Stratton and Pritzker's Super PAC Shell Game: The Political Two-Step Illinois Voters Need to See
SPRINGFIELD – In yet another X post today, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton repeats her campaign talking point that she rejects corporate PAC money. Right around the same time she made her initial pledge, however, billionaire Governor JB Pritzker launched a super PAC for the benefit of her campaign. It’s just another political maneuver.
Here's how the game works: Stratton repeats her talking point about refusing corporate PAC contributions while Pritzker builds the PAC infrastructure behind her. Direct donations to her campaign face federal limits and require public disclosure. The Illinois Future PAC? Unlimited amounts, anonymous donors (aka: “dark money”), zero accountability for Stratton.
"Stratton and Pritzker are running a political two-step on Illinois voters," Don Tracy states. "She makes the pledge. He builds the machine. Stratton keeps her hands clean with public promises, while Pritzker’s operatives do the heavy lifting through the Illinois Future PAC.”
Voters hear “no corporate PAC money” and think they're getting reform. Meanwhile, special interests and lobbyists give her unlimited money through Pritzker's super PAC.
"Career politicians like Pritzker and Stratton know exactly what they're doing: maintaining the same power structure while telling voters they're getting something different.
"I am running for Senate because I’ve had enough of Illinois and Chicago Democrats' political double-talk, and I believe Illinoisans have too. It’s time we had a strong leader in Illinois who focused on doing the right thing and standing up for Illinois working families rather than continuing to play these tired political games.”
Don is available for video and phone interviews on this topic, with some availability for in-studio discussions.
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About Don Tracy:
Don is Senior Counsel at Brown, Hay & Stephens, the oldest law firm in Illinois, where Abraham Lincoln famously practiced law for four years. Public service is important to Don, with a lifetime spent in community service, most often in volunteer positions. He has served as Chairman of the Illinois Republican Party, Chairman of the Illinois Gaming Board, Secretary of the Illinois Bar Foundation, President of the Sangamon County Bar Association, Chairman of the Illinois Corporate Acts Advisory Committee, and President of the Abraham Lincoln Association, President of the Oak Ridge Cemetery Board, among other community leadership positions. Born in Urbana, raised in Mt. Sterling in Western Illinois, and having raised his own family in Springfield in Central Illinois, Don has deep ties to "downstate Illinois." As the oldest of 12 children, family has always been important to Don.