Comptroller Mendoza endorses Pritzker for governor

Posted on September 28, 2017
J.B, Pritzker and Susana Mendoza
Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza announced her endorsement of J.B. Pritzker in the 2018 race for Illinois governor. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Susana Mendoza)

By RFD Radio

SPRINGFIELD – Democratic Gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker has a tenacious ally in his corner.

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza announced her endorsement Wednesday morning at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 193 Headquarters in Springfield.

Pritzker said he loves having Mendoza on his side, especially after seeing the video where Mendoza repeatedly confronts an ex-con hit and run driver.

“She chases him down, she corners him, she calls the police, she pulls out her phone and she looks at him and says ‘Hey buddy, I’ve got it on video, say cheese,’ ” Pritzker said. “That’s our Susana and she is fearless.”

Mendoza said Pritzker can help undo the damage left behind by the state’s two-year long budget drought that ended this summer.

“It’s fair to say that J.B. wants to make sure we have JOBs,” Mendoza quipped.

Mendoza also joined Pritzker in Chicago to announce the endorsement there Wednesday afternoon.

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