2010 United States gubernatorial elections in 2010. He was elected with 55% of the vote in 2006. In March 2009 Beebe's approval rating was 68%, according to Public Policy Polling. Jim Keet, a former State Senator, was the Republican nominee. Beebe defeated Keet in a landslide election. Governor Pat Quinn sought a full term in 2010. On January 29, 2009, by succession, Quinn became governor when Governor Rod Blagojevich was impeached, convicted and removed from office by the Illinois State Senate. Quinn was challenged for the Democratic nomination by State Comptroller Dan Hynes. On February 2, Quinn defeated Hynes by a narrow margin in a
Office of the Oklahoma Attorney General United States Senate as EPA Administrator on February 17, 2017, with Governor Mary Fallin being able to appoint his successor Mike Hunter as Attorney General on February 20, 2017. The office of the Attorney General is divided into several units: The Attorney General's Office, with an annual budget of over $20 million, is one of the smaller employers of the State. For fiscal year 2009, the AG's Office was authorized 179 full-time employees. The Attorney General's Office, as are most agencies of the State, is funded by yearly appropriations from the Oklahoma Legislature. 57% of the Office's $25 million annual