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A timeline of Blagojevich’s career, legal battles

FILE - In this March 15, 2012 file photo Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, center, walks with attorneys as he arrives at the Federal Correctional Institution Englewood in Littleton, Colo., to begin serving his 14-year sentence for corruption. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned some of the corruption convictions of the imprisoned former Governor in a ruling released Tuesday, July 21, 2015, saying prosecutors did not prove Blagojevich broke the law as he appeared to try to auction off an appointment to President Barack Obama's old Senate seat. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski,File)
FILE - In this March 15, 2012 file photo Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, center, walks with attorneys as he arrives at the Federal Correctional Institution Englewood in Littleton, Colo., to begin serving his 14-year sentence for corruption. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned some of the corruption convictions of the imprisoned former Governor in a ruling released Tuesday, July 21, 2015, saying prosecutors did not prove Blagojevich broke the law as he appeared to try to auction off an appointment to President Barack Obama's old Senate seat. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski,File)

By Associated Press 2 min read

CHICAGO (AP) – Highlights from imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s political career and legal saga:

-1993: Blagojevich begins a three-year stint as an Illinois House representative.

-1997: Blagojevich begins a six-year tenure in Congress.

-2002: Blagojevich, billing himself an anti-corruption candidate, wins the Illinois gubernatorial election.

-2004: The first public indications that the Blagojevich administration is under federal investigation.