Overview

• On Meet the Press, Pritzker countered Zohran Mamdani’s argument that “we shouldn’t have billionaires,” asserting that income does not determine Democratic values.
• According to Forbes, Pritzker’s net worth is about $3.6 billion largely from his family’s Hyatt Hotel fortune, making him one of the nation’s wealthiest elected officials.
• He cited his record on universal healthcare, free public education and opposition to MAGA Republicans as proof of his progressive bona fides.
• Since winning the New York City Democratic primary in June, Mamdani has driven party debates on inequality by calling for the abolition of billionaires.
• With a third Illinois gubernatorial campaign underway and a potential 2028 presidential bid looming, Pritzker is staking out the party’s moderate center in the wealth inequality debate.