J.B. PritzkerJ.B. Pritzker

Throughout his tenure, he has also declared gun violence a public health crisis and passed significant legislation to provide mental health funding for communities most impacted by gun violence, require firearm tracing to aid law enforcement, and modernize his state’s Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card system—which hadn’t previously been updated since its creation over 50 years ago.

Classified as favoring data center regulation; Illinois enacted SB 315, the first state law requiring third-party AI safety auditors, under his signature. Moderate on AI safety and regulation, moderate on data center opposition, moderate public voice on AI.

Governor and Lt. Governor run together as one ticket.