Susana Mendoza
Susana Mendoza | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10th Comptroller of Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office December 5, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Governor | Bruce Rauner JB Pritzker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Leslie Munger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City Clerk of Chicago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office May 16, 2011 – December 5, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Miguel del Valle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Anna Valencia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 1st district | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office January 10, 2001 – May 16, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Sonia Silva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Dena Carli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Susana A. Mendoza May 13, 1972 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Democratic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
David Szostak (m. 2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Truman State University (BA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Government website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Susana A. Mendoza (born May 13, 1972) is an American politician. She is the 10th and current Comptroller of Illinois, taking office on December 5, 2016. She previously served as the City Clerk of Chicago from 2011 to 2016. Mendoza is a member of the Democratic Party, was the first Latina to be elected to the position of Illinois Comptroller, and is the highest ranking Hispanic elected official in Illinois. In 2022, Mendoza was the state of Illinois' top vote getter.
Mendoza was first elected as Illinois State Representative in 2000 and served six terms. In February 2011, she was elected City Clerk of Chicago, becoming the first woman to hold this position. She was twice elected City Clerk and served for five years before successfully running for the role of Illinois Comptroller in 2016. Mendoza ran unsuccessfully in the 2019 Chicago mayoral election.