“I was the deciding vote on abolishing the death penalty in the state of Illinois.”
Susana Mendoza
Illinois Comptroller. In a forum for candidates for Mayor of Chicago.. Claim dated 19 Nov 2018.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
In short
Susana Mendoza (Illinois Comptroller) made this claim around 19 November 2018. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 25 November 2018, 6 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
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