Mayor of Chicago;former associate at SidleyAustin law firm
Reaction to spouse'spolitical success
Quit 17-year BP oil job when BP became involved in natural gas pipeline negotiations with wife'sadministrationPromoted and given 160% pay raise by UofC hospitalswithin months of husband'selection to U.S. Senate;Employer received$1,000,000.00 federalearmark, requested byhusband, after her promotion
Coolest thing aboutSpouse
Tesoro Iron Dog Snowmobile racechampion (longest snowmobile race inthe world);In 2008, while defending hischampionship, was injured when hewas thrown 70 feet from his machine.He was sent to the hospital but stillfinished in fourth placeSister of Oregon StateUniversity head basketballcoach Craig Robinson
Most Courageous Momentin Public Service
Resigned in protest from position of Ethics Commissioner of Alaska Oiland Gas Conservation Commission inorder to expose legal violations andconflicts of interest of AlaskaRepublican leaders, including theformer state Attorney General and theState GOP Chairman (who was alsoan Oil & Gas Commissioner), whowas doing work for the party on public time and supplying a lobbyistwith a sensitive e-mail.Gave an anti-Iraq war speech to a crowd of anti-Iraq war demonstrators inHyde Park in 2002
In Current OfficeBecause...
Upset sitting Governor in GOP primary due to public support for her efforts to clean up corrupt governmentestablishmentRepublican opponent, whowas leading in the polls, wasforced to leave race after unsealing of divorce recordsexposed a sex scandal
Theme:
Change and Clean GovernmentHope and Change;
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