Reports: Pritzker met with Harris VP vetting team

Governor JB Pritzker appears to be very much in the hunt as a potential running mate for Vice President Kamala Harris.

Multiple media outlets including the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune report Pritzker met twice this week with Harris’s vetting team. Both cite sources familiar with the situation.

When pressed by reporters about the process, Pritzker has said repeatedly he won’t discuss private conversations with Harris or her campaign.

Harris is expected to name her running mate by early next week.

Harris veepstakes thrills Democrats as they look beyond 2024

Harris advisers, led by former Attorney General Eric Holder, have been combing through reams of paperwork submitted by potential running mates, while the candidate herself is holding personal conversations with the finalists, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss details that haven’t been made public.

Harris, according to another person familiar with the matter, is seeking someone with executive experience who can also serve as a governing partner. Notions of a so-called short list have not stopped those on the Democrats’ broader national bench from finding the spotlight.

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