DemocratJB Pritzker
Governor · Illinois
Governor of Illinois. Source: https://ballotpedia.org/Jay_Robert_Pritzker
14 tracked promises, 4 rated
Illinois
Represents Illinois statewide
Integrity
Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown+76 · based on 4 rated promises
- Partial 1
- Championed 2
- Fully Kept 1
Teal segments are promises kept; amber and stone segments are promises worked against. The signed score weights each rated promise by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is shown separately from popularity, finance, disclosure, and stated positions. Methodology is open.
Integrity over time
In office since Jan 2019 · 4 rated promisesEach step is a real change in the sourced record — the score holds between assessments.
Promise status over time
How the tracked promise record has evolved.
- Kept4
- Against0
- No opportunity0
- In progress0
Replayed from this official’s sourced assessment history — the bands step only when an assessment is recorded or changed. Based on the most recent roll-call votes on file and the tracked promise assessments; never interpolated.
Topic coverage
14 promises across 13 topicsWhat this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.
- Higher Education2
- Child Care1
- Consumer Protection1
- Consumer Protection / Children1
- Early Childhood Education1
- Education1
- Energy1
- Gun Policy1
- Health Care / Mental Health1
- Health Care / Prescription Drugs1
- Higher Education Affordability1
- State Budget / Fiscal Policy1
- Taxes / Education Funding1
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Primary (official record)1286%
- Reputable news214%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
14 tracked promises
“Pledged to make preschool available to every family in Illinois, expanding access to universal pre-kindergarten statewide.”
“Proposed a Social Media Platform Fee projected to generate $200 million per year to fund K-12 education.”
“Committed to introduce the Prescription Drug Affordability Act to rein in pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and lower prescription drug costs for Illinois patients.”
“Pledged to only sign a balanced state budget and to require offsetting cuts for any new spending.”
“Vowed to make Illinois the ninth state to pass an assault weapons ban.”
“Committed to making public college tuition free for every working-class Illinois family.”
“Proposed the Children's Social Media Safety Act to reduce the harmful effects of social media on children.”
“Committed, via executive order, to deliver at least two gigawatts of new clean nuclear power capacity in Illinois.”
“Proposed to allow community colleges to offer four-year bachelor's degrees in in-demand career fields such as nursing and advanced manufacturing.”
“Proposed to pass the Public University Direct Admission Program Act so students learn whether they qualify for admission to state public universities before they apply.”
“Pledged to advance legislation requiring every Illinois school district to adopt a policy banning cell phone use during classroom instruction.”
“Committed to ban insurer prior authorization for all behavioral health care to stop insurers from blocking access to mental health treatment.”
“Pledged to eliminate child care deserts and expand child care options across the state.”
“Committed to support legislation banning hidden 'junk fees' by requiring upfront full disclosure of all mandatory fees.”
Stated positions
13 positions on recordWhat this official says they believe — sourced claims, shown distinctly from tracked promises and from any assessment of what they did. A stated position is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.
- Taxes / Education FundingStated position
Proposed a Social Media Platform Fee projected to generate $200 million per year to fund K-12 education.
Sourceshttps://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-02-18/read-gov-pritzkers-state-of-the-state-and-budget-addressView position & sources → - Consumer ProtectionStated position
Committed to support legislation banning hidden 'junk fees' by requiring upfront full disclosure of all mandatory fees.
Sourceshttps://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-02-18/read-gov-pritzkers-state-of-the-state-and-budget-addressView position & sources → - EnergyStated position
Committed, via executive order, to deliver at least two gigawatts of new clean nuclear power capacity in Illinois.
Sourceshttps://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-02-18/read-gov-pritzkers-state-of-the-state-and-budget-addressView position & sources → - Consumer Protection / ChildrenStated position
Proposed the Children's Social Media Safety Act to reduce the harmful effects of social media on children.
Sourceshttps://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-02-18/read-gov-pritzkers-state-of-the-state-and-budget-addressView position & sources → - EducationStated position
Pledged to advance legislation requiring every Illinois school district to adopt a policy banning cell phone use during classroom instruction.
Sourceshttps://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2025-02-19/read-gov-pritzkers-budget-addressView position & sources → - State Budget / Fiscal PolicyStated position
Pledged to only sign a balanced state budget and to require offsetting cuts for any new spending.
Sourceshttps://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2025-02-19/read-gov-pritzkers-budget-addressView position & sources → - Higher EducationStated position
Proposed to allow community colleges to offer four-year bachelor's degrees in in-demand career fields such as nursing and advanced manufacturing.
Sourceshttps://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/full-text-illinois-gov-jb-pritzkers-state-of-the-state-address/3678119/View position & sources → - Health Care / Prescription DrugsStated position
Committed to introduce the Prescription Drug Affordability Act to rein in pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and lower prescription drug costs for Illinois patients.
Sourceshttps://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2025-02-19/read-gov-pritzkers-budget-addressView position & sources → - Health Care / Mental HealthStated position
Committed to ban insurer prior authorization for all behavioral health care to stop insurers from blocking access to mental health treatment.
Sourceshttps://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2025-02-19/read-gov-pritzkers-budget-addressView position & sources → - Higher Education AffordabilityStated position
Committed to making public college tuition free for every working-class Illinois family.
Sourceshttps://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2023/1/9/23546853/pritzker-inauguation-free-college-tuition-preschool-second-term-agenda-abortion-assault-weapons-banView position & sources → - Early Childhood EducationStated position
Pledged to make preschool available to every family in Illinois, expanding access to universal pre-kindergarten statewide.
Sourceshttps://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/pritzker-strikes-optimistic-tone-lays-out-second-term-priorities-in-inaugural-address/https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2023/1/9/23546853/pritzker-inauguation-free-college-tuition-preschool-second-term-agenda-abortion-assault-weapons-banView position & sources → - Child CareStated position
Pledged to eliminate child care deserts and expand child care options across the state.
Sourceshttps://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2023/1/9/23546853/pritzker-inauguation-free-college-tuition-preschool-second-term-agenda-abortion-assault-weapons-banView position & sources → - Gun PolicyStated position
Vowed to make Illinois the ninth state to pass an assault weapons ban.
Sourceshttps://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2023/1/9/23546853/pritzker-inauguation-free-college-tuition-preschool-second-term-agenda-abortion-assault-weapons-banView position & sources →
Disclosure
A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.
No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.
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