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JB Pritzker Gives $100K to Kotek

The two governors reportedly worked closely together last year during their coordinated challenge to Trump’s attempted federalization of national guard troops in Portland and Chicago.

By Garrett Andrews
Gov. Tina Kotek at the Labor Day Picnic. (Brian Brose)

Illinois governor and 2028 Democratic presidential hopeful JB Pritzker recently gave $100,000 to the reelection campaign of Gov. Tina Kotek.

The billionaire public official has been feeling generous lately, gifting $38 million to Democratic midterm bids around the country including longshots like Texas gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa, to whom he’s donated $1.2 million. He raised money for Georgia gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms, Politico reported. And in August, Pritzker gave his own reelection campaign $65 million.

With Trump’s record-low approval ratings driving talk of a nationwide blue wave, in deep-blue Oregon Kotek remains locked neck-and-neck with her Republican challenger, state Sen. Christine Drazan (R-Canby).

Seeking a second term, Kotek has so far raised nearly $14.8 million to Drazan’s $13.4 million.

Kotek and Pritzker reportedly worked closely together last year during their coordinated challenge to Trump’s attempted federalization of national guard troops in Portland and Chicago.

Garrett Andrews

Garrett Andrews

Garrett Andrews is WW’s general assignment reporter. Over two decades as a journalist, he’s covered a hodgepodge of content areas—crime in Bend, the Roseburg art scene, Oregon’s construction industry, among others. He’s an adjunct professor of political science at Portland Community College where he teaches courses on American Government. Go Cougs.

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