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As Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s first term comes to a close, a wide field of candidates are vying for the job. The Illinois Governor primaries will take place on June 28, but early voting is already underway. In Illinois, voters will vote for a candidate within their party affiliation for the primaries. After the primaries, the...
The race for Illinois governor is shaping up to be yet another battle of the billionaires, with big money, big personalities and big controversies.
"J.B. Pritzker treats this situation like Chicago is not a part of his jurisdiction. Chicago is a part of the state of Illinois and when you're governor, you step up to do the job and he would not actually surge the National Guard when it was needed," Jesse Sullivan said. "During the riots, burning cop cars, creating all the havoc that they did down on the Magnificent Mile, he cared more about politics and the perception… I would be surging in the National Guard to make sure we treat it like the crisis that it is."
In an interview with Fox News Digitial, the Republican hopeful was asked about the issues facing Illinois, his political vulnerabilities and how he sees a conservative getting elected in a deep-blue state.
Seven teams of Republicans and one team of Democrats have lined up to challenge Gov. JB Pritzker and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton in the 2022 elections.