The Billionaire Progressive Governor: J.B. Pritzker of Illinois
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🗓️ 13 June 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Governor J.B. Pritzker has made Illinois, by most accounts a center left-state, into an island of prairie progressivism. This is Pritzker’s second term. He won reelection by 12 1/2 points last November. The billionaire heir to the Hyatt Hotel fortune, he was a very successful businessman and political activist and in 2018 ran for governor for the first time and won. He has very much governed as a progressive, leading on reproductive rights, decriminalization of marijuana, bail reform and opposition to book banning. Chicago will also host the 2024 Democratic National Convention and Pritzker intends to take an active role in the 2024 campaign.
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| 1:05.9 | Hello, good friends. Good to see you again on the Bill Press pod with a very special guest today. |
| 1:12.0 | Well, you know, with Congress, basically in a holding mode, not getting much done, more and more of the action on the policy front has been shifting back to the states, both red and blue. |
| 1:18.8 | And for several years, the leader among blue states and adopting progressive policies |
| 1:23.7 | has been the state of Illinois under Governor J.B. Pritzker. A highly successful businessman and |
| 1:29.8 | Democratic activist, Pritzker was first elected governor in 2018 and then re-elected for a second term |
| 1:36.6 | in 2022. As Illinois' 43rd governor, he's led the nation on protecting women's reproductive rights, |
| 1:45.3 | banning assault weapons, |
| 1:52.1 | rebuilding infrastructure, legalizing recreational use of marijuana, ending cash bail, and outlawing the banning of books in school libraries. And in the summer of 2024, he'll be hosting |
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