He doesnt pretend to be an outsider, or a blue-collar billionaire, as Donald Trump Jr. once described his own father. Six Republican candidates are running against each other for four seats on the county board: David R. Wiltse, Brent Mueller, Raymond R. Larson, Mark D. Pentecost, Lisa Zupon, and Brian Schneider. JB Pritzker is who he isand who he is is a guy who can act like hes a spokesman for the Illinois Office of Tourism in one breath and rail against the threat of GOP extremism in the next. Bailey surged in the polls during the campaigns final months and entered Election Day Tuesday ahead of Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin; Petersburg venture capitalist Jesse Sullivan; Bull Valley businessman Gary Rabine; former state Sen. Paul Schimpf, of Waterloo; and Hazel Crest lawyer Max Solomon. For a lot of people here in Illinois, in 2018, Pritzker was a rich guy running in a race of rich guys; a billionaire running against incumbent Republican Bruce Rauner, a multimillionaire backed by billionaire Ken Griffin, the Republican benefactor who announced this summer that he would be relinquishing his title as richest Illinoisan in favor of richest Floridian. Sometimes, we just need to say when something is wrong. And I didnt change when I got elected. Darren is just the man to take on and defeat one of the worst governors in America, J.B. Pritzker. Aviation Administration told Insider that the passenger "did not breach" the cockpit Pritzkers power, of course, stems not only from his pragmatic approach or his fighting spirit or his meme-ability. Crowds gathered to protest the Supreme Court decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health case which overturned the landmark 50-year-old Roe v. Wade case, removing a federal right to an abortion. A top lawyer during Trump's first impeachment, Goldman beat out Rep. Mondaire Jones in a crowded primary field that once included former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio after Jones tried to switch seats following redistricting. J.B. Pritzker defeated GOP state Sen. Darren Bailey in Illinois' gubernatorial race. J.B. Pritzker. B. Pritzker of Illinois speaks to the crowd at an abortion rights rally on June 24, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. A prime example in 2022: Lynda "Lindy" Blanchard, Trump's former US ambassador to Slovenia, who dropped more than $1.1 million into a US Senate campaign before abandoning that effort in favor of a primary challenge to Republican Gov. This was the best raw percentage of the vote received by a Democrat for governor since 1960. The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. The governor had a packed room last night when he delivered his victory speech and, while he talked some about his accomplishments, he really took the gloves off against Bailey, whos a hard-right, Trump-loving Republican. JB Pritzkers campaign is urging Republican rival Darren Bailey to vow to accept the results of the Nov. 8 Foster is running against Republican Catalina Lauf. Pritzker is expected to win against one challenger: Beverly Miles. Hes one of the 10 richest people in the state he leads; his cousin Thomas Pritzker is one of the six richest. It's great to win the primary, but if you can't win the general election, then it's all for naught," said former Illinois Gov. eight bipartisan referendums or advisory questionsin across four counties. Here is your crib sheet. And on the Democratic side, its billionaire Governor JB Pritzker seeking a second term. I still stand by my statements that he is the strongest candidate to challenge J.B. Pritzker in November, but J.B. Pritzker has done a hell of a job interfering in the Republican primary, and it looks like hes going to accomplish what he set out to get the weakest of the bunch, said House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, who serves as Irvins campaign co-chair. Pritzkerwho has retained consistent favorability around 50% in Illinois (51% in late July), in part by improving the states long-mismanaged financeshas made the most of his mandate. Hes more measured than the more progressive left. Its going to be a downstate farmer in Republican Darren Bailey. Two Republican candidates for Illinois governor blasted Gov. Downstate lawyer Tom Devore held a lead last night in a three-way primary. JB Pritzker on crime in recent campaign ads. Vision for Rockford's 'people's park' calls for demolition, major renovation downtown, Rockford area early voters greeted with unusual warning with their ballots, Illinois summer primary election gives parties less time to forgive and forget. B. 