By Illinois Review
Republican Illinois State Senator Jason Plummer, who recently endorsed Ted Dabrowski for governor and now serves as his campaign chairman, is facing growing scrutiny over his financial ties to one of the most liberal organizations in professional sports – the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Plummer’s father, Robert Plummer, is a minority owner of the Dodgers, and records show that Jason himself is also an investor.
For a man now leading a “pro-family, pro-freedom” gubernatorial campaign in Illinois, that connection raises serious questions about authenticity and conviction.
The Dodgers have become one of Major League Baseball’s most aggressively left-wing franchises – openly promoting causes that run counter to traditional values. The team made national headlines after honoring the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a radical drag group that mocks Catholic nuns and the Christian faith, during a “Pride Night” event.
Despite an uproar from religious leaders and even members of Congress, the Dodgers doubled down – awarding the group a “Community Hero Award” live on the field.
More recently, the Dodgers celebrated a male swimmer competing in women’s sports, calling him a “trailblazer for inclusion.” The decision drew fierce backlash from women’s rights advocates, parents, and athletes who said the team was undermining fairness and disrespecting biological women.
The Dodgers have also donated to pro-abortion groups and far-left social causes, aligning themselves with California’s progressive elite. To many conservatives, the franchise has become a symbol of moral collapse in modern American culture – one that mocks faith, celebrates gender ideology, and undermines women’s sports.
But Plummer’s connection is just one part of a larger problem surrounding Dabrowski’s campaign. As Illinois Review previously reported, several of Dabrowski’s top donors have deep Democratic ties – including contributors who have funded liberal PACs, abortion advocacy groups, and candidates who oppose school choice and parental rights.
For a candidate claiming to represent conservative reform, Dabrowski’s donor list reads more like the finance team for a Pritzker re-election bid than a grassroots Republican movement. The funding network – combined with Plummer’s Dodgers connection – raises doubts about whether Dabrowski’s campaign is truly guided by conservative principles or simply managed by opportunists seeking influence.
The timing of this revelation couldn’t be worse for Dabrowski. His campaign has already been rocked by a growing internal scandal involving senior adviser Jeanne Ives, after she was linked to the leak of a confidential internal document from a rival campaign. That leak – reportedly published through outlets tied to longtime Ives allies Dan Proft and Brian Timpone – has ignited fury among Republican leaders, with some warning of potential lawsuits and donors threatening to withdraw financial support.
Now, with Plummer’s Dodgers ties and Democrat-linked financiers funding Dabrowski’s campaign, what began as a promising outsider candidacy is looking increasingly compromised.
Dabrowski’s message of “honesty and integrity” is being drowned out by headlines about leaks, liberal money, and woke affiliations. Voters who once hoped he might offer a clean conservative alternative to JB Pritzker are beginning to wonder whether he represents real change – or just another version of Illinois politics in disguise.
For faith-based conservatives, the contradiction is especially glaring. A campaign that claims to fight for family values and religious liberty is now being led by a man who profits from a franchise that mocks faith and celebrates gender ideology – and bankrolled by donors who finance the very Democrats destroying Illinois.
Ted Dabrowski still has time to prove that his campaign reflects the principles he promotes. But that will require stronger judgment, better allies, and a willingness to show that conservative values aren’t just talking points – they’re convictions worth standing by.
