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• Milton Patterson is a Democratic politician and a member of the Illinois House of Representatives. On January 9, 2009, he was the only member of the Illinois house who did not vote to impeach governor Rod Blagojevich for the recent pay-to-play scandal.Chicago Sun Times: Rep. Milton Patterson casts lone House vote against Blagojevich impeachment (January 9, 2009)

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  1. Education: BS, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Masters of Public Administration, University of Illinois at Chicago, Electrical Engineering degree, Chicago Technical CollegeChicago Sun Times: Rep. Milton Patterson casts lone House vote against Blagojevich impeachment (January 9, 2009)
  2. Previous employment: real estate agent and college instructorSt. Louis Post-Dispatch: Who cast the lone "no" vote on Blagojevich's impeachment? (January 9, 2009)
  3. Elected to the House of Representatives in 2004Chicago Sun Times: Rep. Milton Patterson casts lone House vote against Blagojevich impeachment (January 9, 2009)
  4. Serves Chicago's 32nd DistrictChicago Sun Times: Rep. Milton Patterson casts lone House vote against Blagojevich impeachment (January 9, 2009)

• Impeaching Blagojevich

  When the vote to impeach Rod Blagojevich from his position as governor of the state of Illinois, South Side Democrat Milton Patterson voted "No". Elga Jefferies, another South Side Democrat, voted "Present". All of the other 114 members of the Illinois House of the Representatives voted "Yes".Chicago Breaking News: Lone 'No' vote is Rep. Patterson (January 9, 2009)

• Quotes

  "I went by my own gut feeling, simple as that, sir. That's all I can say. I read the report. If the government is going to indict them, let them do that."—Milton PattersonChicago Sun Times: Rep. Milton Patterson casts lone House vote against Blagojevich impeachment (January 9, 2009)

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