J.B. Pritzker and Ken Griffin: The Twin Titans of Illinois Campaign Finance – Center for Illinois Politics

"(F)igures tabulated by (Kent) Redfield from statewide political campaign records show that between 2013 and 2022, Pritzer and Griffin have contributed more than half a billion dollars to political campaigns and causes. Let that sink in. Two men spent half a billion bucks for political campaigns...That includes governors races and statewide constitutional offices in 2014 and 2018; Chicago’s mayoral races in 2015 and 2019; state legislative races in 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020; the 2020 fair tax amendment fight; and the 2020 Thomas Kilbride Supreme Court retention race."
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NoHope4Illinois
2 years ago

Add back in what Pritzker got back through Covid testing.

NB
2 years ago

Small potatoes i heard on wttw, Uihlein’s given $2.5 million to Bailey campaign

debtsor
2 years ago

One wants to save the country, the other wants to destroy it.

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