Susana Mendoza

Susana Mendoza
2018 portrait
10th Comptroller of Illinois
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 5, 2016
GovernorBruce Rauner
J. B. Pritzker
Preceded byLeslie Munger
City Clerk of Chicago
In office
May 16, 2011 – December 5, 2016
Preceded byMiguel del Valle
Succeeded byAnna Valencia
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 1st district
In office
January 10, 2001 – May 16, 2011
Preceded bySonia Silva
Succeeded byDena Carli
Personal details
Born
Susana A. Mendoza

(1972-05-13) May 13, 1972 (age 52)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
David Szostak
​
(m. 2011)​
EducationTruman State University (BA)
WebsiteGovernment website
Association football career
Position(s) Midfielder[1]
Youth career
1986–1990 Bolingbrook Raiders
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1994 Northeast Missouri
State Bulldogs		 68 (10)

Susana A. Mendoza (born May 13, 1972) is an American politician. She is the 10th comptroller of Illinois, serving since December 2016. A member of the Democratic Party, she formerly served as Chicago city clerk and as an Illinois State Representative, representing the 1st District of Illinois.

Mendoza was first elected as State Representative in 2000 and served into her sixth term, when she won the election for City Clerk of Chicago in February 2011, becoming the city's first female clerk. She served in the position for five years until successfully running for the position of comptroller of Illinois in 2016.

Mendoza ran unsuccessfully in the 2019 Chicago mayoral election.[2]

  1. ^ "1994 Lady Bulldogs Women's Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). Truman Bulldogs. 1994. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference mayor was invoked but never defined (see the help page).