Governor Pritzker’s Hidden Hand: How His Billionaire Cousin Influences Education, Policy, And Democratic Hypocrisy
By Kimberly Wigglesworth
October 15, 2025
Gov. J.B. Pritzker (L) and Jennifer Pritzker (R); Public Domain.
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Most media narratives about big-money influence in public education focus on conservative donors or “dark money” networks. But what happens when the same kind of influence comes from the progressive side—and when it’s tied by family to a sitting governor? In Illinois, Governor J. B. Pritzker presides over one of the most progressive states on LGBTQ rights and education policy. His cousin, Jennifer Natalya Pritzker, is a transgender billionaire whose foundations finance gender, education, and military-history causes. This is a story about the intersection of wealth, ideology, and power—and how those on the left often don’t police their own.
The Players: J. B. Pritzker, Jennifer Pritzker, and the Foundations
J. B. Pritzker is the Democratic governor of Illinois, first elected in 2018 and reelected in 2022. He supports expansive protections for transgender individuals, inclusive school curricula, and has signed laws shielding out-of-state prosecutions against gender-affirming care.
Jennifer Natalya Pritzker (born James Pritzker) is his cousin, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, and one of the world’s first openly transgender billionaires. He leads Tawani Enterprises / Tawani Foundation, which works in philanthropy across education, health, LGBTQ/human rights, arts & culture, and historic preservation.
The Pritzker Military Foundation is another vehicle tied to the Pritzker philanthropic ecosystem, generally focused on military history, veteran welfare, educational programs, and cultural institutions.
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