Pritzker donates $65 million to his campaign. RFI weighs in.

Governor Pritzker recently contributed $65 million to his 2026 re-election. RFI’s executive director Alisa Kaplan commented on the contribution, highlighting how personal wealth in a privately financed campaign finance system can be used to distort public discussion.

“He has the ability to buy many more TV ads, mailers, radio ads, to really flood the airwaves and voters’ mailboxes with his own message,” said Kaplan. “When people can spend unlimited funds from their own personal wealth, it creates the possibility where they can really distort the discussion because they have this giant megaphone to get their message out.”

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