Comptroller

Experience

• Attorney and cafe owner from Benton Chicago Sun-Times ↗
• Has served on the Rend Lake College board of trustees NBC Chicago ↗
• Ran unopposed in the Republican primary Chicago Sun-Times ↗

Record and stated positions

• Says:Would use the office's "bully pulpit" as a watchdog for taxpayers (“bully pulpit”) Chicago Sun-Times ↗
• Says:Says Croke's Pritzker and Welch endorsements are a conflict of interest Chicago Sun-Times ↗

Legal and controversies (last 5 years)

• No election complaints, federal cases or lawyer discipline found in the sources checked, Oct. 2021 to Oct. 2026 Illinois State Board of Elections ↗

Checked: Illinois State Board of Elections complaint search by respondent and committee name, all years reviewed for 2021-2026 (elections.il.gov), Illinois ARDC lawyer search: licensed 2000, Benton; no public discipline or pending proceedings, Federal dockets via CourtListener: Illinois district and bankruptcy courts and the 7th Circuit, filed since 2021-10-29 (PACER itself not searched; suits naming the person only in an official capacity excluded), News archive search: Chicago Sun-Times, WBEZ, Capitol News Illinois, WTTW, Chalkbeat, Inspector general findings: web search of Cook County OIIG, MWRD OIG and Illinois OEIG reports

Money

• Ended the first fundraising quarter with just over $54,000 Chicago Sun-Times ↗

Sources

1. Chicago Sun-Times, retrieved Oct 29, 2026
2. NBC Chicago, retrieved Oct 29, 2026
3. Illinois State Board of Elections, retrieved Oct 29, 2026

Experience

• State representative for the 12th District NBC Chicago ↗
• Won the Democratic primary with about 35% of the vote, endorsed by Pritzker Capitol News Illinois (via Illinois Public Media) ↗

Record and stated positions

• Chairs the House Financial Institutions Committee and has served on Revenue and Finance Chicago Sun-Times ↗
• Says:Wants a system letting residents trace public dollars from budget to payment Chicago Sun-Times ↗
• Says:Wants funeral home licensing moved solely to the state Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Chicago Sun-Times ↗

Legal and controversies (last 5 years)

• No election complaints, federal cases or lawyer discipline found in the sources checked, Oct. 2021 to Oct. 2026 Illinois State Board of Elections ↗

Checked: Illinois State Board of Elections complaint search by respondent and committee name, all years reviewed for 2021-2026 (elections.il.gov), Illinois ARDC lawyer search: no Illinois lawyer record found, Federal dockets via CourtListener: Illinois district and bankruptcy courts and the 7th Circuit, filed since 2021-10-29 (PACER itself not searched; suits naming the person only in an official capacity excluded), News archive search: Chicago Sun-Times, WBEZ, Capitol News Illinois, WTTW, Chalkbeat, Inspector general findings: web search of Cook County OIIG, MWRD OIG and Illinois OEIG reports

Money

• Raised $1.8 million in the primary, including money from Pritzker and executive Michael Sacks Chicago Sun-Times ↗

Sources

1. NBC Chicago, retrieved Oct 29, 2026
2. Capitol News Illinois (via Illinois Public Media), retrieved Oct 29, 2026
3. Chicago Sun-Times, retrieved Oct 29, 2026
4. Illinois State Board of Elections, retrieved Oct 29, 2026