sˌʌm ʌv hɪz ɹˈɛlətˌɪvz ˈɔːlsoʊ hæv ɡˈɑːʔn̩ stˈeɪt dʒˈɑːbz ænd hɪz wˈaɪfz ɡˈʌvɚnmənt sˈælɚɹi ɡɑːt ɐ sˈaɪzəbəl bˈuːst ˈæftɚ hiː bɪkˌeɪm sˈɛnət pɹˈɛzɪdənt ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː, wˌɛn ðə blˈæɡoʊdʒvˌɪtʃ ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ɐ spˈɛʃəl sˈælɚɹi klˈæs.
Some of his relatives also have gotten state jobs and his wife’s government salary got a sizable boost after he became Senate president in 2003, when the Blagojevich administration created a special salary class.