{"id":2482377,"date":"2025-09-04T12:29:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T16:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/il-comptroller-candidate-touts-experience-focuses-on-transparency\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T12:31:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T16:31:33","slug":"il-comptroller-candidate-touts-experience-focuses-on-transparency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/il-comptroller-candidate-touts-experience-focuses-on-transparency\/","title":{"rendered":"IL comptroller candidate touts experience, focuses on transparency"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fil-comptroller-candidate-touts-experience-focuses-on-transparency%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2482377&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-the-monster-building-in-hong-kong-with-hundreds-of-floors\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show The Monster Building In Hong Kong With Hundreds Of Floors?\">article reports<\/a> on Illinois state representative Stephanie Kifowit&#8217;s campaign for the office of state comptroller. Kifowit, a Marine veteran, former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/far-left-cheers-as-homeless-group-seizes-hotel-near-tacoma-city-leaders-negotiating-with-group-as-police-refuse-to-intervene\/\" title=\"Far Left Cheers As Homeless Group Seizes Hotel Near Tacoma; City Leaders Negotiating With Group As Police Refuse To Intervene\">city council member<\/a>, and registered financial advisor, emphasizes her extensive life, professional, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-cdc-bungled-covid-19\/\" title=\"How the CDC Bungled COVID-19\">government experience<\/a> as qualifications for the role. Her main campaign focus is on clarity, accountability, and recovering federal funds owed to Illinois.She is competing in the Democratic primary against state representative Margaret Croke, who also highlights efficiency and fiscal oversight. Kifowit expresses a strong commitment to the comptroller position, dismissing any notion of it being a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-attorney-generals-office-targets-chp-in-weaponized-prosecution\/\" title=\"California Attorney General\u2019s ... Targets CHP In Weaponized Prosecution\">political stepping stone<\/a>. She supports exploring the consolidation of the Illinois treasurer and comptroller offices to save money and improve efficiency, even though past attempts to merge these offices have failed. Additionally, kifowit aims to ensure timely financial audits and greater accountability in state spending, addressing Illinois&#8217;s issue with delayed financial reports. The primary election is set for March 17,with nomination petitions due in late October. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">IL comptroller candidate touts experience, focuses on transparency<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2220916\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/state-legislatures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">state representative<\/a> running for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illinois\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Illinois<\/a> comptroller says she&rsquo;s got the life, professional and government service experience to do the job.<\/p>\n<p>State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/veterans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marine veteran<\/a>, a former city council member and a registered financial advisor. She says her goal is transparency and to secure what&rsquo;s owed to Illinois.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3793144\/trump-giving-serious-thought-revoking-citizenship-rosie-odonnell\/\">Trump still &#8216;giving serious thought&#8217; to revoking citizenship for Rosie O&#8217;Donnell<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3793416\/skrmetti-appealing-gun-law-decision\/\">Skrmetti appealing gun law decision<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3793046\/andy-beshear-podcast-national-platform-siriusxm-deal\/\">Andy Beshear&#8217;s podcast gets national platform with SiriusXM deal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;As comptroller, I will continue to fight for our taxpayers of Illinois and bring back the funding that we&rsquo;re supposed to be getting rightfully from the federal government,&rdquo; she told The Center Square.<\/p>\n<p>Kifowit could face state Rep. Margaret Croke in the Democratic primary March 17. Croke&rsquo;s campaign announcement video also focused on &ldquo;efficiency, transparency and oversight.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As the mother of three and a dedicated public servant, Margaret cares deeply about the future of this state and has pragmatic ideas for helping it achieve success,&rdquo; Croke&rsquo;s campaign&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/crokeforillinois.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>&nbsp;says. &ldquo;A leading voice in Springfield for passing balanced budgets and promoting economic development, Margaret knows that responsible stewardship of our resources is key to delivering real results.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kifowit is confident she will get through the primary to the November election.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is not a stepping stone for me. It&rsquo;s a position that I care very deeply about,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;The state of Illinois, I care very deeply about.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>One issue that comes up during elections is the idea of combining the Illinois treasurer and comptroller offices.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think that&rsquo;s something that we need to look into to save some money and to actually look at the inherent benefits of it,&rdquo; Kifowit said. &ldquo;And, you know, I have always been one as a fiscal hawk to look at saving even a penny.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Previous resolutions to combine the two offices never advanced.<\/p>\n<p>Kifowit said she&rsquo;ll also work to make financial audits of state spending more timely.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3791892\/us-cities-trump-sending-federal-troops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US CITIES TRUMP HAS MENTIONED SENDING FEDERAL TROOPS TO<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And certainly, making sure that &hellip; not only the office is accountable, but the whole state of Illinois is accountable to the taxpayers,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Illinois is among the states with the most <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >tardy comprehensive annual financial reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates are collecting nominating petition signatures and can start turning them into the Illinois State Board of Elections in late October.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IL comptroller candidate highlights experience, transparency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2869,"featured_media":2482378,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP060621046931.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4076,15131,62582,62583,12404],"class_list":["post-2482377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-candidate","tag-experience","tag-il-comptroller","tag-illinois-elections","tag-transparency"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP060621046931.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2482377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2482377"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2482377\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2482381,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2482377\/revisions\/2482381"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2482378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2482377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2482377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2482377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}