Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza announced Wednesday she’ll be running for mayor of Chicago in next year’s election.
Mendoza made the announcement in a YouTube video post.
Since Mayor Brandon Johnson took office in 2023, Mendoza has telegraphed her mayoral ambitions with a steady stream of social media statements criticizing many of his progressive policies, while positioning herself as a centrist, pro-police Democrat.
She took passing shots at Johnson for his handling of public safety, Chicago Public Schools and mass transit, but lit him up for what she described as a lack of “economic growth” under his watch.
Mendoza has spent three terms as Illinois comptroller and announced she wouldn’t be seeking a fourth term last July.
In 2019, Mendoza finished fifth on the ballot, garnering 9% of votes in the general election before Lori Lightfoot defeated Toni Preckwinkle in a runoff election.
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