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2026 Illinois Comptroller — General Election · November 3, 2026
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Election: GENERAL ELECTION - 11/3/2026
Name: Margaret Croke
Office: COMPTROLLER
Party: DEMOCRATIC
Filed: 10/27/2025
Write-In: No
Objection Pending: No
Former Name: None
Date Name Changed: N/A
Status: Active 10/27/2025 8:00 AM
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Name: Croke, Margaret
Office: COMPTROLLER
Party: DEMOCRATIC
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Margaret is a proud University of Michigan graduate, where she received her B.A. in Political Science and Communications. An Oak Park native, she currently lives in Lincoln Park with her husband, Patrick, and their three children PJ, Mary Pearl, and Hattie. She is the 5th Central Committeewoman for the Democratic Party, a member of the Economic Club of Chicago, serves on the Lincoln Park Zoo Women’s Board, and is one of the three Board of Directors on JB Pritzker’s political advocacy nonprofit, Think Big America.
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Margaret is a proud University of Michigan graduate, where she received her B.A. in Political Science and Communications. An Oak Park native, she currently lives in Lincoln Park with her husband, Patrick, and their three children PJ, Mary Pearl, and Hattie. She is the 5th Central Committeewoman for the Democratic Party, a member of the Economic Club of Chicago, serves on the Lincoln Park Zoo Women’s Board, and is one of the three Board of Directors on JB Pritzker’s political advocacy nonprofit, Think Big America.
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Taxpayers deserve to see a full picture of where our public money goes with true budget-to-billing transparency. As our Comptroller, Margaret will implement software systems to show the full lifecycle of our dollars from the line item in the state budget to the time the bills are paid and the money is out the door impacting our communities.
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Taxpayers deserve to see a full picture of where our public money goes with true budget-to-billing transparency. As our Comptroller, Margaret will implement software systems to show the full lifecycle of our dollars from the line item in the state budget to the time the bills are paid and the money is out the door impacting our communities.
State Government should be on the forefront of harnessing new technology to work for us, from how we pay our bills to how we prevent waste. As Chair of Financial Institutions in the Illinois House, Margaret serves as the foremost authority on depositories, payment processing, and financial technology. She’ll bring that same expertise to the Comptroller’s Office to modernize systems, enhance reporting for contract vendors, and use predictive modeling to enhance efficiency and reduce fraud and waste.
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State Government should be on the forefront of harnessing new technology to work for us, from how we pay our bills to how we prevent waste. As Chair of Financial Institutions in the Illinois House, Margaret serves as the foremost authority on depositories, payment processing, and financial technology. She’ll bring that same expertise to the Comptroller’s Office to modernize systems, enhance reporting for contract vendors, and use predictive modeling to enhance efficiency and reduce fraud and waste.
After five years in the General Assembly, Margaret Croke is running for State Comptroller to make Illinois a place where we balance our books, invest in our people, and lead with integrity.
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After five years in the General Assembly, Margaret Croke is running for State Comptroller to make Illinois a place where we balance our books, invest in our people, and lead with integrity.
Margaret has always governed with the belief that fiscal responsibility and protecting vulnerable communities go hand in hand, and she will bring that commitment to fighting for all Illinois families to the Comptroller’s office.
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Margaret has always governed with the belief that fiscal responsibility and protecting vulnerable communities go hand in hand, and she will bring that commitment to fighting for all Illinois families to the Comptroller’s office.
As Comptroller, Margaret Croke will lead with transparency, efficiency, and financial oversight.
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As Comptroller, Margaret Croke will lead with transparency, efficiency, and financial oversight.
Complete available Illinois General Assembly journal record with selected highlights
The searchable archive contains 4,469 exact attributed records from Illinois General Assembly journals (4289 yes, 8 no, 29 present, 37 not voting, 86 excused, and 20 absent). The examples below are representative highlights, not a scorecard.
