Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza announces campaign for Chicago mayor

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 a lack of “economic growth” under his watch, according to Mendoza.

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 nine percent of votes in the general election before Lori Lightfoot defeated Toni Preckwinkle in a runoff election.

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