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JB" Pritzker (born January 19, 1965) is an American politician and businessman serving as the 43rd governor of Illinois since 2019. A member of the wealthy Pritzker family that owns the Hyatt hotel chain, Pritzker has started several venture capital and investment startups, including the Pritzker Group, where he is managing partner. Born in Palo Alto, California , Pritzker graduated from Milton Academy , Duke University , and Northwestern University School of Law . He co-founded Pritzker Group Private Capital and was involved in several other business ventures, including 1871 , a digital startup incubator. In 1998, he ran to represent Illinois's 9th congressional district , but lost in the Democratic primary. Before entering politics, Pritzker was a longtime financial supporter and active member of the Democratic Party . He won the crowded Democratic primary for governor of Illinois in the 2018 gubernatorial election . He defeated Republican incumbent Bruce Rauner in the general election on November 6, and took office on January 14, 2019. During his governorship, Pritzker has focused on fiscal policy , education , healthcare, and criminal justice reform. He has legalized recreational cannabis , expanded abortion access, and managed the COVID-19 pandemic in Illinois . Pritzker was reelected in 2022 , defeating Darren Bailey . As of May 2025, his estimated net worth is $3.7 billion, according to Forbes .

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The opening as it stood in 2010

Jay Robert (J.B.) Pritzker (born 1965) is a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, philanthropist and private business investor in the United States. He is managing partner and co-founder of The Pritzker Group , a private investment firm; founder of New World Ventures , an early-stage information technology investor; and principal owner of Hyatt Hotels Corporation and TransUnion Corporation. In 2009, the Forbes 400 Richest Americans list ranked him as the 220th richest person in the U.S. with a net worth of $1.6 billion and the 601st richest person in the world.

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Jay Robert (J.B.) Pritzker (born January 19, 1965) is an American venture capitalist, entrepreneur, philanthropist and private business owner. He is managing partner and co-founder of Pritzker Group , a private investment firm that operates middle-market service and industrial companies and invests in digital technology companies. He is a member of the wealthy Pritzker family . In 2014, the Forbes 400 Richest Americans list ranked him as the 161st richest person in the U.S. with an estimated net worth of $3.4 billion and the 512th richest person in the world.

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He is a private business owner based in Chicago and a managing partner and co-founder of the Pritzker Group, and a member of the Pritzker family which owns the Hyatt hotel chain. He has an estimated personal net worth of $3.4 billion. Pritzker was the Democratic nominee for governor of Illinois in the 2018 gubernatorial election . He defeated Republican incumbent Bruce Rauner in the general election on November 6, 2018, and took office on January 14, 2019. As governor, he holds more private wealth than any other governor in American history and is the second-wealthiest politician, not accounting for inflation , to have ever held office in the United States, after former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg . Pritzker joins Illinois governor race, facing big Democratic field to take on Rauner" .

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Governor of Illinois since 2019 Jay Robert Pritzker (born January 19, 1965) is an American businessman, philanthropist, attorney and politician serving as the 43rd governor of Illinois since 2019. A member of the wealthy Pritzker family , which owns the worldwide hotel chain Hyatt , Pritzker is based in Chicago and has started several venture capital and investment startups like the Pritzker Group, where he is a managing partner. He is the wealthiest governor in the U.S., with an estimated net worth of $3.6 billion. Pritzker has been a longtime financial supporter and active member of the Democratic Party . He became the Democratic nominee for governor of Illinois in the 2018 gubernatorial election after winning a crowded primary election. He defeated Republican incumbent Bruce Rauner in the general election on November 6, 2018, and took office on January 14, 2019. Pritzker was reelected in 2022 . Pritzker joins Illinois governor race, facing big Democratic field to take on Rauner" . JB Pritzker re-elected, defeats Republican Darren Bailey" .

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