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    • Jim Edgar
    71st United States Secretary of Treasury
    In office
    January 22, 1997 – February 21, 2001
    Preceded byRobert Rubin
    Succeeded byJohn Engler
    38th Governor of Illinois
    In office
    January 14, 1991 – January 22, 1997
    Preceded byJames R. Thompson
    Succeeded byBob Kustra
    35th Secretary of State of Illinois
    In office
    January 12, 1981 – January 14, 1991
    GovernorJames R. Thompson
    Preceded byAlan J. Dixon
    Succeeded byGeorge Ryan
    Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
    In office
    1977–1979
    Personal details
    Born July 22, 1946 (1946-07-22) (age 78)
    Vinita, Oklahoma, U.S.
    Political party Republican
    Spouse(s) Brenda Smith

    James Edgar is an American politician who served as the 71st Secretary of the Treasury during the Dole administration. Prior to this he served as the 38th Governor of Illinois from 1990 to 1997 and as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives. He resigned from his position as Secretary of the Treasury in 2001, stating his ongoing heart problems influenced his decision.

    Early Life and Education[]

    Jim Edgar was born in Vinita, Oklahoma, and was raised in Charleston, Illinois. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Eastern Illinois University, where he served as student body president. He would marry Brenda Smith and have two children with her.

    Early Political Career[]

    State Representative[]

    Edgar was first elected to public office in 1976 as a state representative in the Illinois House of Representatives. He was re-elected. In April 1979 he resigned from his house seat to accept a nomination by Governor Jim Thompson to become his legislative liason.

    Illinois Secretary of State[]

    In January 12, 1981, Edgar was appointed by governor Thompson to fill the vacancy left from the then Secretary of State Alan Dixon, who had resigned upon entering the Senate. He won a full term in 1982 and was re-elected

      Jim edgar biography

    Jim Edgar

    Governor of Illinois from 1991 to 1999

    Jim Edgar

    Official portrait, 1989

    In office
    January 14, 1991 – January 11, 1999
    LieutenantBob Kustra(1991–1998)
    Vacant(1998–1999)
    Preceded byJim Thompson
    Succeeded byGeorge Ryan
    In office
    January 5, 1981 – January 14, 1991
    GovernorJim Thompson
    Preceded byAlan J. Dixon
    Succeeded byGeorge Ryan
    In office
    January 12, 1977 – March 8, 1979

    Serving with Chuck Campbell and Larry Stuffle

    Preceded byMax Coffey
    Bob Craig
    Succeeded byHarry Woodyard
    Born

    James Robert Edgar


    (1946-07-22) July 22, 1946 (age 78)
    Vinita, Oklahoma, U.S.
    Political partyRepublican
    SpouseBrenda Smith
    Children2
    EducationEastern Illinois University (BA)
    WebsiteJim Edgar

    James Robert Edgar (born July 22, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 38th governor of Illinois from 1991 to 1999. A moderateRepublican, he previously served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1977 to 1979 and as the 35th Secretary of State of Illinois from 1981 to 1991.

    Edgar was born in Vinita, Oklahoma and raised in Charleston, a city in Central Illinois. Beginning his political career as a legislative aide, he was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1976 and reelected in 1978. In 1979, while still in his second term, Edgar would be appointed as the director of legislative affairs for Illinois GovernorJim Thompson.

    Following Secretary of State Alan J. Dixon's election to the U.S. Senate in 1980, Thompson appointed Edgar to serve the remainder of Dixon's term. Edgar would go on to win a full term in 1982 and was reelected by a significant margin in 1986 in a race complicated by a LaRouchian candidate on the Democratic ticket.

    Edgar ran successfully for Governor of Illinois in the competitive 1990 election, narrowly defeating incumbent Att

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    JIM EDGAR was born in Vinita, Oklahoma, and was raised in Charleston, Illinois. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Eastern Illinois University, where he served as student body president. He was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1976 and reelected in 1978. In 1981 he was appointed secretary of state. He was elected to that position in 1982 and was reelected in 1986 by the largest plurality of any candidate in the state’s history. He was elected governor in 1990 and was reelected in 1994, carrying 101 of the state’s 102 counties.

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