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Pritzker Hosts Talarico, $40 M Raised, Quorum Block Attempt

6/25/2026

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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker attended a Chicago fundraiser with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, an event where Talarico raised $40.2 million and held $9.8 million cash by March’s end.
Talarico and 39 Texas Democrats traveled to Illinois in August to block a quorum for a plan that survived Supreme Court reversal in December.
Democrats cited Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s securities-fraud indictment and 2023 impeachment acquittal, while Paxton called Talarico a radical.

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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker attended a Chicago fundraiser with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, an event where Talarico raised $40.2 million and held $9.8 million cash by March’s end.
Talarico and 39 Texas Democrats traveled to Illinois in August to block a quorum for a plan that survived Supreme Court reversal in December.
Democrats cited Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s securities-fraud indictment and 2023 impeachment acquittal, while Paxton called Talarico a radical.