JB Pritzker

Governor of Illinois

2%±0

Chance of winning the 2028 Democratic nomination, 8th among the contenders we track. Kalshi 2% · Polymarket 1%

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Background

An heir to the Hyatt hotel fortune and a venture investor, Pritzker won the Illinois governorship in 2018 in his first run for office and was re-elected in 2022.

Born: January 19, 1965 in Palo Alto, California (age 61)
Home state: Illinois
Education: Duke University; Northwestern University School of Law

Career

Governor of Illinois (2019–)
Co-founder, Pritzker Group

Notable record

Signed a phased increase of the state minimum wage to $15 (2019)
Signed the law legalizing recreational cannabis in Illinois (2019)
Re-elected in 2022 by about 13 points

Other Democratic contenders

Alexandria Ocasio-CortezU.S. Representative from New York14%
Gavin NewsomGovernor of California13%
Josh ShapiroGovernor of Pennsylvania5%
Pete ButtigiegFormer U.S. Secretary of Transportation5%

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