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Republicans furiously point fingers after the collapse of Richard Irvin, a candidate once advertised as the best bet to compete against billionaire Gov. Pritzker has racked up a long list of progressive policy achievements, including some that have proved elusive or challenging for national Democrats: He and the Democratic-controlled state legislature implemented a law to raise the states minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025; introduced a number of criminal justice reforms, including a bill making Illinois the first state to end cash bail; established a sweeping package to address climate change; and helped create a firewall of state-level abortion protectionsthree years before the conservative Supreme Court eliminated that right on the federal level. Last week, Irvins public schedule showed him with three stops on Tuesday and Wednesday and visits Saturday to Manhattan and to a Grundy County pub whose name offers about as good of a political dateline as any Illinois politician could seek out: Honest Abes Tap & Grill. JB Pritzker, and Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., at OHare International Airport in Chicago, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. This past weekend, he didnt mention any of his GOP rivals by name and instead almost seemed to be moving beyond the primary to a fall match-up against Democratic Gov. Plus, Pritzker, as a successful businessman and an heir to the Hyatt hotel fortune, has the luxury of nearly unlimited resources to spend as he sees fit politically even, conceivably, on a presidential run. Pritzker is the well-heeled establishment: an heir to the Hyatt hotel fortune, the wealthiest elected official in America, someone steeped in Democratic politics, a national cochair of Clintons 2008 presidential campaign. J.B. Pritzker, a billionaire who easily won the Democratic nomination and who spent millions trying to get the rival he wants and increase his already sizable advantage in the state this fall. Stefanowski lost in his rematch againstLamont. But with victory possibly in his grasp, Bailey told his Facebook followers over the weekend that his candidacy will usher in a new era of conservatism that will transform Illinois and Chicago. SPRINGFIELD Republican voters in Illinois will choose from six candidates to challenge incumbent Democratic Gov. Thats ridiculous. Lamon's money didn't matter, as he failed to win the GOP Senate nomination and was unable to overcome former President Donald Trump's endorsement of venture capitalist Blake Masters. January 25, 2022, 6:34 PM. J. J.B. Pritzker and Lt. Gov. Irvin also stumbled when asked whether hed voted for Trump in 2016. The contribution amounts do not include in-kind contributions such as office space, though typically the value of such contributions are negligible. Pritzker, 57, won the Democratic primary against former Army Major Beverly Miles with 93% of the vote, according to the Associated Press. Pritzker, who is running against West Side native Beverly Miles, joined his Lieutenant Governor Tuesday, greeting voters all over Chicago. Three Republicans so far have entered the fray for the GOP nomination . Michels failed to defeat Wisconsin Gov. The overall margin of victory in 2022 for Pritzker was 12.5% while in 2018 Pritzker won by 15.7%, which is a 3.2% decrease for Pritzker. Jesse Sullivan, 37, is seeking the Grand Old Party's nomination in an effort to unseat incumbent Gov. Griffin spent about $50 million against a constitutional amendment Pritzker proposed that would have implemented a graduated income tax. His main opponent was attorney Steve Kim, whom Griffin also backed. Goldman won the state's 10 District as a first-time candidate. DeVore is an ally of Bailey and made a name for himself challenging Gov. Darren Bailey, who emerged as the GOP gubernatorial nominee after Pritzker and the Democratic Governors Association pumped millions into attacks on the downstate lawmakers more moderate rivals, is almost certainly an easier opponent this November; hes a Trump-backed 2020 election denier who has compared abortion to the Holocaust and cant seem to stop slurring Chicago, home to just over 20% of the states electorate, as a hellhole. But the strategy has irked some Democrats and some anti-Trump Republicans, who worry that the plan could backfire, drive the few remaining reasonable Republicans from power, and undermine their legitimate warnings about the threat the GOP poses to American democracy. Those are the dangers.. At the time we met, the Democrats seemed to be in the midst of a brutal summer. The party faithful appeared to be taking note of Irvins awkward non-answers as he squirmed at the microphone that day. Bailey has done much of his communicating to voters with a daily chat on his Facebook page, which is a mix of personal quips about his day, Democrat-bashing and old-fashioned Sunday school built around Scripture readings and prayer. The overall margin of victory in 2022 for Pritzker was 12.5% while in 2018 Pritzker won by 15.7%, which is a 3.2% decrease for Pritzker. But Pritzker has gone from a guy many might have regarded as the lesser of two evils to one Democrats, independents, and even progressives can cast an affirmative vote for: I stand to the left of just about anybody, to the left of most Democrats, probably, and I was not expecting Pritzker to meet the moment, from a progressive standpoint, said Marj Halperin, a political strategist and progressive organizer with Indivisible