‘Parking Meters for $200!’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, February 22, 2019 CONTACT: Christian Slater | press@susanamendoza.com (616) 836-1832 ‘Parking Meters for $200!’ CHICAGO, IL — The Susana Mendoza for Mayor campaign invited...
View ArticleSusana Mendoza Statement Calling on Gery Chico to Release His Tax Returns
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, February 22, 2019 CONTACT: Christian Slater | press@susanamendoza.com (616) 836-1832 Susana Mendoza Statement Calling on Gery Chico to Release His Tax Returns CHICAGO, IL...
View ArticleENDORSEMENT: Susana Mendoza for Mayor
— The Chronicle | Berghuis, J. — With the mayoral election coming up on Tuesday, Feb. 26, college students are looking at a field full of candidates making big promises. Most are progressives whose...
View Article‘Stop and Frisk for $500!’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, February 23, 2019 CONTACT: Christian Slater | press@susanamendoza.com (616) 836-1832 ‘Stop and Frisk for $500!’ CHICAGO, IL — The Susana Mendoza for Mayor campaign...
View Article‘Layoffs for $600!’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sunday, February 24, 2019 CONTACT: Christian Slater | press@susanamendoza.com (616) 836-1832 ‘Layoffs for $600!’ CHICAGO, IL — The Susana Mendoza for Mayor campaign invited voters...
View ArticleNew Ad “Fighter” Highlights Mendoza’s Independence and Commitment to Tackling...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, February 25, 2019 CONTACT: Christian Slater | press@susanamendoza.com (616) 836-1832 New Ad “Fighter” Highlights Mendoza’s Independence and Commitment to Tackling...
View ArticleUnited Automobile Workers Endorse Susana Mendoza for Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, February 25, 2019 CONTACT: Christian Slater | press@susanamendoza.com (616) 836-1832 United Automobile Workers Endorse Susana Mendoza for Mayor CHICAGO, IL — The United...
View Article‘Bruce Rauner’s Mayor for $2 million!’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, February 25, 2019 CONTACT: Christian Slater | press@susanamendoza.com (616) 836-1832 ‘Bruce Rauner’s Mayor for $2 million!’ CHICAGO, IL — With one day to go until Election...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: What happens when a state has $15 billion worth of unpaid bills?
— Marketplace | Ryssdal K. — Listen to the interview. Kai Ryssdal: How many unpaid bills are you dealing with? Susana Mendoza: We’re dealing with over $15 billion worth of unpaid bills. It’s just...
View ArticleSusana Mendoza might have just won her next election
— Chicago Reader Newspaper | Miner, M. — Chicago magazine political writer Carol Felsenthal interviewed Susana Mendoza in 2011 and came away “convinced”—as she would later write—that Mendoza “saw...
View ArticlePOLITICO Playbook Power List – 18 to Watch in 2018
— POLITICO | Palmer, A., Sherman, J., Lippman, D., Montellaro, Z. — 18 to Watch in 2018 highlights politicians, activists and operatives across the country who are poised to have a big year in 2018....
View ArticleOther Lawmakers ‘Would Say They Had Shoes Older Than Me’
— Governing Magazine | Quinn, M. — Susana Mendoza grew up believing that government couldn’t be trusted. Her Mexican parents had no faith in their home country’s political system, and their cynicism...
View ArticleIn Illinois’ Ongoing Budget Crisis, She’s the Woman Deciding Who Gets Paid
— Governing Magazine | Vock, D. — Susana Mendoza knew she was walking into a tough job well before she ever assumed office as the comptroller of Illinois in December 2016. She attended a conference of...
View ArticleCity Club of Chicago: Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza in 2018 [VIDEO]
— City Club of Chicago | Mendoza, S — Watch the video. Listen to the audio. Susana A. Mendoza was sworn in as Illinois Comptroller on Dec. 5, 2016, after running for office on a platform of...
View ArticleCity Club of Chicago: Susana Mendoza for Mayor in 2018 [VIDEO]
— City Club of Chicago | Mendoza, S — Watch the video. Comptroller Susana A. Mendoza is Illinois’ first Hispanic independently elected to statewide office and in two short years transformed the office,...
View ArticleWhen Susana Mendoza Sees Barriers, She’s Driven To Break Them. Next...
— FIERCE bu mitu | Reichard, R. — She’s Running is a FIERCE series highlighting Latinas running for office in local, state and federal elections. When Susana Mendoza sees barriers, she’s driven to...
View ArticleThank you to my supporters!
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View ArticleOur View: Mendoza initiative a smart move
— The State Journal-Register | Editorial Board — When Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza champions new legislation or implements a new program, we usually find ourselves thinking: How is this...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: ‘I Shouldn’t Have This Much Power’
— NPR Illinois | Mackey, B. — Listen to the interview. Illinois government has been deadlocked on a state budget for 23 months. During that time, the once-perfunctory job of comptroller has gained in...
View ArticleWoman on Fire
— Chicago magazine, Politics & City Life | Fishman, T. — The Illinois budget debacle has left both sides bruised, but state comptroller Susana Mendoza has emerged from the fight more powerful than...
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