Chris Kennedy, J.B. Pritzker Release Tax Returns
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Monday, millionaire Chris Kennedy and billionaire J.B. Pritzker released their tax returns.
Pritzker, who's campaign says he is worth $3.4 billion, reports:
- For 2016, a total income of $15.9 million
- $5.26 million in federal deductions
- $4.4 million in federal taxes
And he paid just over $456,000 in state taxes.
Kennedy, who's net worth isn't widely known, reports:
- For 2017, $1.3 million in income
- $809,000 in deductions
- $174,000 in federal taxes paid
And just over $43,000 in state taxes.
Both candidates filed thousands of signatures from voters on the first day of registration to get on the March 20th primary ballot. Pritzker filed an estimated 35,000 signatures, which is four times the amount needed.
It's official: After collecting nearly 35,000 signatures from every region across the state, Juliana and I have filed our petitions to be the next governor and lieutenant governor of Illinois! pic.twitter.com/eAlxmmR9mq
— JB Pritzker (@JBPritzker) November 27, 2017
Today we took a big step in our campaign for governor and filed our petitions to be on the ballot in the March 2018 Democratic Primary. We collected more than 10,000 signatures from all 102 counties, & we are grateful to the dedicated volunteers who helped get us to this moment. pic.twitter.com/b7XJchoRnP
— Chris Kennedy (@ChrisKennedyChi) November 27, 2017