Pritzker launches campaign for 3rd term as Illinois governor
Source: Politico
06/26/2025 09:36 AM EDT
CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is running for a third term in 2026 — even as questions swirl about whether he will make a bid for president two years later.
“Illinois is standing at the center of the fight — the fight to make life more affordable, the fight to protect our freedoms, the fight for common sense,” Pritzker said in a video announcing his reelection bid.
The two-term Democratic governor is scheduled to address supporters at a rally on Chicago’s South Side on Thursday morning before visiting Rockford, Peoria and Springfield. Illinois does not have term limits for statewide offices, though there hasn’t been a three-term governor since Republican Jim Thompson, who won four times and held office from 1977 to 1991.
Pritzker has been a fierce critic of President Donald Trump, and his campaign kick-off continues the drumbeat, attacking the administration for unleashing “chaos” and “craziness,” and ticking off concerns about farmers and small businesses being hurt by the administration’s tariffs.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/26/pritzker-launches-governor-campaign-illinois-00425436
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During drumpf's reign of error, Illinois needs Pritzker to protect us. This is great news.
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