Jim Edgar
Jim Edgar
James "Jim" Edgaris an American politician who was the 38th Governor of Illinois from 1991 to 1999. Previously he served as Illinois Secretary of State from 1981 to 1991. As a moderate Republican in a largely blue-leaning state, Edgar was a popular and successful governor, leaving office with high approval ratings. Though still popular, he surprised many by retiring from elected office after his second term as governor, claiming that heart problems he had while governor were not a factor...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth22 July 1946
CountryUnited States of America
I spend time in the classroom. I think more of them aren't political science than are political science. I particularly like talking to journalism students.
After a lot of thought, a lot of anguish, we've decided I will not be a candidate for governor, ... There have been literally thousands of people who have written us, stopped us on the street, asking us to run. That's what makes this very difficult.