Education
University of Illinois system.
University of Illinois system.
He comes from a family of labor union officials. His father, James Balanoff, Junior., was the president of the largest steelworker’s local in the country (Local 1010 based in East Chicago, Indiana). He received a Master"s degree in Labor from the University of Illinois.
Balanoff gave a speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, supporting Barack Obama for President.
Balanoff is believed to be the unnamed "SEIU official" mentioned in the December 9, 2008 federal criminal complaint against Illinois Government. Rod Blagojevich. His name was also mentioned at the Blagojevich trial as a person Barack Obama called to help Valerie Jarrett replace him as a senator
