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Jim Edgar

Edgar speaking at EIU.
Personal data
Date of birthJuly 22, 1946(age 64)
Place of birthVinita, Oklahoma
Political partyRepublican
SpouseBrenda Smith
ProfessionPolitician
ReligionBaptist
38th Governor of Illinois
In officeJanuary 14, 1991 - January 11, 1999
LieutenantBob Kustra
Succeeded byGeorge Ryan
Preceded byJames R. Thompson
35th Illinois Secretary of State
In officeJanuary 12, 1981 - January 14, 1991
GovernorJames R. Thompson
Succeeded byGeorge Ryan
Preceded byAlan J. Dixon

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James Edgar (born July 22, 1946, Vinita, Oklahoma) is an American politician who was the 38th Governor of Illinois from 1991 to 1999 and Illinois Secretary of State before that.

Edgar was born in Vinita, Oklahoma and was raised in Charleston, Illinois. He graduated from Charleston High School, attended Wabash College for one year before graduating from Eastern Illinois University, also in Charleston.

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Edgar praises Rostenkowski as champion for Ill. - Chicago Tribune Tweet this news
Chicago Tribune---Jim Edgar- is remembering the late Congressman Dan Rostenkowski as a good friend and champion for Illinois. Edgar said the Chicago Democrat worked hard to ... - Date : Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:33:44 GMT+00:00
Legislators say prosecutors should retry Blagojevich - Pioneer Press Online Tweet this news
Pioneer Press Online---...- in light of this trial, it's important to remember Illinois has had good and competent governors like -Jim Edgar-, for whom he served as chief of staff. ... - Date : Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:33:25 GMT+00:00
Local horse wins state fair championship - Effingham Daily News Tweet this news
Effingham Daily News--Owned by Hanna and Kinmundy's Bryce Geiler, as well as former Illinois governor -Jim Edgar-, Fox Valley Barbosa stayed close to the pace throughout the ... - Date : Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:35:49 GMT+00:00
An impossible quest - The Capitol Fax Blog (blog) Tweet this news
The Capitol Fax Blog (blog)--Days after -Jim Edgar- was elected governor in 1990, he walked into his Chicago office suite to see none other than Congressman Dan Rostenkowski waiting for ... - Date : Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:21:47 GMT+00:00
Extra Quote Of The Day - National Journal (blog) Tweet this news
National Journal (blog)--ex-IL Gov. -Jim Edgar- (R), the last elected governor not to face criminal charges. Edgar spoke to the AP in Champaign, IL.--- - Date : Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:57:13 GMT+00:00
Edgar: Illinois has more problems than Blagojevich trial - The State Journal-Register Tweet this news
The State Journal-Register---Jim Edgar- speaks to reporters in Springfield, Ill. Illinois needs the Rod Blagojevich saga done with so it can deal with long-ignored problems like a gaping ... - Date : Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:58:37 GMT+00:00
Aug. 12 Open Line - Jacksonville Journal Courier Tweet this news
Jacksonville Journal Courier--“Yes -Jim Edgar-, George Ryan paid his people who work for him to do his sneaking around. He didn't have to talk, he was a lot smoother in the way he did ... - Date : Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:12:33 GMT+00:00
Chicago, Kiev are 'Sister Cities' of corruption - Chicago Tribune Tweet this news
Chicago Tribune---Jim Edgar-. Not the most charismatic man in the world, but honest and decent. Maybe that's why he got out of Dodge. ML Dear ML � It's funny you should ... - Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:46:21 GMT+00:00
For Teachers Unions, Focus Should Be Beating Brady - Huffington Post (blog) Tweet this news
Huffington Post (blog)--No less an authority than former Republican Governor -Jim Edgar- has said that that Brady's plans for spending cuts are "naive" because there is simply no ... - Date : Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:10:07 GMT+00:00
Anti-Immigrant Legislation Coming To Illinois? - Progress Illinois (blog) Tweet this news
Progress Illinois (blog)---Jim Edgar-. Just this spring, he told reporters that it would be "disastrous political issue for the Republican Party if we are viewed as anti-immigration. ... - Date : Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:36:28 GMT+00:00

Political offices
Preceded by
Alan J. Dixon
Illinois Secretary of State
1981 - 1991
Succeeded by
George Ryan
Preceded by
James R. Thompson
Governor of Illinois
1991 - 1999
Succeeded by
George Ryan
Party political offices
Preceded by
James R. Thompson
Republican Party nominee for Governor of Illinois
1990, 1994
Succeeded by
George Ryan


Illinois Secretaries of State

Kane * Lockwood * Blackwell * Birkbeck * Forquer * Field * Douglas * Trumbull * Campbell * Cooley * Gregg * Starne * Hatch * Tyndale * Rummell * Harlow * Dement * Pearson * Hinrichsen * Rose * Doyle * Woods * Stevenson * Emmerson * Stratton * Hughes * Rowe * Barrett * Carpentier * Chamberlain * Powell * Lewis * Howlett * Dixon * Edgar * Ryan * White



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