Pinchback
Civil Rights Activist, Governor, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor / 1837 - 1921
Pinckey (P.B.S.) Pinchback is best known as the first person of African American descent to become governor of a U.S. state.
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(1837-1921)
Civil Rights Activist, Governor, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor
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Charles Pinckney
Diplomat, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor, Writer / 1757 - 1824
Charles Pinckney was an American Founding Father, governor of South Carolina and signer of the U.S. Constitution.
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(1757-1824)
Diplomat, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor, Writer
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James Polk
U.S. President, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor / 1795 - 1849
James Polk was the 11th president of the United States, known for his territorial expansion of the nation chiefly through the Mexican-American War.
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(1795-1849)
U.S. President, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor
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Ronald Reagan
Film Actor, Television Actor, U.S. President, U.S. Governor / 1911 - 2004
President Ronald Reagan helped redefine the purpose of government and pressured the Soviet Union to end the Cold War. He solidified the conservative agenda for decades after his presidency.
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(1911-2004)
Film Actor, Television Actor, U.S. President, U.S. Governor
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Ann Richards
U.S. Governor / 1933 - 2006
Feisty politician Ann Richards came to national attention as a keynote speaker in the 1988 Democratic National Convention and later as governor of Texas.
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(1933-2006)
U.S. Governor
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Brian Sandoval
Lawyer, Judge, U.S. Governor / 1963 -
Republican Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval is the first Hispanic to hold statewide office, as well as the youngest chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission.
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(1963-)
Lawyer, Judge, U.S. Governor
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Kathleen Sebelius
U.S. Governor / 1948 -
When Kathleen Sebelius, daughter of a former Ohio governor, was elected governor of Kansas, they became the first father-daughter governors in U.S. history.
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(1948-)
U.S. Governor
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Eliot Spitzer
U.S. Governor / 1959 -
Former governor Eliot Spitzer had a promising career until his frequent use of prostitutes was discovered, forcing him to resign.
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(1959-)
U.S. Governor
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Leland Stanford
Entrepreneur, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor / 1824 - 1893
Amasa Leland Stanford was a U.S. entrepreneur and a builder of the first transcontinental railroad. He also served in the U.S. Senate.
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(1824-1893)
Entrepreneur, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor
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Alexander Stephens
U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor, Government Official / 1812 - 1883
Alexander Stephens was the Confederate vice president during the American Civil War.
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(1812-1883)
U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor, Government Official
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John Tyler
U.S. President, U.S. Vice President, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor / 1790 - 1862
John Tyler was the 10th president of the United States.
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(1790-1862)
U.S. President, U.S. Vice President, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor
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Scott Walker
U.S. Governor / 1967 -
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is best known for his controversial 2011 budget proposal, in which he wanted to eliminate most collective bargaining rights for Wisconsin state employees. Walker is also the first governor in U.S. history to win a recall election.
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(1967-)
U.S. Governor
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George Wallace
Judge, U.S. Governor / 1919 - 1998
Alabama governor George Wallace entered the
national spotlight during the 1960s by
opposing the integration of Alabama
schools.
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(1919-1998)
Judge, U.S. Governor
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John White
Illustrator, Explorer, U.S. Governor / 1540 - 1593
John White was a British artist, explorer, cartographer and governor of the English settlement on Roanoke Island (now in North Carolina, U.S.).
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(1540-1593)
Illustrator, Explorer, U.S. Governor
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John Winthrop
U.S. Governor / 1588 - 1649
John Winthrop was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and the chief figure among the Puritan founders of New England.
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(1588-1649)
U.S. Governor