Candidate records

JB Pritzker

Office now: Governor of Illinois, 2019–now. Running for Governor of Illinois, general election Nov 3, 2026. Full record

Latest action on record Oct 2026. This term began Jan 2023. Record through Oct 2026.

148 = 136 on what they have done + 6 of the candidate's own claims + 6 identity links.

  • 148facts through
  • 6their own claims
  • 0recorded votes
  • 3predictions
  • 19of 20 spot-checks correct

What they have done

Latest on record: Issued Executive Order 2026-08, Executive Order to Respond to Diesel Fuel Crisis Caused by Trump’s Iran War, in Oct 2026.

Offices, roles, elections, bills and actions, by yearOfficesGovernor of Illinois 2019–nowChairman, Illinois Human Rights Commission 2003–2006ElectionsWon primary: Governor of Illinois, won primary, 2018Won: Governor of Illinois, won, 2018Won primary: Governor of Illinois, won primary, 2022Won: Governor of Illinois, won, 2022Won primary: Governor of Illinois, won primary, 2026Pending: Governor of Illinois, pending, 2026 (general election Nov 3, 2026)2018 won primary, won2022 won primary, won2026 won primary, pendingGovernor of IllinoisLost primary: U.S. House of Representatives, lost primary, 19981998 lost primaryU.S. House of RepresentativesBills andactions15483143742000200520102015202020232026NOW 2026
Offices, roles, elections, bills and actions, by yearOfficesGovernor of Illinois 2019–nowChairman, Illinois Human Rights Commission 2003–2006ElectionsWon primary: Governor of Illinois, won primary, 2018Won: Governor of Illinois, won, 2018Won primary: Governor of Illinois, won primary, 2022Won: Governor of Illinois, won, 2022Won primary: Governor of Illinois, won primary, 2026Pending: Governor of Illinois, pending, 2026 (general election Nov 3, 2026)2018 won primary, won2022 won primary, won2026 won primary, pendingGovernor of IllinoisLost primary: U.S. House of Representatives, lost primary, 19981998 lost primaryU.S. House of RepresentativesBills andactions15483143742000200520102015202020232026NOW 2026

office, role won won primary lost primary pending.

Top topics 72 facts

Facts by topicMacroeconomics15Health14Law and crime11Labor7Civil rights6Energy6

Other topics, not ranked: 13.

Facts by kind

Facts by kindOffice facts5Election facts7Recorded votes0Bills sponsored0Executive actions58Campaign money30Financial disclosures4Court cases12Work and business7Nonprofit roles9Education and service4

Counts of facts collected for this record, not totals of all they have done.

Table
Offices, roles and work
TitleYears
Governor of Illinois2019–now
Chairman, Illinois Human Rights Commission2003–2006
Elections
OfficeResult, year
U.S. House of Representativeslost primary, 1998
Governor of Illinoiswon primary, 2018
Governor of Illinoiswon, 2018
Governor of Illinoiswon primary, 2022
Governor of Illinoiswon, 2022
Governor of Illinoiswon primary, 2026
Governor of Illinoispending, 2026 (general election Nov 3, 2026)
Facts by topic
TopicFacts
Macroeconomics15
Health14
Law and crime11
Labor7
Civil rights6
Energy6
Other topics13
No topic recorded64
Facts by kind
KindFacts
Office facts5
Election facts7
Recorded votes0
Bills sponsored0
Executive actions58
Campaign money30
Financial disclosures4
Court cases12
Work and business7
Nonprofit roles9
Education and service4

Executive actions: 27 bills signed, 16 bills vetoed, 2 line-item vetoes, 13 executive orders.

By year: 134 dated; the undated are counted under CHECKED.

Dated facts, by year
YearFacts
19931
19941
19963
19983
20001
20021
20031
20043
20061
20072
20101
20121
20131
20142
20161
20178
20185
201918
20209
202110
20229
202320
20244
202511
202617

Latest actions

How they voted

No votes on record.
Where we lookedNo record found in Open States bills and votes; congress-legislators (Bioguide crosswalk) as of .

