Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is taking his abortion-rights advocacy nationwide, introducing on Wednesday a political organization to fund similar efforts outside Illinois, a state that legalized abortion by statute even before the Supreme Court invalidated the right to undergo the procedure.
Think Big America has already funded support for constitutional amendments favoring abortion access in Ohio, Arizona and Nevada. The effort also enhances the profile of the Democratic governor and multibillionaire equity investor and philanthropist. Pritzker has said he’s focused on serving as a Midwest governor, but speculation is rampant that he harbors presidential ambitions.
Think Big America is a 501 nonprofit, a so-called dark money organization, which is not required by federal law to disclose its donors. But the group's spokesperson, Natalie Edelstein, said Pritzker is the lone donor. No one else has been solicited for a contribution, although that's an option for the future. Edelstein would add only that Pritzker's outlay has been "substantial" and sufficient to cover initial contributions to the other states' campaigns.
Despite a long progressive agenda, there are few issues on which Pritzker has been more vocal than abortion access. But the activism also provides additional exposure for Pritzker, who has been conspicuous on the national scene and unabashed in his criticism of what he calls Donald Trump-let GOP "zealots" who he says favor "culture wars" over "issues that matter." From appearances on Sunday news programs to his monetary support for Democrats and their causes across the country, Pritzker has been forced to downplay any interest in a broader role for himself.
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