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Jay Robert Pritzker (born January 19, 1965) is an American businessman and politician serving as the 43rd governor of Illinois since January 2019. [1] Pritzker, a member of the wealthy Pritzker family that owns the Hyatt hotel chain, has started several venture capital and investment startups, including the Pritzker Group, where he is managing partner.
The governor is commander-in-chief of the state's land, air and sea forces when they are in state service. Illinois is one of 13 states that does not place a term limit for governor. [c] The 43rd and current governor is JB Pritzker, a Democrat who took office on January 14, 2019. [5] Pritzker was re-elected in 2022 by a 12% margin. [6]
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker pitched a $52.7 billion state spending plan Wednesday with more money to address the migrant crisis, education and quantum computing, while proposing tax increases that ...
Illinois was admitted to the Union on December 3, 1818, consisting of the southern portion of Illinois Territory; the remainder was assigned to Michigan Territory. [17]The first Illinois Constitution, ratified in 1818, provided that a governor be elected every 4 years [18] for a term starting on the first Monday in the December following an election. [19]
Maybe they’re undocumented,’ ” Pritzker stressed. The Illinois governor also pointed to President Trump’s recent executive order aimed at ending “birthright citizenship” as an example ...
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker welcomed the 2024 Democratic convention to the state and stumped for Vice President Kamala Harris in Chicago Tuesday.. Pritzker was a longshot pick to become the ...
ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Governor JB Pritzker signed an executive order on Wednesday to help expand affordable housing for Illinoisians. The order will enlist agencies throughout the state to explore ...
Pritzker was the first Illinois governor to serve a full term and be reelected for a second since Rod Blagojevich in 2006. If Pritzker serves the entirety of his term, he will become the first Democratic governor in the state's history to serve two full four-year terms, as every other Democratic governor had either been impeached, died or ...