Democratic county chairmen back Pritzker for governor
The Pritzker endorsement had been expected after House, who also is the
House said that to defeat Republican Gov.
"I have been impressed with
Pritzker previously received the backing of the state's largest county Democratic organization, the
As the county chairmen voted, another Democratic candidate for governor, state Sen.
"With a billionaire businessman in the
"The wealthy and well-connected have built a system that keeps them in charge while the rest of us fall further and further behind. From the way we fund our campaigns to how the district maps get drawn to the basic way you get on the ballot, the system is designed to push us out," he said.
Biss proposed a plan called "rewriting the rules" that includes a grass-roots selection of the state party chairman, a system of public financing to match small political contributions, expanded ballot access for candidates, legislative districts drawn with minimal political influence and term limits for legislative leadership.
Madigan is the nation's longest-serving state House speaker, having served for 32 of the past 34 years.
As a candidate in
But in April of this year, seeking unity among Republican lawmakers against the legislature's Democratic majority during the state's budget impasse, Rauner vowed to veto the bill.
Several socially conservative
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