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The
Illinois State Fair hosted its political days this week with GOP
leaders and Democrats showing off their candidates for the
November election.
Governor's Day Wednesday had Gov. J.B. Pritzker joined by many
Democratic party officials, including Illinois Comptroller
Susana Mendoza.
Mendoza urged fairgoers to vote for her in November.
"We are Democrats, we rock," Mendoza said. "Before you elected
me, things were bad in the state of Illinois, but since you have
elected me, the finances are way way way better."
Mendoza will face Republican Shannon Teresi. Teresi said Mendoza
is not qualified for the position she is holding.
"She is not qualified to be the state's comptroller," Teresi
said. "She is not even an accountant. She is just a career
politician."
Teresi said Mendoza is part of what she calls the "Madigan
Machine," referencing former Illinois House Speaker Michael
Madigan, who faces 22 federal charges of using public office for
personal gain.
"As the elected McHenry County Auditor, I have seen what the
Madigan machine has done to this state and we are going to take
this state back," Teresi said.
Mendoza, who spoke only briefly at the fairgrounds event,
pointed to what she said were he accomplishment as comptroller.
"In over 20 years we had no credit upgrades, we had no credit
upgrades," Mendoza said. "Now we have had not one, two, three,
four, or five but six credit upgrades. That happened because of
Democrats."
The candidates will face off in the Nov. 8 general election.
Andrew Hensel has years of experience as a
reporter and pre-game host for the Joliet Slammers, and as a
producer for the Windy City Bulls. A graduate of Iowa Wesleyan
University and Illinois Media School, Andrew lives in the south
suburbs of Chicago.
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