"In May 2017, the
Chicago Tribune[20] published an 11-minute FBI wiretap of Pritzker and then-Illinois Governor
Rod Blagojevich in 2008 discussing campaign contributions and options for Pritzker to be appointed to statewide office.
[21] At the time, Pritzker was described as a "businessman with political ambitions". On the tapes, Blagojevich asked Pritzker if he would like to be appointed state treasurer, to which Pritzker, who has a background in finance, responded, "Yeah, that's the one I would want." Pritzker’s general election opponent GOP Governor
Bruce Rauner and Pritzker's Democratic primary opponents took issue with Pritzker's conduct.
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