By rssfeeds-admin Mendoza has been comptroller since 2016, looking after the state’s finances while holding various other seats too, including city clerk. She has spent 24 years in public service.
Her announcement comes ahead of the Cook County Democratic Party slating meeting later this week.
Mendoza talked Wednesday about some of her wins in the position of comptroller, which she says includes retiring a multi-billion dollar bill backlog, paying off federal loans early and rebuilding the state’s rainy day fund.
But, she also spoke on a loss in 2019 when she first ran for mayor. Mendoza came fifth then in a crowded contest, with 9-percent of the vote.
On Wednesday, she said she’s grateful for the lessons learned in that race. She stopped short of ruling out a second run.
“I’m really glad that I ran in 2019. As difficult as that was, it’s no fun not to have a win, I think it was in a fail in the sense that it was incredible experience for me. And you learn a lot, you actually learn more in this line of work by when you fail, then when you win every time,” Mendoza said.
Now, Mendoza has been a fierce critic of Mayor Brandon Johnson and the previous adminstration.
No word on when she might make a decision about what’s next.
If she does run for mayor in 2027, she could be up against several other high-profile names, including the likes of Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, Alderman Bill Conway and City Clerk Anna Valencia.
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