Chicago. The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. Tell us about who Kathy Salvi is. Four Republicans have filed to run in the newly drawn16th Congressional District that stretches for miles across the Rock River Valley and then reachessouth to parts of Peoria and downstate Illinois. During a contested GOP primary, Michels spent nearly $1 million a week before beating former Lt. Gov. I want you to battle it out.. WebHe was elected state Senator representing the 58th District in 2016 but chose not to run for reelection in 2020. In 2018, then-candidate Pritzker spent nearly $172 million of his own money to win the governorship. The 2022 Illinois primary election is coming up. Pritzker flatly denied running for anything but Illinois governor right now, telling me his out-of-state trips were part of his efforts to help get other Democrats elected and that he believes in Biden. One candidate bore a flamethrower. During his campaign, Bailey built his Facebook persona and used the social media platform as a daily venue for chats from inside the study of his rural Clay County home nearly 250 miles south of Chicago. Methodology: To compile this list, Insider reviewed and analyzed state and federal campaign finance data through November 2, 2022, as well as campaign finance data compiled by OpenSecrets, a nonpartisan research organization. We are running a campaign against Republicans, whoever that nominee is going to be. As Insider reported in July, Valentine has personally invested significant amounts of her wealth in health insurance companies while pledging to "stand up" to health insurers. An overwhelming majority of voters in the Illinois Republican primary selected Bailey of their own volition, and its insulting to their intelligence to suggest they were tricked into it, he told me. Right: Republican gubernatorial candidate Richard Irvin speaks at a press conference at the campaigns headquarters at 104 S Michigan Ave, Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Pritzker told me it was impossible not to be worried that members of the increasingly extreme GOP had momentum on their side., Let me analogize this to the early days of the end of the Weimar Republic, Pritzker told me, and just say that we need to make sure that all of us are speaking out and speaking out as loudly as possible in this moment.. Mother Teresa would look like the Dark Knight if she was in [Irvins] position. More election coverage:Rockford area early voters greeted with unusual warning with their ballots, United States House of Representatives 17th Congressional District. Contact him atjhagerty@rrstar.comand@jimhagerty. He bankrolled a successful campaign to block Pritzker and other Democrats from changing Illinois tax structure to levy more on the highest earners. Darren is just the man to take on and defeat one of the worst governors in America, J.B. Pritzker. J.B. Pritzker for governor this fall. Pritzker, 57, won the Democratic primary against former Army Major Beverly Miles with 93% of the vote, according to the Associated Press. Griffin spent about $50 million against a constitutional amendment Pritzker proposed that would have implemented a graduated income tax. Baileys surge in GOP support was first evident in the Chicago Sun-Times/WBEZ poll, taken June 6 and 7, that showed him 15 percentage points in the lead over the Aurora mayor. He wore a dark suit, a light blue shirt, and a bright pink tie, with a pin on his lapel of the Illinois and United States flags. The other Republican candidates are business owner Gary Rabine, venture capitalist Jesse Sullivan, former state Sen. Paul Schimpf and attorney Max Solomon. JB Pritzker, a Democrat who has already announced he is running for reelection in 2022. Pritzker signed a law earlier this month pushing back the primary election to June 28, 2022, due to pandemic-related delays in census data. Both candidates together spent about $19.2 million worth of their own money on their 2018 runs, a number dominated by Lamont's spending. Dowd received under 75,000 votes in California's jungle Senate primary. Withdrawn or disqualified candidates Emily Johnson (R) Christopher Roper (R) Keisha Smith (R) Cheryl Erickson (R) Lieutenant Governor General election General election for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois He was first elected on November 6, 2018, on a joint ticket with lieutenant governor Griffin reacted to the defeat with a bitter statement that didnt mention Bailey, hit the Democrats for spending big money in the GOP primary and still vouched for Irvin as the Republicans best hope this fall against Pritzker. Pritzker has spent millions of dollars trying to combat those dangers, putting big money behind Democrats in local and national races. Griffin spent about $50 million against a constitutional amendment Pritzker proposed that would have implemented a graduated income tax. Mary, these were much lower-profile races that are still important spots. New Hampshire? While there are only a few Democratic candidates for governor, there are eight Republicans who have filed to run against incumbent