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Leslie Geissler Munger [1] (born September 5, 1956) is an American politician and business executive who served as the Illinois Comptroller in 2015 and 2016. She was appointed by incoming Governor Bruce Rauner to fill the vacancy caused by the death of re-elected Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka.
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 ...
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.
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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.
A Democrat, Giannoulias defeated Republican State Senator Christine Radogno with 54 percent of the vote in the November 2006 election for Illinois Treasurer. He became the first Democrat to hold the office of Illinois Treasurer in 12 years. Giannoulias was a candidate for U.S. Senate in the 2010 elections.
Since first entering office in 1999, he was the first Comptroller to establish a "Rainy Day Fund" for Illinois as a way to secure funding for the state whenever there is a slowdown in revenue. During the 2000 presidential election , Hynes was listed as an Illinois state co-chair of GoreNet. [ 1 ]