EMILYs List Congratulates Susana Mendoza on Advancing to the General Election in Illinois

For Immediate Release
June 28, 2022 

EMILY's List Congratulates Susana Mendoza on Advancing to the General Election in Illinois Comptroller Reelection Bid

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, congratulates Comptroller Susana Mendoza on advancing to the general election in the Illinois comptroller race. EMILYs List President Laphonza Butler released the following statement:
 
“EMILYs List congratulates Comptroller Susana Mendoza on advancing to the general election in her reelection race. Since she was sworn-in in 2016, Mendoza has led a transparency revolution within the state of Illinois to ensure that taxpayers know how their dollars are being spent. Due to her track record of distinguished leadership, Mendoza is the unparalleled choice to represent Illinois as comptroller and we could not be more thrilled to stand with her.” 
 
Comptroller Susana Mendoza made history in 2016 when she became the first Hispanic independently elected to statewide office in Illinois. In less than a year, Mendoza transformed the office, shifting the priorities back to funding nursing homes, hospice centers, schools and the state’s most vulnerable. Before being elected to the Comptroller’s office, she was the Chicago city clerk. Mendoza also served six terms as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 2001 to 2011 for the 1st District. Elected in 2000 as the youngest member of the 92nd Illinois General Assembly, she was publicly recognized for her leadership and legislation on social services, education, law enforcement, job creation and animal welfare.

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