Your state's next governor might be a billionaire . Billionaires in both political parties are throwing their hats in the ring to be the next governor in three different states across the US, and some of them are spending their own fortunes to do so. Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois is the sole billionaire serving as governor of a US state right now. But it's not that uncommon for billionaires to run for, and even win, their state's top office. Before becoming Secretary of the Interior