Margaret Croke is running for Illinois comptroller as a Democrat in the November 3, 2026, general election. She faces Republican Bryan Drew, according to the official DuPage County sample ballot.
Financial oversight
On her campaign priorities page, Croke says taxpayers should be able to follow state dollars from budget line items through payment. She proposes software that would make that process more transparent.
Croke’s campaign identifies her as chair of the Illinois House Financial Institutions Committee. She says that experience with payment processing and financial technology would inform her work as comptroller.
Technology and workers
Croke proposes modernizing the office’s systems, improving reports for contract vendors and using predictive modeling to reduce fraud and waste. She also emphasizes balanced budgets and paying down unpaid bills.
On prevailing wages, Croke says she would withhold payments to employers who underpay workers and violate the law. She proposes additional resources for the comptroller’s Prevailing Wage Office and coordination with the Department of Labor.
These proposals come from her campaign material. No submitted Surround Sound Media questionnaire response is recorded for Croke.
Responses are based on public data and answers to a Surround Sound Media questionnaire if they were provided.
