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Susana A. Mendoza (born May 13, 1972) is an American politician. She is the 10th comptroller of Illinois, serving since December 2016.A member of the Democratic Party, she formerly served as Chicago city clerk and as an Illinois State Representative, representing the 1st District of Illinois.
A special election for Illinois Comptroller took place on November 8, 2016. After comptroller Judy Baar Topinka died shortly after her reelection in 2014 , Republican Governor Bruce Rauner appointed Leslie Munger , a former business executive and unsuccessful 2014 nominee for the Illinois House of Representatives , to fill her seat at the ...
The Comptroller is elected for a renewable four-year term during the quadrennial mid-term election. The Illinois Constitution provides that the Comptroller must, at the time of their election, be a United States citizen, at least 25 years old, and a resident of the state for at least 3 years preceding the election.
Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza, a Democrat, is facing Republican challenger Shannon Teresi in the Nov. 8 general election.
In Illinois, ballot initiatives can be included on the ballot. In Illinois, in order to be included on the ballot, an initiative must receive signatures of support equal in number to 8% of the turnout for the previous gubernatorial election. For the 2022 election, this meant that ballot initiatives required 363,813 signatures. [16]
Illinois had lost one seat in the reapportionment following the 2000 United States Census. All 19 of Illinois' remaining seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2002. Before the election, Democrats and Republicans each held 10 seats from Illinois. In 2002, Republicans won 10 seats while Democrats won 9.
Susana Mendoza, Illinois comptroller since 2016, former Chicago city clerk (2011–16), former member of the Illinois House of Representatives (2001–11), candidate for mayor in 2019 [2] Maria Pappas, Cook County treasurer [3] since 1998, former member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners (from Chicago 1990–94, from 10th district 1994 ...
Topinka was a candidate for the office of Illinois State Comptroller in the 2010 election, facing conservative radio host William J. Kelly and Orland Park Village Trustee Jim Dodge in the Republican primary. She won the nomination with 59% of the vote.