Billionaire businessman JB Pritzker says he hates that money has become so important in politics. Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner has said he’d run for a second term. Last month, the wealthy Republican governor put $50 million of his own money into his campaign fund. And that’s left some Democrats wondering if they’re going to need a wealthy candidate to run against him - and JB Pritzker is one of the possible names on the list.
"I’m not a guy who thinks we should turn politics into a playpen for people who are wealthy, but I’m also somebody who believes we’ve got to win in 2018."
Pritzker, whose family owns the Hyatt hotel chain, says he’s a few months away from deciding if he’ll be on the ballot. He and Chris Kennedy - of the famous political family - were both spotted shaking hands at the Rainbow Push MLK breakfast. Rauner and former Illinois Governor Pat Quinn also attended.