JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker | |
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 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| 43rd Governor of Illinois | |
| Assumed office January 14, 2019 | |
| Lieutenant | Juliana Stratton |
| Preceded by | Bruce Rauner |
| Chair of the Illinois Human Rights Commission | |
| In office April 1, 2003 – July 26, 2006 | |
| Governor | Rod Blagojevich |
| Preceded by | Rose Jennings |
| Succeeded by | Abner Mikva |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jay Robert Pritzker January 19, 1965 Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
M. K. Muenster (m. 1993) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents | Donald Pritzker (father) |
| Relatives | Pritzker family |
| Education | Duke University (BA) Northwestern University (JD) |
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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 2019.[1][2][3][4]
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. He has a net worth of around $3.4 billion. This makes Pritzker the richest governor in the United States.
He became the Democratic nominee for governor in the 2018 election after winning the primary election. He defeated Republican incumbent Bruce Rauner in the election on and took office on January 14, 2019.[1] Pritzker was reelected in 2022.[5]
Pritzker was born and raised in Atherton, California. He is a member of the Pritzker family. His older sister is Penny Pritzker, the former U.S secretary of Commerce. He studied at Milton Academy and graduated from Duke University. In 1993, he earned his Juris Doctor from Northwestern University.
References
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