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J.B. Pritzker

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U.S. Governor

The Resume

    (January 19, 1965- )
    Born in Atherton, California
    Birth name is Jay Robert Pritzker
    Elected governor of Illinois (2018)
    Democrat

Why he might be annoying:

    He comes from one of America's wealthiest families.
    He never held public office prior to becoming governor of Illinois, with just one failed Congressional primary campaign on his resume.
    He discussed filling Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat, or being appointed to other statewide office, with Rod Blagojevich.
    One of the top Google searches for him: J.B. Pritzker weight.
    Like many Democratic governors, he publicly sparred with Donald Trump over the response to the Covid 19 pandemic.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He earned his law degree from Northwestern and did his undergrad work at Duke.
    He's a philanthropist.
    He founded 1871, a 'non-profit small business incubator', which he states created more than 11,000 jobs.
    He was influential in creating the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center.
    He was elected governor of Illinois with the highest vote percentage of any Democratic candidate since 1948.

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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 114 Votes: 62.28% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 35 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 26 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 88 Votes: 42.05% Annoying