Community: nonprofit roles

Years a nonprofit role is on record, by organization2016201720182019202020212022202320242025Duke University, TrusteeDuke University, Trustee 2025Midwestern Governors Association, Board Member until April, then ChairMidwestern Governors Association, Board Member until April, then Chair 2023Northwestern University, TrusteeNorthwestern University, Trustee 2019World Business Chicago, DirectorWorld Business Chicago, Director 2018Evergreen Invitational NFP, former dir 4/16Evergreen Invitational NFP, former dir 4/16 2016on record
Years a nonprofit role is on record, by organization20162018202020222024Duke University, TrusteeDuke University, Trustee 2025Midwestern Governors Association, Board Member until April, then ChairMidwestern Governors Association, Board Member until April, then Chair 2023Northwestern University, TrusteeNorthwestern University, Trustee 2019World Business Chicago, DirectorWorld Business Chicago, Director 2018Evergreen Invitational NFP, former dir 4/16Evergreen Invitational NFP, former dir 4/16 2016on record

Nonprofit roles only; the data has no category for other community or volunteer work. 9 roles recorded. Showing 5 of 9 organizations.

Table
Nonprofit roles
OrganizationTitleFilingsYears
Duke UniversityTrustee12025
Midwestern Governors AssociationBoard Member until April, then Chair12023
Northwestern UniversityTrustee12019
World Business ChicagoDirector12018
Evergreen Invitational NFPformer dir 4/1612016
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois IncBoard of Trustees12014
The Economic Club of ChicagoFirst Vice Chairman, Programs12014
Field Museum of Natural HistoryBoard Member12013
Pritzker Family FoundationPresident12007

Analysis: likely positions

Highest confidence first. Predictions drawn from the record, not facts.

Recorded confidence: mediumCivil rights
signs abortion expansions

Likely to sign bills that expand abortion access. Based on: 1 2. Wrong if: He vetoes a bill that expands abortion access, or signs a bill that restricts it. not enough later decisions to test (2 decisions after Dec 31, 2019). Details

medium, 2 basis facts2 later decisions, too few to test
Recorded confidence: mediumLaw and crime
signs tighter firearm rules

Likely to sign bills that tighten firearm rules. Based on: 1 2. Wrong if: He vetoes a bill that tightens firearm rules, or signs a bill that loosens them. not tested against later actions. Details

medium, 2 basis factsNot tested
Recorded confidence: mediumHealth
acts by executive order in a health emergency

In a future statewide public health emergency, likely to act by executive order, including orders that close schools or limit movement and gatherings. Based on: 1 2 3. Wrong if: During a declared statewide public health emergency he issues no such order and leaves those measures to the General Assembly or local officials. not tested against later actions. Details

medium, 3 basis factsNot tested

Confidence: medium. Not tested: no later decisions checked.

How the record was checked

Facts, by evidence gradeOfficial record124Secondary source18Self-reported6
How the record was checkedSpot-check of 2019 correct, 0 wrong, 1 partly correctSources: 127123 archived, 2 withheld, 2 not archivedSearches: 241173 found, 68 found nothing
How the record was checkedSpot-check of 2019 correct, 0 wrong, 1 partly correctSources: 127123 archived, 2 withheld, 2 not archivedSearches: 241173 found, 68 found nothing
  • 2sources not archived
  • 68searches found nothing
  • 2undated (no source dates them)
  • 0low-confidence facts (counted, not listed)
  • 25corrections logged

Finding nothing is not proof of nothing.

Table
Facts, by evidence grade
EvidenceFacts
Official record124
Secondary source18
Self-reported6
Checks, parts in order
CheckResult
Spot-check19 correct, 0 wrong, 1 partly correct, 0 could not be checked, of 20
Re-check2 correct after corrections, 0 not correct, of 2
Sources123 archived, 2 withheld, 2 not archived, of 127
Searches173 found, 68 found nothing, of 241

Low-confidence facts are counted in the charts, never listed by themselves.

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