217 Today: Four Democrats battle in March primary to succeed Susana Mendoza as Illinois comptroller

About this episode

The episode discusses the Democratic primary candidates vying to succeed Susana Mendoza as Illinois comptroller.

First elected in 2016, Susana Mendoza has been Illinois’ comptroller for nearly a decade. Now, she’s stepping aside. And four Democrats are vying for the seat.

Topics covered

• politics
• elections
• Illinois comptroller
• Democratic primary
• government

Keywords

• Illinois comptroller
• Susana Mendoza
• Democrats
• primary election
• political candidates

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Illinois Public Media

Places: Illinois

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