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2w ago

Mendoza Skips Cook County Slating Meeting as Sign of 2027 Mayoral Run

Her absence from the endorsement session intensifies speculation over her political future.

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Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza greets people on primary Election Day, March 19, 2024, at Manny's Cafeteria & Delicatessen in the South Loop. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
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Overview

  • Mendoza did not meet the Cook County Democratic Party’s slating deadline for this week’s endorsement meeting, breaking from other statewide officials who will appear or send representatives.
  • Spokesman Abdon Pallasch said she is weighing both a fourth-term bid and a Chicago mayoral campaign and will decide on her own timetable without running for two offices simultaneously.
  • Her absence has fueled growing speculation that she will forgo reelection as comptroller to mount a 2027 bid for Chicago mayor.
  • Illinois State Rep. Margaret Croke and Lake County Treasurer Holly Kim have signaled they will enter the 2026 comptroller race if Mendoza opts out of a fourth term.
  • Mendoza’s record clearing a multibillion-dollar bill backlog and her public criticism of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s school finance management have bolstered her profile ahead of any mayoral run.