Robert “JB” Pritzker, 60, The current Democaric Governor of Illinois …
The Washington Post is out with a piece on the guy….
“MAGA Republicans are trying to take away everything that matters to working families,” said Pritzker, who is seeking a third term next year. “Are you ready for the fight?”
Left unsaid by Pritzker that day in August: He is the wealthiest officeholder in the United States, other than Trump, as a scion of the Hyatt Hotels family with a personal fortune worth $3.9 billion, according to Forbes. For years, Pritzker has bankrolled an array of liberal causes and his own political career at a nearly unrivaled clip, pouring more than $508 million into state and federal elections since 2015, including at least $348 million for his campaigns.
Pritzker’s personal fortune has given him a ready-made war chest that has powered his ascent as a Democratic donor, candidate and officeholder during the past three decades, a close examination of his career shows. His money opened doors to elite fundraising circles and close relationships with Hillary Clinton and other powerful Democrats; instantly turned on a cash spigot in his first run for governor; endeared him to abortion rights activists as he cut checks for ballot measures in a raft of states; and covered the costs of travel on private jets — all without the time-consuming task of dialing other wealthy patrons to donate to him.
To some, that makes him an avatar of a problematic combination of money and politics. Many other Democrats argue that his wealth has given him the freedom to champion policies that benefit everyday people without the constraints of owing favors to donors. For years, Pritzker has fended off rivals in both parties who’ve portrayed him as a “trust fund baby” who has been “buying off” elected officials by presenting himself as an advocate for the working class.
Now, he is using that strategy to lay a foundation for what could be his most ambitious political endeavor yet: a run for president in 2028….
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Gonna be a HEAVY lift for the guy with Democratic progressive’s who tend to be allergic to Right Guys….
Pritzker also is running to keep hios job in 2026….
He does NOT have the camera effect of Gavin Newsom….
image…Capital New Illinois
His name is not Robert. (Technically its Jay Robert, but he has never used that) and he is by no means “right.” He would be considered to the left of Newsom.
The fact that he is a billionaire and Jewish are a problem because bunches on the left think those things should not exist.
Newsom has this to lose…..
It is a very good thing you are not working for him.