Coverage: January 13, 2021 through March 26, 2026These are descriptive counts from captured official records, not an ideology, effectiveness, or intent score. Subject labels are navigation aids assigned from official measure text. A vote does not establish why the candidate voted that way or support for every provision in a measure.
See all 4,469 recordsOfficial roll call: 72 Yeas; 37 Nays; 0 Present
Margaret Croke is recorded as voting yes in the official record for suspend posting notice prevailed.
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SUSPEND POSTING NOTICE PREVAILED
Official roll call: 72 Yeas; 37 Nays; 0 Present
Y Croke
Official roll call: 99 Yeas; 10 Nays; 0 Present
Margaret Croke is recorded as voting yes in the official record for house bill 744 regulation-tech 3/5 vote required motion to recommit house amendment no. 1 prevailed.
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HOUSE BILL 744 REGULATION-TECH 3/5 VOTE REQUIRED MOTION TO RECOMMIT HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1 PREVAILED
Official roll call: 99 Yeas; 10 Nays; 0 Present
Y Croke
Official roll call: 72 Yeas; 39 Nays; 0 Present
Margaret Croke is recorded as voting yes in the official record for suspend posting notice prevailed.
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SUSPEND POSTING NOTICE PREVAILED
Official roll call: 72 Yeas; 39 Nays; 0 Present
Y Croke
Official roll call: 71 Yeas; 33 Nays; 0 Present
Margaret Croke is recorded as taking the published position or action shown in the official record for suspend posting notice prevailed.
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SUSPEND POSTING NOTICE PREVAILED
Official roll call: 71 Yeas; 33 Nays; 0 Present
E Croke
Official roll call: 56 Yeas; 36 Nays; 2 Present
Margaret Croke is recorded as taking the published position or action shown in the official record for house bill 3564 human rights act-real estate concur in senate amendments no. 3, 7 & 8 concurrence lost.
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HOUSE BILL 3564 HUMAN RIGHTS ACT-REAL ESTATE CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS NO. 3, 7 & 8 CONCURRENCE LOST
Official roll call: 56 Yeas; 36 Nays; 2 Present
A Croke
Official roll call: 105 Yeas; 0 Nays; 0 Present
Margaret Croke is recorded as voting yes in the official record for house bill 3454 epinephrine delivery device house bills third reading passed.
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HOUSE BILL 3454 EPINEPHRINE DELIVERY DEVICE HOUSE BILLS THIRD READING PASSED
Official roll call: 105 Yeas; 0 Nays; 0 Present
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Official roll call: 97 Yeas; 0 Nays; 0 Present
Margaret Croke is recorded as voting yes in the official record for senate joint resolution 55 auditor gen-appointment resolution adopted.
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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 55 AUDITOR GEN-APPOINTMENT RESOLUTION ADOPTED
Official roll call: 97 Yeas; 0 Nays; 0 Present
Y Croke
Official roll call: 69 Yeas; 0 Nays; 0 Present
Margaret Croke is recorded as voting yes in the official record for house resolution 697 epstein files-release resolution adopted.
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HOUSE RESOLUTION 697 EPSTEIN FILES-RELEASE RESOLUTION ADOPTED
Official roll call: 69 Yeas; 0 Nays; 0 Present
Y Croke
Every deterministically published regular-session Illinois House PDF journal in General Assemblies 101, 102, 103, 104 overlapping this component's configured service window was examined. Only exact Y, N, P, NV, E, or A codes printed with the verified member surname on numbered roll-call pages are attached. Quorum calls, voice votes, sponsorship, party position, omitted-name inference, committee vote sheets, and separately numbered special sessions are excluded.
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FEC candidate totals through June 30, 2026.
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Report type: D-2 Quarterly Report
Reporting period: 4/1/2026 to 6/30/2026
Filed: 7/15/2026 3:19:56 PM
Total receipts: $65302.75
Total expenditures: $106496.31
Funds available at close: $108583.28
Total debts: $61650.00
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