Jay Robert Pritzker (born January 19, 1965) is an American businessman and politician serving as the 43rd governor of Illinois since 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 …

Governor Pritzker is committed to raising wages, reducing healthcare costs, expanding child care assistance, and increasing college affordability because he believes it’s the job of state government to improve the standard of living for all our residents.

5 days ago · Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is blocking those who took part in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol from working in state jobs, ignoring President Donald Trump's attempt to offer them a ...

Jan 15, 2025 · J.B. Pritzker is an American Democratic politician and businessman who is the governor of Illinois (2019– ). His family owns the global Hyatt hotel chain and is one of the wealthiest families in the United States. Before being elected governor, Pritzker played a role in the founding of multiple venture capital firms. As a politician, he developed a reputation for pursuing liberal policies in ...

Governor JB Pritzker is Illinois’ 43rd Governor, elected in 2018 and reelected in 2022 with the highest vote share for any Democratic governor in more than 60 years. Since taking office, he has accomplished one of the most ambitious policy agendas in the nation. During his tenure, he has worked with the General Assembly to overcome years of …

Oct 18, 2023 · Peter Slevin writes a profile about J. B. Pritzker, the Democratic governor of Illinois and the billionaire hotel heir, and his political ambitions.

Aug 20, 2024 · In his second term as governor, Democrat JB Pritzker is a rising figure in the party who gets his chance to speak at the convention tonight and highlight his state all week. Pritzker led the ...

Pritzker was managing partner and co-founder of the Pritzker Group, a private investment firm that operates middle-market service and industrial companies and invests in digital technology companies.

Nov 8, 2022 · Biography Pritzker was born in Atherton, California, on January 19, 1965. He received a bachelor's degree from Duke University and a J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law. [5] [6] Pritzker, an heir to the Hyatt Hotel chain, ran the private equity firm Pritzker Group with his brother until 2017. [2] He also founded 1871, a nonprofit small business incubator based in Chicago. [7 ...

Throughout my life, I’ve taken on big challenges — and I’m proud to see how we’re making progress and moving Illinois in the right direction.