DJB Pritzker
Democratic · incumbent
Background
Duke University
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
A.S., Agricultural Production, Lake Land College
Work experience
Campaign sites, official bios, Wikipedia, Ballotpedia
Governor of Illinois · 2019–now
Member of the State Senate of Illinois · 2021–2023
Illinois State Senator (District 55) · 2021–2023
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives · 2019–2021
Illinois State Representative (District 109) · 2019–2021
Member, North Clay Board of Education
Owner, Bailey Family Farm; farming, trucking and excavating
Issues
Economy and cost of living · Illinois, last 10 years
Economy, real GDP growth
+2.6%2025
Unemployment rate
4.9%2026 so far
Rent, yearly change · Midwest region
+4.1%2026 so far
Home prices, yearly change
+5.9%2026 so far
“I've added 15 innovation hubs to help entrepreneurs build new businesses, expanded Small Business Development Centers, grown skills training programs to prepare Illinoisans for the jobs of our modern day economy, made Illinois a home for the industries of the future like clean energy, brought tax relief to small businesses, and implemented the largest infrastructure plan in state history, creating and supporting hundreds of thousands of good-paying jobs.”
jbpritzker.com ↗“As governor, he will fight to lower taxes, cut wasteful government spending, and bring real fiscal responsibility back to Springfield.”
baileyforillinois.com ↗“I enshrined abortion rights into state law to protect women's right to make their own healthcare decisions.”
jbpritzker.com ↗Not on their site
Immigration and the border · Illinois, last 10 years
Net international migration
3.5 per 1,0002025
Taxes and spending · Illinois, last 10 years
State taxes, share of the economy
5.7%2025
Not on their site
“Darren Bailey will fight to rein in government waste, demand accountability, and deliver real tax relief.”
baileyforillinois.com ↗“I enshrined abortion rights into state law to protect women's right to make their own healthcare decisions.”
jbpritzker.com ↗Not on their site