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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 ...
Didrickson was elected comptroller in 1994, succeeding Democrat Dawn Netsch, [3] who was the Democratic nominee for governor. Her Democratic opponent was State Senator Earlean Collins . Before being elected comptroller, Didrickson served for three years, under Governor Jim Edgar , as the Director of the Illinois Department of Employment Security.
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.
The Comptroller of Illinois is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of government of the U.S. state of Illinois. Ten individuals have held the office of Comptroller since the enactment of the Illinois Constitution of 1970 , replacing the prior office of Auditor of Public Accounts that was first created in 1799.
All 59 of the seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 2002, [5] as this election followed a redistricting. Control of the Illinois Senate was flipped from Republican to Democratic. [ 6 ] Republicans had been in control of the State Senate since 1993, having captured a majority from the 1992 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]
The Illinois general election was held on November 8, 2016. Primaries were held March 15. In addition to federal races for president, Senate, and House, all 118 seats of the Illinois House of Representatives and 40 seats (out of 59) of the Illinois Senate were up for election, a special election was held for Illinois Comptroller , judicial ...
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 ...