Rod Blagojevich Autographs
Rod R. Blagojevich (/bləˈɡɔɪ.əvɪtʃ/ blə-GOY-ə-vitch; born December 10, 1956), often referred to by his nickname "Blago", is an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Blagojevich previously worked in both the state and federal legislatures. He served as an Illinois state representative from 1993 to 1997, and the U.S. representative from Illinois's 5th district from 1997 to 2003.
Born and raised in Chicago, Blagojevich graduated from Northwestern University in 1979 and the Pepperdine University School of Law in 1983. After graduating, he became a criminal prosecutor at the Cook County State's Attorney Office during the late 1980s. Turning to elective politics, he represented the 33rd state house district in the Illinois House of Representatives where he supported mostly law and order policies. Forgoing a third two-year term in the state legislature, he represented Illinois's 5th congressional district for six years, winning re-election twice. He was elected Illinois governor in 2002, the first Democrat to win the office since 1972. There was increased public education funding, infrastructure development, and criminal justice reforms during his first term. Blagojevich's 2006 reelection to a second term led to the passage of a variety of healthcare, gun control, and anti-discrimination bills.
Starting in December 2008, a federal investigation and trial found Blagojevich guilty of public corruption after he attempted to sell the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama upon his election to the presidency. Much of the evidence against Blagojevich was already publicly known, so even before his federal trial, he was impeached and removed from office in 2009 by the Illinois General Assembly. He was also barred by the Illinois Senate's judgement from holding public office of the state ever again. The federal jury also found against him, and for his role in the corruption scandal, he was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison. President Donald Trump formally commuted his sentence in 2020, after Blagojevich had been imprisoned for nearly eight years, and fully pardoned him in 2025. Blagojevich had previously been a contestant on Trump's TV show "The Celebrity Apprentice." Blagojevich subsequently supported Donald Trump's 2020 and 2024 presidential campaigns, and attended the 2024 Republican National Convention. He has since described himself as a "Trumpocrat".
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Traded items with a signature of Rod Blagojevich
The most expensive item with a signature of Rod Blagojevich (ILLINOIS GOV. ROD BLAGOJEVICH SIGNED AUTO MLB BASEBALL) was sold in May 2009 for $90.00 while the cheapest item (Rod Blagojevich signed 8x10 photo Illinois Governor) found a new owner for $0.99 in May 2016. The month with the most items sold (10) was December 2011 with an average selling price of $20.00 for an autographed item of Rod Blagojevich. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2020 with $58.87 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.00 was September 2010. In average, an autographed item from Rod Blagojevich is worth $20.00.
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| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1999 Illinois Congressman and Governor Rod Blagojevich Autograph Signed Letter | $29.95 |  |
| Governor Rod Blagojevich Signed 8x10 Autographed Photo Democrat Impeached 2009 | $12.00 | |
| Governor Rod Blagojevich signed autographed 8x10 Photo with Business Card | $11.50 | |
| Jailed Governor / Rep. Rod Blagojevich Illinois Autographed + ITEMS SHIP FREE | $14.77 | |
| Rod Blagojevich autographed baseball Former Govenor of Illinois | $39.99 | |
| Rod Blagojevich Signed 11x14 Photo Autographed BAS PSA/DNA COA Governor Illinois | $27.99 | |
| Rod Blagojevich Signed 8x10 Official Illinois State Photo Ex Governor Autograph | $40.00 | |
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| Rod Blagojevich signed 8x10 photo Illinois Governor | $3.94 | |
| Rod Blagojevich signed 8x10 photo Illinois Governor | $7.49 | |
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| Rod Blagojevich Signed Autograph 4x6 Photo Illinois Governor Politician Auto | $9.50 | |
| Rod Blagojevich Signed Official Major League Baseball W/COA Chicago Governor | $58.87 | |
| Rod Blagojevich SIGNED Photo Impeached Illinois Governor Democrat COA PSA DNA | $39.00 | |
| ROD BLAGOJEVICH SIGNED PICTURE W/ SEAL & BUSINESS CARD AS GOVENOR OF ILLINOIS | $12.00 | |
Latest News about Rod Blagojevich
They voted Republican for years. This time, James Comey and a host of others bac (11/03/2020): A cascade of prominent figures voted for the presidential candidate of the opposite party. Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich was among the Democrats who backed President Trump. Who did Trump pardon or grant clemency to? (02/19/2020): President Trump granted pardons to seven people and granted clemency to another four, including former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich and a former New York police commissioner Bernie Kerik.
