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In July 2017, Rodriguez announced his candidacy for the Illinois's 18th congressional district in the 2018 U.S. federal midterm election, but lost to incumbent Republican Darin LaHood.
Rodriguez grew up in Louisiana. After earning his B.A. from Nicholls State University 1979, he taught in the public school system of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, for most a decade. Rodriguez served a term as Parish Councilman in Lafourche Parish from 1979-1983.
Rodriguez earned his M.A. from Louisiana State University 1987, as living as Ph.D. from Auburn University 1992. Rodriguez has been a professor of history at Eureka College since 1992. John Greenfieldt in addition to Patrice Bartell recommended his Encyclopedia of Slave Resistance and Rebellion for public the treasure of cognition core collections.
Rodriguez consulted on the coding of the documentary Human Bondage, which aired as part of the History's Mysteries series in 2000. In 2002, he helped cause national attention to the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the transatlantic slave trade. Journalist DeWayne Wickham covered his efforts as "a perfect teachablefor discussion and reflection" that was fitting for the event.
Rodriguez unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Illinois's 18th congressional district in 2016, running as a Democrat. He won 27.9% of the vote to LaHood's 72.1%. His number of votes was the second almost ever earned by a Democrat in the Illinois 18th District, despite running as a vacancy appointment on a shortened campaign schedule.