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In Illinois’ Ongoing Budget Crisis, She’s the Woman Deciding Who Gets Paid
— Governing Magazine | Vock, D. — Susana Mendoza knew she was walking into a tough job well before she ever assumed office as the comptroller of Illinois in December 2016. She attended a conference of state treasurers, auditors and comptrollers as a candidate, and, as soon as she told other attendees she came from Illinois,…
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Other Lawmakers ‘Would Say They Had Shoes Older Than Me’
— Governing Magazine | Quinn, M. — Susana Mendoza grew up believing that government couldn’t be trusted. Her Mexican parents had no faith in their home country’s political system, and their cynicism was passed on to her. But after graduating college, Mendoza became a community activist and went on to hold several elected positions at…
