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Susana Mendoza D

Incumbent, Democratic candidate for Comptroller

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 838,155 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 2,331,714 votes (100%)

Worth a look

Worth a look Contribution limits

2 sources gave more than the contribution limit ($26,100 over in all)

A candidate's committee may accept only so much from one source in an election cycle: in 2025–26, $7,300 from an individual, $14,600 from a corporation, union or association, and $72,800 from a PAC or another candidate's committee. The most over: North Central Illinois Laborers' District Council PAC gave $80,000 in the primary cycle, against a limit of $59,900 for a PAC or candidate committee.

What to check
  • Excess returned to the source (or given to charity) within 30 days of the Board's notice isn't a violation; a refund the committee listed under another name or purpose isn't subtracted here.
  • Two different people with the same name and ZIP code would be added together.
  • Spouses are separate sources, as are a business and the person who owns it.
  • Whether a corporation's or union's own PAC gave instead (the PAC limit applies to it).
The entries (2)
NameKindCycleContributionsGivenLimitOver
North Central Illinois Laborers' District Council PACa PAC or candidate committeeprimary2$80,000$59,900$20,100
Adam Hoeflichan individualprimary2$12,000$6,000$6,000
Rule: Contributions over the limit
“During an election cycle, a candidate political committee may not accept contributions with an aggregate value over the following: (i) $5,000 from any individual, (ii) $10,000 from any corporation, labor organization, or association, or (iii) $50,000 from a candidate political committee or political action committee.”10 ILCS 5/9-8.5(b) (adjusted for inflation each odd year, 9-8.5(g)) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Context How the money was spent

$25,216.90 paid by the campaign to the candidate

Campaign money may go to a candidate or their family only as pay for work actually done; reimbursing campaign costs they paid out of pocket (mileage, travel, supplies) is common and allowed. The purposes the campaign wrote are listed with each payment.

What to check
  • Whether each payment is a reimbursement for campaign costs, or pay for work done.
  • Family is matched by last name and the home address on file with the Board; relatives elsewhere aren't found.
The entries (17)
NameWhoPurpose (as reported)DateAmount
Susana Mendozathe candidateMileage2022-09-27$4,572
Susana Mendozathe candidateMileage2022-06-07$3,739
Susana Mendozathe candidateMileage2022-10-24$2,634
Susana Mendozathe candidateMileage2021-10-27$2,182
Susana Mendozathe candidateMileage2022-11-18$1,502
Susana Mendozathe candidateMileage2021-09-22$1,395
Susana Mendozathe candidateMileage2022-12-19$1,367
Susana Mendozathe candidateMileage2022-01-04$1,239
Susana Mendozathe candidateMileage2022-04-04$1,118
Susana Mendozathe candidateMileage2021-11-30$1,106
Susana Mendozathe candidateMileage2021-08-27$1,017
Susana Mendozathe candidateMileage2022-04-25$798
Susana Mendozathe candidateMileage2022-08-02$704
Susana Mendozathe candidateMileage2021-06-17$651
Susana Mendozathe candidateMileage2022-07-07$628
Susana Mendozathe candidateMileage2022-02-22$335
Susana Mendozathe candidateMileage2022-01-25$231
Rule: Mileage, reimbursements and pay to the candidate
“For payments to a public official or candidate or his or her family member unless for compensation for services actually rendered by that person.”10 ILCS 5/9-8.10(a)(11) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$2,709,495raised, 661 itemized contributions, plus $23,186 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$2,490,405spent
$211,785cash on hand on December 31, 2022
Where their money comes from (besides their own)

IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders

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How it was spent: $2,490,405

Other (as described)$1,881,848
Staff pay$154,117
Contributions to other committees$119,090
Office, printing and supplies$110,370
Refunds$50,500
Polling$48,500
Fundraising and events$36,442
Travel and meals$31,520
Digital and online$30,969
Consultants and field$17,265

Largest payees: Adelstein & Associates $1,693,133 Other (as described) · KJD Strategies $86,675 Other (as described) · John B. Londrigan $85,622 Staff pay · UA Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote! PAC $59,900 Contributions to other committees · IRS $57,095 Other (as described) · Global Strategy Group, LLC $48,500 Polling · Cook County Democratic Party $40,000 Contributions to other committees · Erin Duffy $35,371 Staff pay

Grouped by the purpose each payment lists (“direct mail”, “consulting”), so the groups are approximate; a consultant's payments to others (ads, mail) show under the consultant.

Top contributorsTypeTotal
Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund
Chicago
Committee$119,800
UA Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote! PAC
Annapolis
Committee$119,800
UFCW Local 881 Political Action Committee
Des Plaines
Committee$119,800
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE
Westmont
Committee$114,800
LiUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC
Burr Ridge
Committee$109,800
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee
Springfield
Committee$104,800
SEIU HealthCare IL IN PAC
Chicago
Committee$104,800
IBEW Illinois PAC
Washington
Committee$81,900
North Central Illinois Laborers' District Council PAC
Peoria
Committee$80,000
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC Account
Springfield
Committee$79,900
UAW Illinois Political Action Committee
Lincolnshire
Committee$74,900
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Countryside
Committee$67,500
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
Washington
Business or group$59,900
Laborers' Political League Education Fund
Washington
Committee$59,900
Laborers' Political League Great Lakes Region
Chicago
Committee$59,900

Committee: Susana For Chicago (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.

Companies on the state register

Corporations and LLCs the Secretary of State lists Susana Mendoza as an officer, manager or member of.

CompanyTheir roleStatusGave to the campaign
PMINSPIRE LLC
LLC, since 2025 · file 15873825
manager, registered agentInvoluntarily dissolved—

From the Secretary of State's business records of October 13, 2026, matched by name and ZIP code against the address the State Board of Elections has for the candidate (or by name when the company itself gave to their campaign). Someone listed only at another address isn't found; search the Secretary of State's business entity search by file number for the full record.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2022 state candidates.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
UFCW Local 881 PAC
Labor union · Des Plaines
$119,80043
Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund
Group or PAC · Chicago
$119,80073
UA Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote! PAC
Labor union · Annapolis
$119,8004
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE
Labor union · Westmont
$114,800119
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC
Labor union · Burr Ridge
$109,80091
SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC
Labor union · Chicago
$104,80087
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee
Labor union · Springfield
$104,80088
IBEW Illinois PAC
Labor union · Washington
$81,90063
North Central Illinois Laborers' District Council PAC
Labor union · Peoria
$80,00011
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC Account
Group or PAC · Springfield
$79,90028
UAW Illinois Political Action Committee
Labor union · Lincolnshire
$74,90024
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Labor union · Countryside
$67,500126
Laborers' Political League Education Fund
Labor union · Washington
$59,90013
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
Labor union · Washington
$59,9002
Laborers' Political League Great Lakes Region
Labor union · Chicago
$59,9005