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JB Pritzker D

Incumbent, Democratic candidate for Governor

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 810,989 votes (91.9%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 2,253,748 votes (100%)

🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (self funding disclosure).

Also ran for Governor in 2026 ($91.8M raised).

Worth a look

Context Late reports

1 contribution of $1,000 or more ($2,103.45) with no A-1 found

Each contribution of $1,000 or more must be reported on an A-1 within days of receipt, ahead of the quarterly report. These appear on a quarterly report, but no A-1 entry from the same contributor for the same amount within a week of the date was found. The largest: $2,103.45 from Arthea Johnson on 2022-03-18.

What to check
  • The A-1 may list the contributor under another spelling or a different amount (a split check).
  • A contribution received and returned within the same period needn't be reported on an A-1.
  • Search the committee's A-1 filings on the State Board of Elections' site to confirm.
The entries (1)
NameReported onDateAmount
Arthea JohnsonQuarterly2022-03-18$2,103
Rule: Large contributions with no A-1 found
“A political committee shall file a report of any contribution of $1,000 or more electronically with the Board within 5 business days after receipt of the contribution”10 ILCS 5/9-10(c) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$152,666,793raised, 115 itemized contributions, plus $12,086 in small ones
$145,008,077from the candidate (incl. loans)
$141,231,261spent
$4,635,321cash on hand on December 31, 2022
Where their money comes from (besides their own)

IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders

Plus $145,008,077 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $141,231,261

TV and streaming ads$67,778,595
Contributions to other committees$30,221,270
Consultants and field$18,361,542
Other (as described)$8,797,009
Staff pay$5,209,501
Fundraising and events$2,454,439
Polling$2,450,843
Legal, accounting and fees$2,103,966
Office, printing and supplies$1,807,431
Travel and meals$1,395,218

Largest payees: Grassroots Media LLC $46,291,923 TV and streaming ads · Gambit Strategies $20,656,874 TV and streaming ads · Democratic Party of Illinois $11,520,000 Contributions to other committees · OTG Strategies $11,268,083 Consultants and field · Democrats for the Illinois House $8,000,000 Contributions to other committees · Deliver Strategies LLC $5,996,986 Other (as described) · Illinois Senate Democratic Fund $2,000,000 Contributions to other committees · Payroll Data Processing $1,709,320 Staff pay

Grouped by the purpose each payment lists (“direct mail”, “consulting”), so the groups are approximate; a consultant's payments to others (ads, mail) show under the consultant.

Top contributorsTypeTotal
JB Pritzker
Governor · State of Illinois · Chicago
Person$145,000,000
Democratic Party of Illinois
Springfield
Business or group$7,132,499.04
GMMB
Washington
Business or group$345,475.69
Elias Law Group
Washington
Business or group$77,878.50
Democratic National Committee
Washington
Business or group$26,923
Planned Parenthood Illinois Action PAC
Springfield
Business or group$15,872.32
Consolidated Printing Company
Chicago
Business or group$9,904.45
Jennifer Pritzker
President & CEO · Tawani Enterprises, Inc. · Chicago
Person$8,077.20
Democratic Governors Association
Washington
Business or group$6,688.48
OUTFRONT Media, Inc.
Chicago
Business or group$5,980
Democratic Governors Association - Illinois
Washington
Business or group$5,526.99
Harmony Property Management
Westmont
Business or group$4,375
Hotels.com
Dallas
Business or group$4,023.77
MG Media
Chicago
Business or group$3,850
H Squared Investments, LLC
Orland Park
Business or group$3,534

Committee: JB for Governor (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.

Outside spending for and against them

$0spent supporting them
$28,192,080spent opposing them
SpenderAmount
People Who Play By The Rules PAC
general · 2022-07-13 – 2022-11-11
against$28,192,080

Independent expenditures reported by other committees since January 1, 2021. The candidate doesn't control them.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2022 state candidates.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
Democratic Party of Illinois
Party or caucus committee · Chicago
$7,132,49973
Planned Parenthood Illinois Action PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$15,87253
Jennifer Pritzker
Founder and CEO, Tawani Enterprises Inc. · Chicago
$8,0772
Adam Hoeflich
Partner, Bartlit Beck LLP · Chicago
$1,0915
Microsoft
Business · Fargo
$9718
Lake County Democrats
Group or PAC · Lake Zurich
$51211
Personal PAC
Group or PAC · Chicago
$50062
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Business · Clayton
$3425
Amazon
Business · Seattle
$27916
United States Postal Service
Business · Chicago
$1662
Jim Bennett
Chicago
$1652