Leslie Munger

Leslie Munger

9th Comptroller of Illinois
Incumbent
Assumed office January 12, 2015
Governor	Bruce Rauner
Preceded by	Jerry Stermer
Succeeded by	Susana Mendoza (Elect)
Personal details
Born	(1956-09-05) September 5, 1956 Joliet, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign (BS) Northwestern University (MBA)

Leslie Geissler Munger^[1] (born September 5, 1956) is an American politician and business executive who was sworn in as Illinois Comptroller in 2015. She was appointed by incoming Governor Bruce Rauner to fill the vacancy caused by the death of re-elected Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka.^[1]^[2]

Career

Munger is a former corporate executive for Helene Curtis/Unilever.^[3] She oversaw the United States hair care business for Helene Curtis from 1984 to 2001 under former CEO Ron Gidwitz.^[3]

Political career

In 2014, Munger ran for the Illinois House of Representatives in the 59th District against incumbent Democrat Carol Sente but narrowly lost.^[1]^[4]

After the sudden death of Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka, then-Governor-elect Bruce Rauner appointed Munger as Comptroller.^[3] She was sworn in on January 12, 2015, the same date as Rauner and the other elected officials.^[5]

On November 8, 2016, Munger was defeated by Democrat Susana Mendoza in a special election for Illinois Comptroller. The normally low-key comptroller's race became a high-profile, big-budget campaign seen as a battle between Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan and Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner.^[6]

Illinois House of Representatives 59th District Election, 2014
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Carol Sente (inc.)	14,528	52.4
Republican	Leslie Munger	13,179	47.6

Illinois Comptroller Election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Susana Mendoza	2,583,436	49.0
Republican	Leslie Munger (inc.)	2,366,194	44.9

References

1 2 3 (January 5, 2015) - "Rauner to Appoint Leslie Munger as Next Illinois Comptroller". WGNtv.com. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
↑ "Newcomers, veterans sworn in as statewide officers". The State Journal-Register. Springfield, Illinois. Associated Press. January 12, 2015. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
1 2 3 Garcia, Monique; Pearson, Rick (January 5, 2015). "Former executive to serve as state comptroller, vows to be 'guardian'". Chicago Tribune (online ed.). Retrieved 2015-01-05.
↑ Finke, Doug (January 5, 2015) - "Bruce Rauner Selects Leslie Munger as Next Illinois Comptroller". Rockford Register-Star. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
↑ (January 12, 2015) - "Bruce Rauner Sworn in As Governor: "I Am Ready to Go to Work For You"". NBC Chicago. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
↑ Sotonoff, Jamie (2016-11-08). "Mendoza beats Munger in Illinois comptroller race". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2016-12-01.

Political offices
Preceded by Jerry Stermer	Comptroller of Illinois 2015–present	Succeeded by Susana Mendoza Elect

State Auditors in the United States

Comptroller General of the United States: Eugene Louis Dodaro (D)

AL Jim Zeigler AK Kris Curtis AZ Debra Davenport AR Andrea Lea CA Elaine Howle CO Dianne Ray CT Kevin Lembo DE Thomas Wagner FL David Martin GA Greg Griffin HI Jan Yamane* ID Brandon Woolf IL Leslie Munger IN Suzanne Crouch IA Mary Mosiman KS Scott Frank KY Mike Harmon LA Daryl Purpera ME Pola Buckley MD Thomas Barnickel MA Suzanne Bump MI Doug Ringler MN Rebecca Otto MS Stacey Pickering MO Nicole Galloway MT Monica Lindeen NE Charlie Janssen NV Paul Townsend NH Richard Mahoney NJ Stephen Eells NM Tim Keller NY Thomas DiNapoli NC Beth Wood ND Bob Peterson OH Dave Yost OK Gary Jones OR Gary Blackmer PA Eugene DePasquale RI Dennis Hoyle SC Earle Powell SD Martin Guindon TN Justin Wilson TX John Keel UT John Dougall VT Doug Hoffer VA Martha Mavredes WA Pat McCarthy WV Lisa Hopkins WI Joe Chrisman WY Cynthia Cloud DC Kathleen Patterson

italics indicate no auditor in this state, closest equivalent listed * Acting Auditor

Illinois Comptrollers and Auditors of Public Accounts

Auditors of Public Accounts (1818–1973) Berry Stapp Davis Shields Ewing Campbell Dubois Miner Lippincott Needles Swigart Pavey Gore McCullough Brady Russel Nelson Barrett Lueder Cooper Hodge Morey Smith Howlett Illinois Comptrollers (1973–present) Lindberg Bakalis Burris Netsch Didrickson Hynes Topinka Stermer Munger Mendoza (Elect)

Current statewide political officials of Illinois

U.S. Senators	Dick Durbin Mark Kirk

State government	Bruce Rauner, Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti, Lieutenant Governor Lisa Madigan, Attorney General Jesse White, Secretary of State Mike Frerichs, Treasurer Leslie Munger, Comptroller

Senate	John Cullerton, President James Clayborne, Majority Leader Christine Radogno, Minority Leader

House	Michael Madigan, Speaker Barbara Currie, Majority Leader Jim Durkin, Minority Leader

Supreme Court	Rita Garman, Chief Justice Charles Freeman Robert Thomas Mary Theis Thomas Kilbride Lloyd Karmeier Anne Burke, Justices

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