JB Pritzker

JB Pritzker is Illinois' 43rd governor and a former Chicago venture capitalist and entrepreneur.

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JB Pritzker
stated on October 30, 2025 a press conference:

The federal government “decided to shut down the SNAP machines, so that they can’t be used.”

By Amy Sherman • November 3, 2025

JB Pritzker
stated on July 28, 2024 in remarks on ABC's "This Week":

Sen. JD Vance is “known for his obsession with couches.”

By Loreben Tuquero • July 31, 2024

JB Pritzker
stated on February 2, 2022 the 2022 State of the State address.:

“A larger percentage of Illinoisans have been vaccinated than in any other Midwestern state.”

By Analisa Trofimuk • February 11, 2022

JB Pritzker
stated on July 21, 2021 a podcast interview:

“You can't actually use ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds” to pay down state unemployment insurance fund deficits.

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • July 30, 2021

JB Pritzker
stated on June 3, 2021 a TV interview:

Illinois Republican lawmakers “have argued that they want an independent [redistricting] commission, but they didn't do anything about it.”

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • June 11, 2021

JB Pritzker
stated on February 17, 2021 a speech:

“For the month of February, Illinois has been the vaccination leader among the 10 most populous states in the country.”

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • February 25, 2021

JB Pritzker
stated on November 17, 2020 remarks at a news conference:

“Republican elected officials, a network of propaganda publications in the state and some radio shock jocks” were spreading “a lie” about his daughter breaking COVID-19 restrictions.

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • December 6, 2020

JB Pritzker
stated on October 13, 2020 a tweet:

Says Illinois has made a "nation-leading" investment in funding for Census outreach.

By Deborah Wilber • November 1, 2020

JB Pritzker
stated on August 4, 2020 remarks at a news conference:

When COVID-19 struck, the Illinois Department of Employment Security “was hit with something no one expected: 10 to 20 times the claims, even during the worst recession of my lifetime.”

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • August 14, 2020

JB Pritzker
stated on March 17, 2020 remarks at a press conference:

Says it was “unquestionably” not within his “legal authority” to postpone Illinois’ primary election by changing the date or shifting to vote-by-mail.

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • March 24, 2020

JB Pritzker
stated on January 29, 2020 a speech:

“Over the past year, Illinois has reduced its unemployment rate more than all of the top 20 most populated states in the nation — and more than our Midwestern peers.”

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • February 2, 2020

JB Pritzker
stated on November 19, 2019 an interview:

Says a study projected that a pension buyout program he expanded would save "billions and billions, potentially $25 billion."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • November 24, 2019

JB Pritzker
stated on October 31, 2019 an interview:

"Illinois lost population in 94 out of the last 95 years, so it’s not like it’s a new thing that we have a slight out-trickle of people leaving the state."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • November 8, 2019

JB Pritzker
stated on May 1, 2019 a speech:

Says states with graduated income taxes "create jobs and grow their economies faster" than Illinois.

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • May 19, 2019

JB Pritzker
stated on February 20, 2019 a speech:

Says taxing more services, taxing retirement income and increasing the flat-rate income tax would "fall disproportionately on the working poor and the middle class."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • March 3, 2019

JB Pritzker
stated on September 13, 2018 a TV ad:

"Because of Bruce Rauner, Illinois went 736 days without a budget, delaying funding for schools while local governments were forced to raise property taxes."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • September 30, 2018

JB Pritzker
stated on August 24, 2018 a TV ad:

Says Bruce Rauner is "misquoting newspapers to lie about J.B. Pritzker."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • September 2, 2018

JB Pritzker
stated on July 31, 2018 a video on Twitter:

"We have the most educated … workforce in the entire nation."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • August 5, 2018

JB Pritzker
stated on June 7, 2018 a campaign ad:

"$1 billion—that’s how much Bruce Rauner has wasted with his budget crisis."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • June 25, 2018

JB Pritzker
stated on March 30, 2018 a tweet:

A recent stomach virus outbreak at the beleaguered Quincy Veterans’ Home shows Gov. Bruce Rauner "is letting persistent health issues jeopardize the wellbeing of our nation’s heroes."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • April 10, 2018

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