Gov. United States House of Representatives 11th Congressional District. The results of that poll, in a word: Oof. Bailey went into the primary as the underdog against Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin. Next Up In Politics Darren Bailey isnt a household name in Illinois but he still won the Republican primary. Pritzker doesnt come off as a flamethrower. The former TV doctor skyrocketed to fame with the help of Oprah Winfrey. Assuming Devore is declared the winner of this race, hell be up against first-term Democratic Attorney General Kwame Raoul. Miles is the first Democrat to challenge Pritzker. And tens of millions of dollars later, the state of Illinois has reached the end of a massive television and digital advertising season where competing campaigns sought to turn each other into political sawdust. Sometimes, we do need to fight back. The governor's great-grandfather is Thomas Lamont, a chief executive of JP Morgan. He was outspent, but he wasnt outhustled. The money has funded a monthslong barrage of ads that have attacked Irvin and propped up Bailey, the opponent Pritzker would rather face in November. WebIn the general election, Pritzker won re-election with 54.9% of the vote, 0.4% better than he won in 2018. JB Pritzker in the upcoming June 28 primary. Pritzker immediately framed the race as a referendum on the former president, who Illinois voters twice rejected by double digits. An investment banker, Gibbons was a leading contender in the raucous Republican primary to replace retiring Sen. But despite Griffin sinking $50 million into Irvins campaign, he was damaged by repeated attacks from his rivals, including Pritzker. The Illinois governors race is now set after last nights primary elections. Here he is last night, giving his own victory speech to a roomful of supporter at a downstate Effingham convention hall. Duckworth looks like a heavy favorite and last night hit Salvi as an ultraconservative who wants to enact a national abortion ban. Very importantly, we have two Supreme Court seats that are the targets that Republicans relish the most. But he also spent a lot on the Republican primary in Illinois, and in doing so became the face of a controversial strategy that has seen some Democrats meddling in GOP races with designs on a more beatable opponent. Republicans Jay Durstockand John Guevara, both of Roscoe, are running against each other for Winnebago County Board. Republican Richard Irvin, a former prosecutor who was the first Black mayor of Illinois second-largest city, was seen as a top candidate when he joined the race, with financial backing from billionaire Ken Griffin. Amid all of that, Bailey got himself kicked off the House floor for refusing to wear a mask. Then, just days before the election, Irvins chief backer, Griffin, announced he was moving his hedge fund and market-making companies to Miami. Gov. The drastically different team is built around its All-Star cornerstone, and new players will match her intensity, Who will take on Gov. JB Pritzker, and Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., at OHare International Airport in Chicago, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. Lamon retired after founding a large-scale solar company that was purchased by Koch Industries, Inc., last year. There were other races last night. GOP primary voters will be choosing from a field of six candidates in a campaign that could redefine Illinois Republican Party, which has fallen on hard times after controlling the state Executive Mansion for 26 straight years with a series of socially moderate, sometimes-fiscally conservative governors. Other political self-funders haven't been so lucky underscoring a little-appreciated truth in politics that wealthy people who rely mostly on their own money to run often don't win the seats they're seeking. Here he is last night, giving his own victory speech to a roomful of supporter at a downstate Effingham convention hall. J.B. Pritzker goes after billionaire Ken Griffin and his candidate, Richard Irvin. What's happening: The Democrat is slated to speak at the Granite State's annual party convention on Saturday, fueling speculation that his sights are set on He was first elected on November 6, 2018, on a joint ticket with lieutenant governor As with many politicians, his attempts at relatability can sometimes veer into how do you do, fellow kids? territory, like when he invoked Gilead at one point in a condemnation of the GOPs antiabortion politics. Oct. 17, 2022, 5 a.m. CT. President Joe Biden greets Illinois Gov. Governor J. Rinke failed to win Michigan's gubernatorial primary, falling to Trump-backed conservative news personality Tudor Dixon. Salvi is a long-time conservative activist and attorney from Mundelein. The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. Polls show 56-year-old Darren Bailey leading the pack of Republican contenders who want to take on Governor JB Pritzker in the general election this fall and Bailey got a big boost over the weekend when former President Donald Trump endorsed him at a rally downstate.