Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (right) and Dr. Ngozi Ezike (left), director of the Illinois Department of Public Health. ASSOCIATED PRESSIt was a battle of the billionaires in Illinois over a measure called the Fair Tax amendment. Griffin reportedly called Pritzker a “shameless master of personal tax avoidance” in an email sent to Citadel employees in October. Forbes did not find any other known billionaires among the contributors listed in data from the Illinois State Board of Elections. Governor Pritzker has a history of big spending in political races: he put $172 million into his own successful bid to unseat his Republican opponent, then-Governor Bruce Rauner, in 2018.

Source: Forbes November 05, 2020 16:15 UTC